The 15km Lake Nojiri Loop Course offers quiet vistas, ancient trees and glimpses into rural life as you walk around an idyllic glacial lake.
For 2 hours, soak in the therapeutic benefits of nature while forest bathing along Lake Nojiri’s ‘zo no komichi’ elephant trail.
Biwa Island sits just out of reach of Lake Nojiri’s western shoreline. Scanning the landscape, this tree-topped mound would fade into the background if not for the striking red torii gate demarking its entrance. The gate identifies Biwa Island (also known as Bentenjima) as sacred Shinto ground. And hiding on this ground, amid the dense crop of trees, is the almost 1,300-year-old Uga Shrine.