Discover the Heart of Japan in Shiga Prefecture

We are now accepting reservations for the New Year's Ekiden lunch at the restaurant "Omi Beef Morishima Kankan Koko Shiga" on the second floor of Koko Shiga. We hope you will come and watch the return leg of the Hakone Ekiden, which will be held on Saturday, January 3, 2026.

Here in Shiga, we are looking for part-time staff at our market restaurant! "I want to work at a stylish shop near the station," "I'm interested in revitalizing the local area," "I'm interested in PR," "..."

November 29th is "Good Meat Day"! Here in Shiga, on Saturday, November 29th, 2025, we will be holding the "Good Meat Day Omi Beef Gacha" where you can win Shiga Prefecture's proud premium wagyu beef, "Omi Beef."

For three days, from Friday, November 28th to Sunday, November 30th, 2025, we will be holding a sale of "Imago Rice Terraces" here at the Shiga 1st Floor Market. Imago has been recognized by the government as a "Connecting Rice Terrace Heritage Site."

On Monday, November 24th, 2025 (national holiday), we will be holding a direct sale of Omi rice by Omi rice producer "Aishou Agri" here at the Shiga 1st floor market. At this sale, we will be selling Omi rice grown in Shiga...

On Saturday, November 22nd and Sunday, November 23rd, 2025, we will be holding a tasting and sales event for Taga Co., Ltd. (Taga Town, Inukami District, Shiga Prefecture) here at the Shiga 1st Floor Market. "Taga" is a sake brewery located near Hikone...

On Tuesday, November 18, 2025, we will be holding a Shiga history evening talk entitled "Tadatora Todo, Hidenaga's Chief Retainer - His Military History and Castle-building Techniques" at the Shiga 2nd floor restaurant. Based on the historical drama "Toyotomi Brothers"...

The Shiga Medicine Fair will be held again this year on Saturday, November 15th and Sunday, November 16th, 2025, here at the Shiga 1st Floor Market! Shiga Prefecture is blessed with a climate and environment ideal for growing medicinal herbs.

On Wednesday, November 12, 2025, we will be holding a product sale by students from Shiga Prefectural Azumigawa High School at the Shiga 1st Floor Market. At this sale, students from the Azumigawa High School Commercial Department will be...