Rural Life Experience

For those of you wishing for a more authentic travel experience and the chance to get away from tourist hotspots, then a rural life experience in Shiga Prefecture is just the ticket. 

Make the 30-minute trip from Kyoto to Shiga and you can find Tour du Lac Biwa, a company which provides such experiences around this gorgeous prefecture and home to Japan’s largest lake, Biwa.

Led by local guides, visit local tea fields, cycle along the shore of the lake, make local rice cakes with locals, go on a fishing boat cruise and experience what it’s really like to live in a stunning rural area of Japan, miles away from the crowded streets of Osaka or Tokyo. 

Meeting locals is a high point of this trip. With opportunities that connect you to hospitable residents, immerse yourself in a genuine adventure.  Along the “road not taken”, create memories that will stay with you.