Of Lake Biwa, the largest lake in Japan, a 2.5-km stretch of the shallow lake shore in Kohoku-cho, which attracts a particularly large number of waterfowl, has been developed as a park. The park is equipped with a bird center, observation huts, observation paths, and other facilities. Anyone can easily enjoy bird watching. Visitors can also see a variety of birds, such as the whooper swan, which is a national natural treasure, and the whooper swan, which is the queen of the park.