【Otsu, Shiga】Lake Biwa Beginner SUP (Stand Up Paddleboard) Tour
Find your balance and glide over Lake Biwa! Even falling is fun!
Flow of experience
- Check in
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Please check in at the O’PAL front desk at least twenty minutes before your start time. Please change into clothes that can get wet in the locker room.
- Instruction
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Your instructor will explain how to paddle/maneuver your SUP board.
- Depart onto Lake Biwa!
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Jump off the board into the water, lie back and relax, or try out yoga poses! There are many ways to enjoy your SUP board!
- Return to shore
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Use of the locker rooms and showers are included in your fee.
Experience content
Experience Stand Up Paddleboarding on Lake Biwa: Perfect for Beginners!
Glide across the serene waters of Lake Biwa on our beginner-friendly SUP (Stand Up Paddle) boards. Soak up the sunlight, listen to the gentle waves, feel the refreshing breeze, and spot local wildlife in their natural habitat.
Start your adventure in a kneeling position to find your balance. Our expert instructors will guide you on how to paddle and provide tips to help you stand confidently.
Once you’re comfortable standing, you can try yoga poses, relax by lying down, or even take a refreshing dip with flips into the lake! This unique experience on Japan’s largest lake is one you’ll never forget.
Plan Features
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■Our facility includes locker and shower rooms for both men and women.
The women's locker room includes a vanity that guests are free to use after an activity. -
■Swimming Pool
Guests may use pool freely before or after your lake activity reservation. (Summer season only) -
■Guests are welcome to eat inside our facility restaurant Ensoleiller or reserve a special lunch box or BBQ set.
*Please call and make a reservation in advance.
O'PAL TEL: 077-579-7111
Ensoleiller TEL: 077-579-7112 -
■Free Parking!
Plan Details
- Plan name
- Beginner’s SUP (Stand Up Paddleboard) on Lake Biwa!
- Availability
- Sat. March 22nd - Sun. November 30th, 2025
- Minimum participants
- 2 or more participants
- Requirements
- Participants must be 10 years or older.
- Cost
- 2 or more participants
Standard price:￥5,720 / person (tax included)
Golden Week/Pool season price: ￥6,270 (tax included)
- Included in cost
- Use of locker & shower room, parking fee, etc.
- Time
- 1 hour tour
- Time slots
- Please check in at the front desk 20 minutes before your start time.
- What to expect
- Reservations available at following start times:
①10:00
②11:30
③13:30
④15:00
- What to bring
- Towel, sandals, hat, water/tea, change of clothes, bath towel, sun protection
- Clothing
- Clothes that can get wet(outer and under). We recommend quick-dry clothing.
- Cancellation policy
- Day of: 100%
Day prior: 50%
*In the case of cancellations due to severe weather, typhoons, etc., cancellation fees do not apply.
**If a reservation is postponed/date is changed, no cancellation fees apply.
- Inquiries
- O'PAL TEL: 077-579-7111
Email: biwako@o-pal.com (English also OK)
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Access
- Address
- O'PAL OPTEX Co., Ltd.
5-265-1 Ogoto, Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture, Japan
〒520-0101
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- Access
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- ■By car
- 15 min. via Meishin Kyoto Higashi IC; 5 min. via Kosei Bypass Ogi Ogoto IC.
- ■By train
- 20 min. via JR Kosei Line from JR Kyoto Station (get off at Ogoto Onsen Station).
Approx. 12 min walk from station.
*Please use a local train. Rapid Express trains do not stop at Ogoto Onsen Station.
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