{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_sfbvadi2lkwciwr76gqq","title":"2-Day Lake Biwa Road Trip: Beautiful Autumn Foliage Spots in Shiga & Kyoto","title_en":null,"outlets":1,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/2-day-lake-biwa-road-trip-beautiful-autumn-foliage-spots-in-shiga-kyoto-sfbvadi2lk","count":1,"items":[{"id":"n_sfbvadi2lkwciwr76gqq","seq":1533621,"kind":"article","title":"2-Day Lake Biwa Road Trip: Beautiful Autumn Foliage Spots in Shiga & Kyoto","url":"https://livejapan.com/en/in-kansai/in-pref-shiga/in-hikone_nagahama/article-a2000949","summary":"Lake Biwa, Japan’s largest lake, covers an area nearly as big as Singapore. Surrounded by mountains, historic temples, lakeside towns, and scenic roads, it is also one of Kansai’s best destinations for an autumn road trip. This 2-day driving itinerary takes you around Lake Biwa and into neighboring Kyoto, stopping at some of the region’s most beautiful fall foliage spots along the way. Expect famous autumn destinations, quieter hidden gems, sweeping lake views, and plenty of…","published":"2026-10-03T12:00:00Z","seen":"2026-10-03T12:52:25Z","lang":"en","country":"JP","source":{"id":"kite-livejapan-com-ee2386","name":"livejapan.com","domain":"livejapan.com"},"via":"kite-livejapan-com-ee2386","topics":["hikone, nagahama,autumn,gardens,landsca…"],"entities":[{"id":"Q200239","name":"Lake Biwa","type":"place"},{"id":"Q2278690","name":"Shiga","type":"place"},{"id":"Q34600","name":"Kyoto","type":"place"}],"image":"https://livejapan.com/public/article/detail/a/20/00/a2000949/img/en/a2000949_thumbnail.jpg","story":"st_sfbvadi2lkwciwr76gqq","category":"lifestyle-leisure","category_p":0.6000000238418579,"category2":"environment","sentiment":"positive","tone":0.4099999964237213,"political":0.009999999776482582}]}