Lake Biwa in Japan is surrounded by mountains and is the largest freshwater lake in Japan.

The scenery around the lake is also unique. Every household in Lake Biwa raises fish, but the fish are not raised for eating, but to keep the water clear.

For those who are curious, I have given you the guide.

Since my company has a company in Japan, I am particularly yearning for Japan. With my expectation, I finally took this trip to Japan.

I flew directly from Hong Kong to Kansai Airport. The flight time was about 4 hours. I am a child who is very curious about all things. During the four-hour flight, I did not sleep at all and kept admiring the scenery along the way.

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The sky is so beautiful on the plane. How can we feel sleepy? It was already 9pm Japan time when we got off the plane. We made a reservation at a hotel in Harie, Shiga Prefecture. As soon as we left the airport, the hotel car was already waiting for us outside the airport.

Let’s go to the central area of ??Kyoto first to eat Japan’s most authentic delicacy, “Ramen.” This is the car that picked us up. It can accommodate 7 people. Since we have luggage, it is just right for 7 people.

This noodle shop called Caihuatei is already 10 o'clock in the evening. It's full of customers and we still have to wait for a table. Fortunately, we have a hotel to book a table for us. We can order immediately when we arrive at the shop. The taste is really great.

Okay, I even finished the noodle soup.

After dinner, the hotel's car immediately took us to the hotel. It took about an hour and a half to get from Kyoto to Harue in Shiga Prefecture.

Because I found the hotel online and booked it directly over the phone, I didn’t expect the service to be so attentive. They waited for us at the airport and helped us book a small restaurant I found online. It was really a surprise. I was even more surprised when we arrived at the hotel.

I originally thought it was just a small B&B, but I didn't expect it to be so beautiful.

The appearance of the hotel is the front desk on the first floor. Doesn’t it feel like home? The water of the Zhenjiang River is very famous, so all the water in this hotel does not use tap water, but uses the raw water of the Zhenjiang River (natural underground water source).

The water tastes sweet when it rises.

The next day we got up early and walked around the hotel before having breakfast (breakfast is available in the hotel, we made a reservation, so we don’t have to worry). The back garden of the hotel is very tall and there are a lot of fish in it. People at the hotel said,

Every household here raises fish, which can purify the water. The water is so clear for generations.

The air in the morning is very good. I feel very refreshed when I breathe the air here. I walked around the backyard and felt very hungry. After breakfast, I started walking. This hotel has a restaurant. We are very satisfied with this hotel.

Every one of the employees is really friendly. Unlike in ordinary cities, although the service is very polite, there is a sense of distance. The employees here give us a feeling of family, very friendly and cordial, not at all

Not artificial.

Perhaps because few Chinese people come here to play, they were quite curious about us. They chatted with us for a long time and introduced us to many local things very enthusiastically. Among them was a very cute Japanese girl who could also speak a few words in Chinese.

, have also been to Guangzhou, China several times, which surprised us a lot. We chatted a lot with her. I introduced her to many famous attractions in Guangzhou, and she actually had WeChat. She said she had several friends in Shanghai.

They often use WeChat to communicate. We added WeChat to each other and told her that if she comes to Guangzhou, China, she must contact me and I will take her everywhere.

While talking, I forgot about breakfast time.

The girl told us that the food here is grown by local farmers and produced here. It is very fresh. The eggs are collected by employees at nearby villagers' homes at six o'clock every morning. They are beaten directly on the rice and eaten raw. To be honest.

Yes, I would never dare to eat like this in China because I was afraid of getting upset, so I tried it and followed the girl’s instructions to eat it. It was really sweet, smooth, and didn’t have any fishy taste at all (I had a stomachache that day)

No problem, I have a bad stomach.)

The fish is also raised in the lake here. It has to be marinated in advance and then fried. With so much breakfast, I have to finish it anyway.

Very tasty.

After eating, I had time to look at this restaurant. The decoration is really nice. You can choose to sit on the tatami or on the dining table over there.

This wine is made by the hotel's own winery, using rice here and water here. You must try it in the evening.

The design of the restaurant is very special, with fish swimming under the table.

The water is drinkable directly. Let me give it a try. It doesn’t matter that the water is very sweet. I really enjoy the process of drinking water.

In addition to the restaurant on the first floor of the hotel, there is also a clothing store with all kinds of cute toys, which is super attractive.

It was so attractive, so I took a lot of photos. I feel like I could spend a whole day in this hotel, but I won’t be willing to be trapped in this interesting place. We will also go around the village today to learn more about it.

Cultural heritage.

Get to know more people and things.

Wandering around the village, the buildings I saw were all very Japanese. Unlike the central area of ??Kyoto, which has become urbanized, I met an old woman on the road. She said that her children were all working outside and rarely came back.

In the village, although we didn't understand much, she still spoke very enthusiastically (because she spoke very rustic rural Japanese) and was very kind.