Location: Koka
Top Things to do in Koka
What to do and see in Koka, Japan: The Best Places and Tips
Discover the best top things to do in Koka, Japan including Miho Museum, Mitsui Outlet Park Shiga Ryuo, Zensuiji Temple, Shiga Prefecture Livestock Center Fureaihiroba, Tsuchiyama Service Area, Chojuji Temple, Moku Moku Farm, Omi Hino Merchant Museum, Koka Ninja House (Koka-ryu Ninjutsu Yashiki), Aguri Park Ryuo.
Restaurants in Koka
1. Miho Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 246 reviews
Reviewed By travellerfromatown - Allentown, Pennsylvania
Whether this museum is worth the drive is going to be a personal choice. The building and entry are stunning, by I.m. Pei. The collection is small but very impressive. You could see the entire museum in two hours. We did not have a choice on whether to go, as we were on a tour. But, although I appreciated the museum, I would not have chosen to spend the time traveling here. We took the golf carts up to the museum since it is a long walk, but we enjoyed the walk downhill through the tunnel on the way back. The gift stores were disappointing to us.
2. Mitsui Outlet Park Shiga Ryuo
Overall Ratings
4 based on 222 reviews
The outlet mall closest to Kyoto station, with around 240 brands in one of the largest malls in the Kansai region! You can enjoy eating various dishes from famous local restaurants and rice-bowls with fresh fish on top in the food court, as well as shopping for local products; it's a one-stop shopping and fun mall! ● Stores / 240 stores approx.
Reviewed By CanuckJames - Nishinomiya, Japan
If this the only brand name outlet store you have been, you may consider this place good.
It's draw is it's vicinity to Kyoto. There were lots of tourists visiting.
However, if you are to compare this outlet mall with the others, this is just alright.
I would not spend my holiday time visiting this outlet mall but if you happen to be nearby, not a bad way to kill an afternoon.
3. Zensuiji Temple
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 21 reviews
Reviewed By IowaSusan - Iowa
We enjoyed our visit here since it is a historic and beautiful temple (a "National Treasure" with several very fine ancient Buddha and other statues, but you have to go through with a guide and ours spoke very fast, with no time for (or acknowledgement of) our Japanese friend to help translate anything at all. for us That made us feel rather unwelcome and as a bother. There was only one other (Japanese) couple there at the same time, so it was very peaceful. No photos were allowed inside, which was a bother, though you can buy a set of 10 postcards of the statues (labeled only in Kanji, so I still don't know anything about them!) for about $10. The garden was lovely, though small.
4. Shiga Prefecture Livestock Center Fureaihiroba
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 5 reviews
Reviewed By sako2525
鳥、ウサギ、馬、羊などがいます。
自由に見学できるので気軽です。
靴が汚れるときがありますので、普段の靴を。
お弁当を食べたりとのんびり過ごせます。
売店はありません。
5. Tsuchiyama Service Area
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 104 reviews
Reviewed By clairmontjeff - Moultonborough, New Hampshire
These service areas are good not only when you need gas, but the toilets are clean and there's coffee and food available from just a snack to a full meal.
6. Chojuji Temple
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 12 reviews
Reviewed By お遍路さん京都市 - 京都市
屋根に薄く積雪があって・・・何とも表現出来ないほどの素晴らしい眺めです。ここは「東寺(ひがしでら)」とも呼ばれています。常楽寺・善水寺と共に「湖南三山」とも呼ばれています。本堂は双堂、国宝です。中に安置されている釈迦如来像、阿弥陀如来像は重文ですが、地蔵尊を収納している「春日厨子」も国宝と云う文化財の宝庫でした。境内の石の多宝塔や弁天堂も歴史の重みを感じる素晴らしいものでした。湖東三山が有名な滋賀県ですが、湖南三山も勝るとも劣らぬ名刹ばかりです。長寿祈願の寺院ですが、ご利益よりも鎌倉時代に造られた堂宇の素晴らしさに感嘆しました。私自身は長寿祈願は必要ないと思っています。それよりも死ぬまでは長患いをしなくてもいい「健康」で暮らせることを祈願しました。季節は冬、参拝者は私達３人だけの静かな参拝でした。
7. Moku Moku Farm
Overall Ratings
4 based on 109 reviews
Reviewed By malsol - BKK
This is big farm garden. They sale very very fresh Vegetable,local fruits,Home made meat delicatessen. pig show,hot spring spa,free trial foots hot spring spa etc...
8. Omi Hino Merchant Museum
Overall Ratings
4 based on 7 reviews
Reviewed By Susan B - Chicago, Illinois
In the 18th century, merchants from Hino pioneered new business practices, establishing "convenience store"-like shops in eastern Japan that made them wealthy. They left their wives and children behind in Hino, while they spent much of the year in the est. This home, built in the 1930s, has been converted into a museum about the merchants. It is interesting for two reasons. First, its former owner devoted careful attention to making the house a showplace and its worth seeing on that count. But the exhibits on the second floor, which tell the story of the HIno merchants is also very interesting..
The museum doesn't seem to cater to foreign visitors, but if you know Japanese it is definitely worth seeing.
9. Koka Ninja House (Koka-ryu Ninjutsu Yashiki)
Overall Ratings
4 based on 49 reviews
Reviewed By Pahari - Mumbai
This house, once the home of a ninja, is a very interesting place. Nothing prepares you for the extraordinary stuff inside, as from the outside it looks like any ordinary cottage. It's really a museum showcasing various instruments used in fighting by the ninjas. There are hidden staircases, lofts, escape routes and other surprising elements. Follow the video and the guided tour then go for the secret places. Enjoy!
10. Aguri Park Ryuo
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 22 reviews
Reviewed By お遍路さん京都市 - 京都市
私は牛乳を始めとして乳製品はパンに付けるバター以外は全くダメ。従ってここへも昼食に近江牛なるものを食べるために立ち寄っただけ。同行の人達はこぞって乳製品や野菜等を土産に買っていたけど・・・。昼食に２０００円も出すのは本当はわたし的には感心したことではない、贅沢極まりないのだが・・日帰り旅行中なので少し位はいいかな？と・・・。それにしてもこれで日本三大和牛？・・・肉好きの私の食感から正直に評価すると・・・値段相当程度のものであって特筆するほどのものでは無かった。三田牛、但馬牛も大したことなかったし・・・やはりブランド牛では松坂牛が一番かな？尤も、和牛のブランドと云ってもそこで生まれて、そこで育ったものとは限らない、よその地域の牛でも一定期間をそこで停め置いておくと〇〇牛として販売してもいい、と云うようなものなので・・・。
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