The “Suigo” (Waterfront) spreading across the northern side of Omihachiman City is a beautiful area selected as Japan’s first “Important Cultural Landscape,” featuring a network of intricate waterways and rich reed beds. Moving slowly through the reeds in a hand-paddled boat without engine noise, the water tour recreates an elegant moment once enjoyed by nobles and merchants. Listening to bird songs and watching reeds sway in the wind, the time spent here is truly worthy of being called the “Venice of the East.” It’s a world-renowned healing landscape that continues to protect both traditional Japanese waterfront life and disappearing natural richness simultaneously.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The “Suigo” (Waterfront) spreading across the northern side of Omihachiman City is a beautiful area selected as Japan’s first “Important Cultural Landscape,” featuring a network of intricate waterways and rich reed beds. Moving slowly through the reeds in a hand-paddled boat without engine noise, the water tour recreates an elegant moment once enjoyed by nobles and merchants. Listening to bird songs and watching reeds sway in the wind, the time spent here is truly worthy of being called the “Venice of the East.” It’s a world-renowned healing landscape that continues to protect both traditional Japanese waterfront life and disappearing natural richness simultaneously.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1325],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42818","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-shiga"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n