月曜日 09:00 - 17:00 火曜日 09:00 - 17:00 水曜日 09:00 - 17:00 木曜日 09:00 - 17:00 金曜日 09:00 - 17:00 土曜日 09:00 - 17:00

Tour du lac

Tour du Lac Biwa offers small half and one-day tours exploring the beautiful environs of Lake Biwa-J

programs where you can enjoy the beautiful scenes of Lake Biwa or terraced rice fields either by bicycles or by foot at your own pace. Other programs are offered where one can learn about traditional local culture and art. All the tours are either private or as part of a small group attended by a guide to ensure that quality of your tour. Discover and participate in the traditions of Shiga life in un-crowded, natural surroundings. It’s a great chance to see the real Japanese life amongst the beautiful countryside in Shiga. We believe that our tours offer a real heart to heart cross-cultural experience, which will remain as one of the highlights of your trip in Japan.

26/02/2025

パンデミックのときから温めてきた漁船体験ツアーに初のゲストさんが🇨🇭から来てくださいました‥
The first guests came on the fishing boat experience tour that we have been warming up to since the pandemic. The guests enjoyed the beautiful snow-covered Mount Hira and the magnificent view of Lake Biwa from the fishing boat. Together with fisherman Mr Komai, we prepared the fishing boat tour after many careful meetings. The guests were very pleased with the tour and it was a great success.
A fisherman says he has seen first-hand the environmental changes in Lake Biwa through fishing. “The recent heat wave has been remarkable and water temperatures unusually high. The number of sweet fish and other fish that can no longer migrate upstream to spawn has plummeted, causing major changes to the water ecosystem".
The guests also accepted his passionate thoughts on his mission as a fisherman to convey the voiceless voice of Lake Biwa and the importance of passing on the traditional eri fishery, which has been handed down from ancient times, to the future.
While tasting the biwa trout marinated in rosemary-flavoured oil supervised by Mr Komai, the guests talked about how the melting of the glaciers in the Swiss Alps has caused major changes in the lake environment, the similarity of the fish species, and so much more that there was not enough time to talk!
From our position through inbound tours, we felt strongly that we would like to continue to communicate the importance of environmental protection of the lakes.

漁を通じてびわ湖の環境変化を肌で感じているという漁師の言葉。「近年の酷暑は顕著であり川の水温が異常に高く、遡上して産卵ができないために鮎やその他の稚魚が激減し水生態系に大きな変化がおきている」
びわ湖の声なき声を伝えていくことは漁師としての使命、古代から引き継いできた伝統のえり漁を未来へ継承することの大切さなど、彼の熱い想いをゲストさんも受けとめてくださいました。駒井さん監修のびわマスローズマリー風味ののオイル漬けを試食させていただきながら、スイスアルプスの氷河が溶解し湖環境に大きな変化が起きていること、魚の種類が似ていること、話題は尽きず時間が足らないくらいでした！
インバウンドツアーを通じた私たちの立ち位置から、湖の環境保全の重要性を今後も発信し続けていきたいと強く感じました。

02/06/2024

Four guests who joined our tour last weekend went barefoot into the rice paddies with the support of local farmers.
Rice planting is a big event for those participating in local terraced rice field ownership. The guests enjoyed the precious experience of rice planting by being able to participate in a local activity. We were also able to see rice planting using machinery by the lake where they enjoyed cycling in the afternoon. They enjoyed the wonderful contact with the local people!
They said they would like to participate in the fall rice harvesting as well!

23/04/2024

A warm welcome to Japan from Seattle.
It is a great honor that these Soto Zen practitioners visited us and chose Mount Hiei Enryaku-ji, where the founder, Dogen Zenji, practiced, as their first destination.

Led by Dai Ajari, we walked along the sacred pathway, visited several vital monasteries, and received a powerful Kaji incantation from him.

In such a serene atmosphere, we prayed for their safe travel and peace in the world.　
May such time of prayer continue indefinitely.

15/02/2024

Today we are very honored to have the opportunity to welcome the Ambassador and his wife of the Sovereign Order of Malta in Panama on our tour.

30/10/2023

A Festival Day!
The paddy field owners, their families, and local university students gathered to create a lively atmosphere.
We savored fire-roasted sweet potatoes, boiled chestnuts, and a unique local delicacy known as 'natto mochi.' Natto mochi is a specialty of Ogi village, salted natto (fermented soybeans) wrapped in mochi. It's a unique flavor, and some owners had never tried it (most loved it!).
We offer a mochi-making experience as part of our tour. We hope you give it a try!

