Day Trip from Kyoto to ✨Ōmihachiman✨

This is your sign to visit Omi-hachiman (Shiga Prefecture) (we went in end may 2025)

Had an extra day to spare from Kyoto and the sis found this place on tiktok!!! Initially was reluctant to go but I was really glad I did go as it was one of the highlights of my japan trip!!!

This place was so calm, with not as much tourists!!! I added the location of the places I visited in each picture so check them out~

📍La Collina

This was the main reason of our visit to Omihachiman. The outside of this place was like one out of a studio ghibli movie!! La Collina is actually a huge confectionary shop famous for their baumkuchen. They even have viewing areas to show you how to make the baumkuchen in house (this was so interesting and fun to see). They also had a huge dining area, where we tried their baumkuchen and ice cream!! Spent so long here taking photos and enjoying the area.

📍Ropeway to Mount Hachiman

We sat a ropeway (need to pay but I forgot how much, not that expensive) up to mount hachiman and was greeted with a 💯 breathtaking view of the town and lake biwa. It’s one of the places I will never forget. Although, there’s not much to do when you’re up here but just soak in the view hehe. There are some routes to hike a little but we weren’t in appropriate attire and shoes so it was kinda slippery.

📍Himure Hachimangu Shrine

There was a shrine on the way to the ropeway to mount hachiman so we popped by to take a look!!

We also visited the canal areas in Ōmihachiman where you can take a chill boat ride but we couldn’t figure out the location to take the ride so we gave up and just watched the boats pass by.