The hotel is within minutes from the jr kusatsu train station which is 20 minutes by train to jr kyoto station it is located in the city of kusatsu in the shiga prefecture in japan in shiga a great place for outdoor enthusiasts guests can visit lake biwa japans largest freshwater lake and enjoy an array of activities such as cycling swimming fishing in rivers boating and bird watching guests can also visit the lake biwa museum and the lotuses at karasuma peninsula the city of nagaha