Where to stay for visiting Sakamoto
One hotel for visiting Sakamoto whose own site we could check, and whose own booking screen names it. Its official address is in Hamamachi, Otsu. Listing is free and the link goes to the hotel.
Listing here is free. No hotel has paid for a place on this page, and we earn nothing from the link below.
The hotel we have checked
Biwako Hotel
- Who it may suit
- Travellers who want a hotel whose own access page connects it to Keihan Biwako-Hamaotsu Station and JR Otsu Station.
- Type
- Hotel, part of Keihan Hotels & Resorts
- Address
- 2-40 Hamamachi, Otsu, Shiga Prefecture
- On this route
- The hotel's own location page gives a footbridge from Keihan Hamaotsu Station and about 5 minutes by free shuttle bus (about 10 minutes on foot) from JR Otsu Station. The hotel's official address is in Hamamachi, Otsu. We have not measured a route between the hotel and the shrine or temple on our Sakamoto pages.
- Booking
- Biwako Hotel official site
The booking links above go to each hotel's own website. We earn nothing from them.
Getting to the area
- JR Hieizan-Sakamoto Station — 20 minutes on foot to Hiyoshi Taisha Shrine
- Keihan Sakamoto Station — 5 minutes on foot to Hiyoshi Taisha Shrine
Times as published by each site. Biwako Otsu Tourism Association — Hiyoshi Taisha Shrine
The half-day walkSee the 7:30 and 9:00 start options before choosing where to staySaikyo-ji TempleBuddhist templeHiyoshi Taisha ShrineShinto shrine
Sources
Information checked: September 9, 2026.