The Lake Biwa Canal, a waterway of hope connecting Kyoto and Otsu, led the city of Kyoto, which was in danger of decline due to the population decline caused by the de facto transfer of the capital to Tokyo during the Meiji Restoration, to revitalize and make a great leap forward.

The Lake Biwa Canal, which was completed after the most arduous construction work, involving a total of 4 million workers, is still an important urban infrastructure that continues to bring water for life to the city of Kyoto more than 130 years after its completion.

By taking the Lake Biwa Canal Cruise and walking along the Lake Biwa Canal , the Keage Incline, and the Suirokaku, you will feel that this magnificent project, which overcame adversity and hardship and was entrusted with the wish to revitalize Kyoto in the Meiji era, has survived over time and is still alive today.