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“Hikone Castle, Omi Beef”
4 of 5 stars
inakaweekends
Tokyo
16 Sep 2009

We visited Hikone in the middle of cherry blossom season. Though we had to wait for about 20 minutes to get into the Castle, the line was well-organized and people were still friendly. We stayed at...more

“壮大でした”

Lake Biwa

4 of 5 stars
y1y1y1y1y1
北海道
Google Translation
18 Dec 2009

あいにくの曇り空でしたが、その大きさには圧倒されました。お天気の良いには最高と思います。近隣にはホテルもあるので泊まりでいかれるのも良いと思います。 more

“四季おりおり”

Lake Biwa

3 of 5 stars
くろぴょん
大阪
Google Translation
17 Dec 2009

琵琶湖のまわりはぐるっとドライブできる道が整備されていて、景色を楽しむことができます。湖南の東側には公園も多く、ドライブに疲れたらちょっと車をとめて、休憩したりお弁当をひろげたりできます。水仙やつつじがきれいなスポットもあります。南の方は水が汚れているので、夏にはちょっと悪臭もするのですが、北はやっぱりきれい。紅葉も見事です。あと、冬には渡り鳥がやってくる時期があり、ありとあらゆる種類の鳥がいっせいに浮かんでいることも。四季おりおりの楽しみがあり、一日ゆっくりドライブするにはとてもよい場所です。 more

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