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If you're visiting Shiga, check out this list of top tips and things to do to make the most of your time there.

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The Must-See Miho Museum

The Must-See Miho Museum

Barry Louie

The Miho Museum is unforgettable for its I.M. Pei design, rare, ancient pieces, and natural surroundings. A must-see.

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Hikone Castle

Hikone Castle

Bryan Baier

One of the 12 remaining pre Edo-era castles in Japan just outside of Kyoto

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Pottery Kilns at Shigaraki

Pottery Kilns at Shigaraki

Cathy Cawood

See climbing kilns at Shigaraki, a town that has produced pottery for thousands of years, and is one of the 'Six Old Kilns of...

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Ishiyama Temple in Otsu

Ishiyama Temple in Otsu

Cathy Cawood

A large, unusual wollastonite rock formation is surrounded by beautiful temple buildings of Ishiyama-dera in Otsu.

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Enryaku-ji

Enryaku-ji

Ian VanDuzer

It may not attract the huge crowds of other Kyoto temples, but Enryaku-ji is one temple complex you don't want to miss.

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Sunrise at Lake Biwa

Sunrise at Lake Biwa

Anne Lauenroth

Early summer sunrise with burning skies at Lake Biwa, Japan's largest freshwater lake near Hikone, Shiga Prefecture.

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