• Region
    Kansai
  • Prefecture
    Shiga

Otsu Hyakucho Hizakurige tour

The Hamaotsu area, the center of Otsu City, has been called Otsu Hyakucho and has flourished as a leading post town on the Tokaido since the Edo period. At present, there are continuous activities to revive prosperity in remembrance of the past. In this tour, you can experience walking around the town looking for the past prosperity of the town with a specialist guide. Visiting traditional townhouses in the process is a content that can be experienced only in this tour. Special opportunities are provided at each destination, such as direct interaction with local people.

Features

  • Experience of contribution to the inheritance, understanding, and development of local culture and tradition by utilizing them (e.g., a visit to the fifth generation of traditional folk painting)
  • Special experience through interaction with local people (e.g., visiting and shopping at a long-established pickle shop, tasting tea)
  • Experience of learning about and utilizing local nature (e.g., introduction of scenic spots where nature harmonizes with shrines and temples)
  • Special visit to cultural facilities not open to the public (e.g., a tour of a traditional townhouse built in the late Edo period)

Tour Dates

Year-round

Condition of Application

  • Application period
    No later than 0 days before
  • Fees
    Minimum 10,000 yen
  • No. of participants
    2 to 6 people
  • Time required
    6 hours


*Capacity might be reduced as part of anti-COVID19 measures. Please confirm them beforehand.

SDGs

  • SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES
  • RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTIPON

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