Shiga is a premier ski resort, with easy access from Osaka and Kyoto. Here is a list of ski slopes and snow play spots for beginners. Biwako Valley 13, Dec. - 29, Mar. <Program> Ski, Snowboard, Snow Land - for Sledging and more, Snow Park - for Kicker and more, Halfpipe, Mogul Course, etc. Get off at JR Kosei Line [Shiga Station]. From there about 10 minutes by bus. URL: http://www.biwako-valley.com/ TEL: 077-592-1155 Friendship Adventures Open everyday from early Jan. to Mid-Mar. <Program> Snow Speed, Snow Shoe Hiking Take the JR Kosei line to Adogawa Station. Change to the Kojaku Bus and get off at Kutsuki-gakko-mae. Then take Kutsuki Onsen Tenkushuttle bus. *Free pick-up from Shiga and Kyoto available (Reservation required) URL: http://www.friendship-adventures.com/ TEL: 077-533-5112 Hakodateyama Ski Resort Mid-Dec. End of Mar. <Program> Ski, Snowboard, Sunkid & Kids Park, Snow Rafting, Snow Shoe Course, Cross-country Course, etc. Take the JR Kosei line to Omi-Imazu Station. Change to a bus and get off at Hakodateyama Ski-jo. Approx. 20min. bus ride. URL: http://www.hakodateyama.com/ TEL: 0740-22-2486 ZERO GRAVITY End of Dec. Mid-Mar. <Program> Snow Shoe Hike Meet-up Area5 min. walk from JR Kosei Line Omi-Takashima Station URL: http://www.zero-gra.com TEL: 075-702-9330 Halfpipe Snow Land Snow Rafting
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Snow Shoe Hiking Snow Speed Japanese people love noodles. And Shiga has its famous local specialties that attract many people from outside Shiga to come and enjoy them. Shiga Noodles Monday, September 29, 2014 Honke Tsuruki Soba Until 1989, people at court used to eat Honke Tsuruki Soba to mark the transition to a new year. Also, the monks at Mt. Hiei used to eat it after their fasting since so-ba noodles are easily digested. Enjoy the taste of 298 years of tradition. Address: 4-11-40 Sakamoto Otsu-city Hours: 10:0018:00L.O.1745 Closed: Third Friday (Closed on the third Thursday and Friday of the month during January and June / Open everyday during August and November) TEL: 077-578-0002 URL: http://www.tsurukisoba.com/ Omi Chanpon Omi Chanpon was invented to promote Shi-gas local vegetables. Drawing from Nagasaki Chanpon, the homemade noodles are soft yet resilient and the soup stock is an umami made of of vegetables. After 50 years, Hikone-born Omi Chanpon, with its special way of stew-ing, has become a much- loved comfort food for the people of Shiga. Business days and hours differ depending on the restaurant. Please see the sites below for more details. URL:www.chanpontei.com Yaki-Saba Somen Yaki-Saba Somen (mackerel on Japanese vermicelli) is Nagahamas local speciality. Being easy to cook, people eat it daily as well as on special occasions. First, grill mackerel on a skewer and cook it in sugar and soy sauce, then, boil Somen noodles in the same sauce. You can eat Saba Somen at a number of restaurants in Nagahama.
Website for Yaki-Saba Somen: URL:http://kitabiwako.jp/spot/spot_7542/
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Hours 9001700 Last Cable Car16:30 Fee Wish Tile / Romantic Tile : 520 each Cable Car Fare (Round Trip) : Adult 820, Child 410 Access From [Omi-Hachiman Station], take the Omi Railway Bus bound for [Chomei-ji Temple]. Get off at the stop [Osugi-cho]. 5 minutes walk from Bus stop. Romance Come True & Anime Spot Monday, September 29, 2014 Hachimanyama Cable Car, located near the Omihachimans tourists spot - Ha- chiman Moat, hosts fun events regularly such as anime exhibitions, special anime tickets, an anime wrapped train car and more. Wish Tiles and Romantic Tiles, in which you write down your own wishes, are very popular attractions. The heart shaped Romantic Tile is for making your romantic wishes come true. If you dedicate your tile to Zuiryu-ji Temple on the top of Mt. Hachiman, your wish may come true. Hachimanyama Ropeway is known as a romantic spot for making a marriage pro- posal and has been designated as one of the Lovers Sanctuarysatellites. Famous TV anime Sengoku BASARA wrapped train car ran from July to September, 2014! Hachimanyama Ropeway Miyauchi-cho, Omihachiman-city, Shiga TEL0748-32-0303 FAX0748-32-3637 URLhttp://www.ohmitetudo.co.jp/hachimanyama/
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