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Where to stay in Shiga Prefecture
This guide covers 12 destinations in Shiga Prefecture, a first-level administrative division of Japan, with 33 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Otsu, Kusatsu and Nagahama. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Osaka Itami International Airport (ITM).
- Destinations in this guide
- 12
- Places to stay
- 33
- Main airport
- ITMOsaka Itami International Airport
- Currency
- JPYyen
- Time zone
- Asia/Tokyo
Destinations
Destinations in Shiga Prefecture
Every destination in this guide in Shiga Prefecture, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
| Destination | Population | Places to stay | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otsu | 342,607 | 13 | ITM · 46 km |
| Nagahama | 113,740 | 6 | NKM · 60 km |
| Hikone | 113,191 | 5 | NKM · 60 km |
| Kusatsu | 143,230 | 4 | ITM · 54 km |
| Ōmihachiman | 81,545 | 2 | NGO · 71 km |
| Higashiōmi | 112,459 | 1 | NGO · 61 km |
| Moriyama | 83,567 | 1 | ITM · 59 km |
| Maibara | 37,374 | 1 | NKM · 58 km |
| Kōka | 88,538 | NGO · 60 km | |
| Rittō | 69,598 | ITM · 57 km | |
| Konan | 54,392 | ITM · 64 km | |
| Yasu | 50,049 | ITM · 62 km |
Where to stay
Places to stay in Shiga Prefecture
4 places to stay in Shiga Prefecture from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
Where to stay
More hotels in Shiga Prefecture
29 hotels in Shiga Prefecture recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
| Hotel | Where | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Biwa Otsu Prince Hotel | Otsu | 1989 |
| Biwako Hotel | Otsu | 1934 |
| Biwako Ryokusuitei | Otsu | 1996 |
| Yumotokan | Otsu | 1929 |
| XIV Kyoto Yase Rikyu | Otsu | |
| 里湯昔話雄山荘 | Otsu | 1960 |
| AZ Inn Higashi Omi Notogawa Ekimae | Ōmihachiman | |
| Comfort Hotel Hikone | Hikone | |
| Family Lodge Hatagoya Hikone | Higashiōmi | |
| Futabaso | Hikone | |
| Green Hotel Yes Nagahama Minatokan | Nagahama | |
| Green Hotel Yes Ohmi Hachiman | Ōmihachiman | |
| Hamakogetsu | Nagahama | |
| Hikone Castle Resort & Spa | Hikone | |
| Hotel & Resorts Nagahama | Nagahama | |
| Hotel 21 | Kusatsu | |
| Hotel Tetora Otsu Kyoto | Otsu | |
| Kanponoyado Hikone | Hikone | |
| Kitabiwako Hotel Grazie | Nagahama | |
| Kusatsu Estopia Hotel | Kusatsu | |
| Kyo Omi | Otsu | |
| Kyoto Seryo | Otsu | |
| Kyoto Yamashina Hotel Sanraku | Otsu | |
| L'Hotel du Lac | Nagahama | |
| Lake Biwa Marriott Hotel | Moriyama | |
| Ryokan Beniayu | Nagahama | |
| Ryoso Chatani | Otsu | |
| Satoyumukashibanashi Yuzanso | Otsu | |
| Urban Hotel Minami Kusatsu | Kusatsu |
When to go
Best time to visit Shiga Prefecture
From the climate of 12 destinations in Shiga Prefecture with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. No month is comfortable in any of them by this measure.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 12 | 7 °C | 110 mm |
| February | 0 of 12 | 8 °C | 95 mm |
| March | 0 of 12 | 11 °C | 129 mm |
| April | 0 of 12 | 17 °C | 128 mm |
| May | 0 of 12 | 22 °C | 142 mm |
| June | 0 of 12 | 25 °C | 210 mm |
| July | 0 of 12 | 29 °C | 238 mm |
| August | 0 of 12 | 31 °C | 131 mm |
| September | 0 of 12 | 27 °C | 193 mm |
| October | 0 of 12 | 21 °C | 133 mm |
| November | 0 of 12 | 15 °C | 89 mm |
| December | 0 of 12 | 9 °C | 114 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Airports serving Shiga Prefecture
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Shiga Prefecture name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
Good to know
Public holidays in Shiga Prefecture, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
Nationwide in Japan
Nearby
Regions near Shiga Prefecture
Other regions of Japan with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay and guest scores from each operator's own public pages; further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.