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Day 16 of 28 · lodging 33 km from Otsu · Japan Island Immersion: Metropolis to Alpine Peaks

Day 16 — Shirahige Shrine

AT BASEAT BASElake kayaking

An easy day at your base in lodging 33 km from Otsu, with no driving and plenty of free time.

Shirahige Shrine
白鬚神社 (高島市) 境内 © photographed in 2014 by Saigen Jiro This photo was taken with Nikon D3200 — CC0, Wikimedia Commons

Stage 9 · Otsu · Japan

We sleep at 琵琶湖コンファレンスセンター, 5.3 km away

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days 15–16 2 nights 2 h 32 on the road173 kmclimate to watch

Interest of the place — nature 15 · culture 20. Based on: lake; place of worship reached from the stage (Shirahige Shrine).

programme
2 h 30
  • Kayaking to the floating torii of Shirahige ShrineInterest culture 20Place Shirahige Shrine, 7.1 km away · exact place name★☆☆☆☆ · known in 4 languages — article “Shirahige Shrine”“Shirahige Jinja is a Shinto shrine in Takashima in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. The shrine is dedicated to Sarutahiko Okami.” — after Wikipedia

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    2 h 30

To add if time allows: Relaxing on the sandy shores of Omi-Maiko Beach (2 h 30)

Bad-weather option — something else that day — Strolling through the historic canal district of Omihachiman

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