We really enjoyed staying at this hotel while exploring the Lake Biwa area. The rooms are spacious and comfortable, the view is great, and breakfast was pretty good too!
Lake Biwa Otsu Prince Hotel | Review by 秀齡
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"Hakone Rusk" at Grand Riviere Hakone
Grand Riviere Hakone has its main store in Sengokuhara, famous for its silvergrass meadow. The signature product, Hakone Rusk, is a rusk bread made from a unique blend of flour, sliced and baked to a perfect crisp. It has a rich buttery aroma, a crispiness, and a light texture that melts easily in the mouth.
You see this kind of rusk a lot in Japan, but this shop's version is really tasty. They have all kinds of flavors, so it's perfect as a souvenir for friends and family!
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Mt. Yoshino
Mt. Yoshino is acclaimed as the best spot to see cherry blossoms in all of Japan. In the spring, the entire mountain is washed with flowering trees as they bloom from the Shimosenbon (the lower 1,000 trees) at the foothills up to the Okusembon (the inner 1,000 trees).
Japan has a lot of cherry blossom spots, but Mt. Yoshino is covered with sakura and looks absolutely stunning in spring!
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Lake Biwa
Lake Biwa, which belongs to the first-grade Yodo River system and is located in the center of Shiga Prefecture, occupies an area of about 670 k㎡, or about one-sixth of the prefecture's land area, and is the largest lake in Japan in terms of both area and water storage capacity, with 27.5 billion tons of water pouring in through rivers from the surrounding mountains of Ibuki, Suzuka, and Hira, all of which are over 1,000 meters high.
Spend 2-3 days slowly exploring both the east and west shores of Lake Biwa. The trip felt super relaxing and enjoyable.