Kogyo Minshuku Kichibei

🐟A lakeside guesthouse serving Lake Biwa fish caught each morning

Shiga · Kogyo Minshuku Kichibei

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A lake-fish guesthouse on Lake Biwa

• 🏠A guesthouse in Chinai, Makino-cho, Takashima, on the northwest shore of Lake Biwa, devoted to freshwater lake-fish cuisine.
• 🎣Meals use fish caught in the morning with "eri" fixed nets set out from the shore and with gill nets.
• 🎨The dining room displays works by Takashima illustrator Yosuke Imamori, known for detailed paintings of Lake Biwa wildlife.

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Rooms

• 🛏️Choose a cozy tatami room for 1–3, a spacious tatami room for 3–6, or a twin bedroom; all rooms are non-smoking.
• 📶Wi-Fi in every room, with towels, toothbrush sets and hair dryers provided (yukata for a fee).
• 🚻Rooms have no private bath or toilet. Shared facilities include separate men's and women's toilets on the 1st floor and a shared toilet on the 2nd, all with bidet seats.

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Lake-fish kaiseki

• 🐟The house specialty is a kaiseki built around fish caught in Lake Biwa.
• 🍤Try young wild ayu from Lake Biwa slowly simmered sweet and savory, crisp young ayu tempura and seasonal lake-fish sashimi.
• 🍣Other dishes include funazushi (fermented crucian carp, a Shiga delicacy), simmered Japanese dace, salt-grilled hasu and a small isaza hot pot.

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Omi beef dinners

• 🥩Dinner options include sukiyaki or shabu-shabu of Omi beef, one of Japan's three great wagyu.
• 🍱On weekdays a daily set dinner is offered, handy for longer stays.
• 🔥BBQ ingredients can be arranged for a lakeside barbecue at Chinaihama Auto Camp right in front (ask for details).

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Breakfast and dining

• 🍚Breakfast is a well-balanced Japanese set meal.
• 🍽️Guests eat in the 1st-floor dining room; a separate dining hall handles banquets and memorial meals.
• 🎁Lake-fish specialties such as ayu tsukudani and funazushi are sold as souvenirs.

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Baths and facilities

• 🛁There are two bathrooms used as private family baths, locked from inside. They are not hot springs.
• 🚿In the morning, showers only are available.
• 🧺One washing machine costs 200 yen per load; hair dryers and electric kettles can be borrowed free of charge.

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Nearby sights

• 🌲The Metasequoia Avenue, about 500 trees lining roughly 2.4 km, changes beautifully with each season.
• 🏖️Makino Sunny Beach and Chinaihama Auto Camp, with green pines and white sand, are close by.
• 🌸Enjoy the Kaizu-Osaki cherry trees stretching about 4 km in spring, Makino ski area in winter, and boats from Imazu Port to Chikubushima Island.

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Access

• 🚃About 30 minutes on foot or about 2 minutes by car from JR Makino Station on the Kosei Line.
• 🚐If you need a pickup, contact the guesthouse before your stay date.
• 🚗From Nagoya use Kinomoto IC on the Hokuriku Expressway; from Osaka or Kyoto use Kyoto-Higashi IC on the Meishin Expressway. Set your navigation to Chinaihama Auto Camp or Chinai fishing port.

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Lake-fish kaiseki

• 🐟The house specialty is a kaiseki built around fish caught in Lake Biwa.
• 🍤Try young wild ayu from Lake Biwa slowly simmered sweet and savory, crisp young ayu tempura and seasonal lake-fish sashimi.
• 🍣Other dishes include funazushi (fermented crucian carp, a Shiga delicacy), simmered Japanese dace, salt-grilled hasu and a small isaza hot pot.

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Omi beef dinners

• 🥩Dinner options include sukiyaki or shabu-shabu of Omi beef, one of Japan's three great wagyu.
• 🍱On weekdays a daily set dinner is offered, handy for longer stays.
• 🔥BBQ ingredients can be arranged for a lakeside barbecue at Chinaihama Auto Camp right in front (ask for details).

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A lakeside food-focused guesthouse where you can enjoy fresh Lake Biwa fish and Omi beef at reasonable prices. There is no hot spring and bathrooms and toilets are shared, so expect a simple minshuku stay.

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* This introduction was compiled from information published by each property (official website and similar sources), so some details may differ from what you find on the day. It is AI-assisted and can contain errors — please check the official website and the details shown at booking before you reserve.

Check In/Check Out Policy · Check In: 16:00 · Check Out: 10:00 · Last Check In: 18:00

* These policies are the property's own text, in English; the cancellation policy shown at booking takes precedence.

From onsen etiquette to check-in — the things worth knowing first.

What are the check-in and check-out times at Kogyo Minshuku Kichibei?

Check-in starts at 16:00 and check-out is by 10:00.

Where is Kogyo Minshuku Kichibei located?

It is in Takashima. Address: 2017-2 Chinai, Makino-cho.

What is the cancellation and refund policy?

Free-cancellation deadlines vary by rate plan and are shown with each room. Cancelling before the deadline gives a full refund.