Otsu

After booking our flights to Japan this time, we realized it happened to be during the Silver Week long weekend. Because accommodation prices were a bit high during the holiday, we only stayed here for 3 nights. Every room here offers a lake view, and taking a walk along the riverbank in the early morning or evening is very relaxing. The room space is quite spacious and doesn't feel cramped. There are three breakfast options, but actually, the dishes at Top of Otsu and Biona are almost identical. What was a bit disappointing is that the bread selection is small and quite average, remaining the same every day. There are quite a few local Japanese tour groups here (mostly seniors). Since tour groups tend to check out earlier, people start waiting at the door around 6:20 AM for breakfast which starts at 6:30 🤣. There is a free shuttle bus running between JR Otsu Station and the hotel, but it can get quite crowded during certain times.

This was my first time visiting Ogoto Onsen, and I booked Yumotokan. Upon arrival, there was a mobile phone set up at the JR station specifically for contacting nearby hot spring inns, which could be used to request a shuttle pickup. It was a very thoughtful touch. The inn's room was spacious and fully equipped. The men's and women's baths swap locations daily. Our stay included two meals per day (dinner and breakfast), the food was delicious, and the breakfast was a buffet.

The hotel is just next to the Seta JR station (less than a minute walk), and there's convenience stores nearby. The breakfast buffet is delicious. Room amenities is sufficient for our stay. They also have luggage storage service which allows us to travel a bit around Biwako region after checkout.

Located in a very nice neighborhood, close to train station from kyoto. the room is very clean and nice and fully equipped. it’s nicely 2 bedrooms. stairs to go up to the second bedroom, with a small toilet

Thank you to our guide Effy! I enjoyed the tour today and it was nice to connect with nature. The tour made transport easy for me to visit areas that are not convenient with public transit. Reminder that the Biwako terrace is at a ski resort... bring a jacket or brave the cold wind like I did!!

It was my first experience with klook and I couldn't be happier. Even if it was rainy the whole day, we could enjoy the itinerary as described thanks to Effy. She was amazing, she explained everything and was always ready to answer other questions and doubts. I would totally recommend 🌱

一日टूर से एक दिन पहले ही गाइड सन जियाक्सुए (युकी) का ईमेल मिल गया था, जिसमें विस्तृत यात्रा कार्यक्रम, सावधानियां, मिलने का स्थान और संपर्क करने का तरीका बताया गया था। चूंकि इस समूह में लगभग 20 लोग थे, इसलिए इस बार हम एक बड़ी बस से गए।一日टूर शुरू होने से पहले और गंतव्य के पास पहुँचने पर, गाइड युकी ने विस्तार से समझाया और सावधानियों के बारे में बताया, साथ ही लाइन (LINE) पर यात्रा कार्यक्रम की सावधानियों या बस में चढ़ने के स्थान की याद दिलाई। पहला आकर्षण: मिहो म्यूज़ियम - आई. एम. पेई की यह सपनों की दुनिया है, वास्तुकला की पढ़ाई करने वालों को मास्टर के वास्तुशिल्प डिज़ाइन और पर्यावरण के तालमेल का अनुभव अवश्य करना चाहिए। दोपहर का भोजन अपने खर्च पर करना होगा, और टिकट काउंटर के पास स्थित रेस्तरां के चावल के गोले (ओनिगिरी) और मिहो टोफू ज़रूर आज़माने चाहिए। (तस्वीर 1-3) दूसरा आकर्षण: हिइएई सैन हियोशी तैशा - जापान के 3800 से अधिक हिइ, हियोशी और सन्नो मंदिरों का मुख्य मंदिर, 'हियोशी तैशा' जहाँ बंदरों को भगवान का दूत माना जाता है। (तस्वीर 4) तीसरा आकर्षण: बीवा झील - शिरासु शिरास्राइश्री - पानी पर स्थित तोरी गेट, जो देवताओं के सबसे करीब होने की पौराणिक जगह है। (तस्वीर 5-6) आज के一日टूर के लिए गाइड युकी और ड्राइवर जी का बहुत-बहुत धन्यवाद, जिनकी सेवा की बदौलत हम चार लोगों के परिवार को बहुत कुछ सीखने और अनुभव करने को मिला।

Tour guide Zhang Yanjin was extremely nice 👍 He drove smoothly, provided just the right amount of information, and kindly answered all our questions. I felt the time allocated for each stop was well planned. Also, thank you to all the fellow travelers who joined today—even though there were only 8 of us, everyone was quite punctual! ✅ I recommend renting an audio guide at Miho Museum ✅ (The last photo of Shirahige Shrine was edited because of bad weather 🤣)

Peggy, our tour guide was awesome and very helpful, while the tour itself was really nice. First time riding a lift.