Shiga Lake Biwa Day Tour｜Shirahige Shrine・Observation Deck or Sanzenin Temple・Mangetsuji Temple Ukimido・Omihachiman｜Osaka or Kyoto
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08:00 Meet at Nipponbashi Exit 2 (Namba Shinsaibashi area), Address: 1-chome-3-6 Nipponbashi.ChuoWard,Osaka.542-0073 Japan,Look for the GOGODAY small yellow flag when gathering；
09:20 Meet at Kyoto Station Hachijo Exit - Sightseeing Bus Stop in Front of the Station；
※We are here to welcome all our guests. We will not wait for you after the time limit. Therefore, we recommend that you arrive at the meeting point 10 minutes before departure.
10:20-10:50 Lake Biwa Shirahige Shrine Water Torii - The legend closest to the gods (about 30 minutes)
11:30-13:30 Lake Biwa Observation Deck - Enjoy the dreamy beauty of the lake (about 120 minutes, free to move around, lunch is available at your own expense, May 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025)，Japan's fastest cable car 360-degree glass cabin, with endless breathtaking views (reference cable car fee at your own expense: 3,500 yen/person/round trip)
Or Sanzen-in Temple - Ohara, a hidden place in Kyoto, where you can enjoy the beautiful scenery of the four seasons in the moss-covered Sanzen-in Temple (about 120 minutes, free time, including lunch time, please pay for it yourself, if you go on other dates/when the cable car is temporarily closed, please pay for the ticket yourself: 700 yen/person, 400 yen/person for high school students and junior high school students, 150 yen/person for elementary school students)
14:00-14:30 Mangetsu-ji Temple Ukimido-Mangetsu-ji Temple floating on Lake Biwa, a historical view recorded in the Eight Views of Omi (about 30 minutes, free time, ticket fee 300 yen at your own expense)
15:10-16:10 La Collina Omihachiman - built by Japanese architect Terunobu Fujimori - a fairytale thatched cottage that is beautiful in all seasons. Don't miss the freshly baked annual ring cake (about 60 minutes, free time)
16:10 We happily ended the day's tour and started to return.
17:20 Kyoto Station Hachijo Exit - Sightseeing Bus Stop in front of the station. Guests who get off the bus at Kyoto can leave here.
18:30 Disbandment in Shinsaibashi and Dotonbori areas
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