Otsu

Sanzen-in Temple is worth a visit. My favorite part was the cake factory; not only was the scenery beautiful, but the Baumkuchen (a type of Chinese cake) was also delicious. However, the time allotted for the visit was too short. Just queuing for cake took 30 minutes, but you only had an hour to stay, so you could only see about half of the place. I recommend signing up for a weekday tour with a detailed explanation from our guide, Xiao Du!

It was my first visit and the first day of a three-day weekend, so it was crowded, but the staff were very helpful and I was able to enter smoothly, and the ticket system was great. It was a sunny, warm day and the scenery was beautiful! It's a wonderful place that I want to come back to.

The staff were very nice, the performance was fantastic, and the photos taken on the boat were beautiful – a perfect experience!

For the extended visits to the pavilions, you need to show your combined ticket for the East and West Towers first, and then your ticket for the National Treasure Hall, when exchanging your ticket at the ticket gate. The National Treasure Hall has a basement and two floors, displaying different Buddhist statues that are well worth seeing.

You can simply show your ticket at the ticket gate; the staff are familiar with using tickets and will make it easy for you. You can see Lake Biwa during the cable car's ascent and descent, and at the summit, you can enjoy a panoramic view of the lake. It's about a ten-minute walk to Enryaku-ji Temple, not too far.

We were blessed with fine weather and no wind all day, allowing us to ski on all the courses, and we thoroughly enjoyed spring skiing. We also enjoyed the view of Lake Biwa while drinking coffee at Cafe 365 at the top of the Horai slope. We also had a delicious hamburger steak omelet rice at Restaurant Bird Castle. We recommend going in before 11am as it is quieter there.👍

My family and I were really looking forward to this snow trip. Luckily, the weather was great that day. We could see the entire Lake Biwa from the top of the mountain. The light snowfall in the afternoon added to the highlights of the trip. What I liked the most was our tour guide, Huahua. She was very cheerful and enthusiastic, which greatly enhanced the trip!