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Happy New Year!

We hope this year will be a good one for you. ABLE TAKASHIMA is continuing its virtual tour of Takashima this year. The other day, we had a group from "THE J TEAM", a travel agency specializing in tours to Japan. They were all very satisfied with the tour and expressed their desire to come to Takashima and make Takashima tours in reality. We are organizing this tour in the hope that, when travel becomes possible, visitors from abroad will visit our town. For the upcoming future when international tourism resumes, we would like to share with you as many charms of Takashima as possible. We hope therefore our online tour will be useful not only for individuals, but also for travel agencies and tour operators for inspections, training, and seminars. See more about Takashima Virtual Tour Our best wishes of health, happiness and success for this new year!

Chikubu Island

Chikubushima or Chikubu Island is known as a mysterious island, which is located in the northern part of Japan's biggest lake: Lake Biwa. Among four islands in the lake (Oki Island, Chikubu Island, Takeshima Island, and rocks named Okinoshiraishi), Chikubu Island is believed to be an island enshrining several gods, and has been worshiped since ancient times, especially during the Warring States period (mid-16th century). Japanese water gods are associated with two images: dragon, like the photo above, and a female god, named "Benzaiten". Originated in the Chinese legend of the Seven Lucky Gods, Benzaiten is a woman who plays an instrument called Biwa. She is also known as the god of performing arts. Lake Biwa, the largest lake in Japan, was named Lake "Biwa" because the instrument's body resembles the shape of Lake Biwa when viewed from the sky. Moreover, Benzaiten is also the god of water because water is indispensable for the beauty and health of women. A

Hata -a small village of terraced paddy fields-

Hata district is located about 10km from Omi-Takashima Station. You can see 359 terraced rice fields. At the beginning of autumn, golden waves of rice e ars fill this mountain village. Compared to fields on flatland, terraced rice fields have three particularities. Firstly, the rice terrace sits at the foot of a mountain. The rice is really delicious because the air in the countryside is fresh and pure in Japan. The water is also clean and the farmers’ tender care for paddy fields makes rice excellent. Secondly, we can have a great view of rice terrace from top of the mountain like photo above. This scenery is peculiar to Japan because about 70% of its land is mountains. So Japanese farmers have devised methods to cultivate farmland across the hillside. In the season when the paddies are irrigated, they reflect blue sky on their surface. Thirdly, the terraced rice fields serve as natural dam. Thanks to its ridge, paddy field can store water in it and prevent a flood. Moreover, when

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