Local Train Trip 🍁 2 Days in Shiga, Kyoto’s Quiet Neighbor

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From the guide “How to Get to Shiga: Otsu, Maibara and Lake Biwa Access”: Shiga has two useful rail gateways to understand before you book: Maibara, where the Tokaido Shinkansen stops, and Otsu, which is a short JR journey from Kyoto. They are not interchangeable destinations.

The guide goes on: “Choose your Shiga gateway before comparing routes”. Start with the address of your first stop, rather than searching for “Shiga” as though it were one station.

From the guide “Shiga Prefecture Travel Guide: Lake Biwa, Hikone and Hieizan”: Shiga Prefecture surrounds Lake Biwa and offers several different kinds of outings: Hikone Castle and its garden, the temple districts of Enryakuji, mountain scenery at Biwako Valley and a paddlewheel cruise on the lake.

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