26/10/2023

Time for harvesting!

Autumn of abundance came to the community rice paddy project.
The summer was sweltering, and we were concerned about the harvest, but fortunately, it wasn’t as bad as expected.
Here, from planting to harvesting, we followed traditional methods, meaning almost everything was done by hand.
Adults and children worked together in the fields, feeling the joy of receiving the blessings of nature.

This project is led by the Shiga prefectural government and local farmers to prevent the drift from farming, the decline in rice prices, and the challenges of maintaining these terraced fields.
Those interested in agriculture contribute a small amount of funds to become owners of the rice paddies and collaborate on growing rice.
Tour du lac also supports this initiative as a local community member.

05/09/2023

On a beautiful sunny day in late summer, a lovely family from Germany joined our tea farm visit tour.
They are regular Japanese tea drinkers in Germany, and enjoyed the freshly brewed taste of sencha green tea and hojicha roasted tea together with our local host.

03/08/2023

This year, we are again participating in activities to preserve the terraced rice paddies in our community.
We are working in collaboration with a group of young local farmers.
Each of them has their own rice paddies, but they also collectively manage uncultivated rice paddies in the area with the aim of nurturing future successors to local farmers, conserving farmland, and revitalizing the community.
In Japan, rice prices have dropped dramatically compared to the past, making it highly challenging to make a living as a farmer.
As a result, local farmers and agricultural cooperatives are working together to highlight the natural and cultural appeal of farming and mountain villages to create attractive regions.
Tour du lac hopes to cooperate with such local conservation activities besides offering the tours.

16/07/2023

We have run without a break since the spring peak season, and this tour was a culmination of our work before the next big season, autumn.
In the deep mountainside village of Mukugawa, our 29 guests from the US visited a tiny shrine which is the guardian of the local mountain, had a lovely walk through the beautiful lush greenery, explored inside the magnificent thatched roof building, and enjoyed the warmth of the handiwork & a casual tea ceremony experience.
Thank you for bringing as many guests as villagers to this quiet village, Mandy!

23/10/2022

Another year of the local community's terraced rice field conservation project has come to a successful conclusion.
In this project, volunteers from local farmers work as leaders and invite people interested in agriculture from neighboring communities to join them in growing rice together.
Rice is the staple food of the Japanese people and essential for our daily life, but nowadays many children (and adults) do not know how it is grown. Many people had a sense of crisis, but the pandemic has risen a renewed interest in activities that bring people back to nature, and this year again the rice field gathered a lot of people.
Working in the mud is really hard work, but I think it is a wonderful opportunity for working out and producing delicious and safe food with our own hands.
This year we were blessed with good weather, and it seems that many of the rice fields produced a good crop. I hope that this peaceful scene will continue forever.

17/10/2022

Finally, Japan reopens.
Welcome to Shiga, Japan! We were blessed with the beautiful sun shine and spent a wonderful time with a nice couple from the States. Thank you so much for choosing us!

04/09/2022

Autumn, the season of harvest, has come. Our field needs a little more time to be harvested but so close to having fresh delicious rice.

住所

和邇高城385/4
Otsu-shi, Shiga
520-0528

営業時間

月曜日	09:00 - 17:00
火曜日	09:00 - 17:00
水曜日	09:00 - 17:00
木曜日	09:00 - 17:00
金曜日	09:00 - 17:00
土曜日	09:00 - 17:00

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http://www.lacbiwa.com/

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Slow life, slow food, leisurely tours alongside the tranquil shores of Lake Biwa

SPEND QUALITY TIME WITH YOUR FAMILY, FRIENDS OR A SPECIAL PERSON AT THE TRANQUIL LAKESIDE WHICH IS A HIDDEN GEM AWAY FROM ALL THE MAIN TOURISTS HOT SPOTS OF JAPAN. On our tour, you can experience quality Japanese traditional life as well as cooking experience using plentiful fresh local vegetables and rice through heart warming communication with our kind and friendly local host families. We offer programs where you can enjoy the beautiful scenes of Lake Biwa or terraced rice fields either by bicycles or by foot at your own pace. Other programs are offered where one can learn about traditional local culture and art. All the tours are either private or as part of a small group attended by a guide to ensure that quality of your tour. Discover and participate in the traditions of Shiga life in un-crowded, natural surroundings. It’s a great chance to see the real Japanese life amongst the beautiful countryside in Shiga. We believe that our tours offer a real heart to heart cross-cultural experience, which will remain as one of the highlights of your trip in Japan.