Tourist attractions in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture: profiles, services and practical information.
Explore Tourist attractions in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, including Hieizan Enryaku-ji Temple, Sakamoto Cable Railway. Follow the individual profiles for descriptions, sources and practical details for your visit.
Enryaku-ji is not a single temple beside a station but a monastic complex spread across Mount Hiei, on the border between Kyoto and Shiga. Founded by Saicho in the late…
View profile →Sakamoto Cable links the lakeside town of Sakamoto with Enryakuji’s upper station on the slope of Mount Hiei. Opened in 1927, the roughly 2,025-metre line is described b…
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