【Biwako Hotel】Shiga Prefecture Roses Adorn Lobby in Early Summer: SDGs Initiative Supporting Local Producers through Local Production for Local Consumption of Flowers

Biwako Hotel (Location: Hamamachi, Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture; General Manager: Yoshikazu Maeda) will display beautiful roses from "Sugimoto Rose Garden," a rose producer in Ryuo Town, Shiga Prefecture, from Thursday, May 7, 2026, to Wednesday, June 3, 2026. We will provide a healing time in the lobby adorned with a variety of high-quality roses from Shiga Prefecture.

(Left) 2025 Lobby Flower Arrangement (Right) Sugimoto Rose Garden

This time, we collaborate with "Sugimoto Rose Garden," which has been cultivating high-quality roses since 1971 in Ryuo Town, located in the southeastern part of Lake Country Shiga. The company has explored cultivation methods suitable for Japan's climate, accumulating technology and knowledge to grow high-quality roses. It has received the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Award multiple times at the "Japan Rose Cut Flower Competition" and has a distinguished history of presenting roses to the Imperial Family. For five years, Biwako Hotel has promoted local production for local consumption by utilizing Shiga-prefecture grown flowers for decoration, carrying out SDGs initiatives to support local producers in Shiga. The roses will be decorated by "Chikiriya Garden," a florist with 80 years of history in Kyoto, offering guests a moment to experience the profound charm of early summer roses.

"Shiga Prefecture Roses" Lobby Exhibition Overview

Exhibition Period: Thursday, May 7, 2026 - Wednesday, June 3, 2026

Exhibition Location: Biwako Hotel 2F Main Lobby

"Sugimoto Rose Garden" boasts high-quality and rare varieties, including those presented to the Imperial Family.

Located in Ryuo, Shiga, a region rich in nature and blessed with Lake Biwa, the garden started cultivating roses in 1971. Inheriting the techniques and philosophy established by the founder, they meticulously cultivate "Trinity Roses" with a balanced form of "flower, leaves, and stem." They also hold a license as an official production farm for cut roses of "David Austin Roses," a world-renowned rose breeder, operating as one of only a few licensed farms worldwide.

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Chikiriya Garden

A historic florist established in Kyoto in 1946. With a store also located within Biwako Hotel, they have handled numerous spatial decorations and wedding productions, fusing the keen aesthetic sense cultivated through years of experience with contemporary sensibilities. They are highly regarded for their professional techniques and meticulous decorations filled with love for plants.

About Keihan Group's "BIOSTYLE PROJECT" Proposing Lifestyles that Realize SDGs

Living a healthy, beautiful, high-quality life while contributing to the achievement of SDGs. The Keihan Group promotes and proposes such a circular society-contributing lifestyle as "BIOSTYLE" to its customers. This initiative is not merely born out of regulations or self-restraint but aims to contribute to the realization of a bright circular society where "people and the earth are equally good things that can be incorporated into daily life joyfully and without difficulty." The Keihan Group promotes various activities to achieve this.

▶ The Satoyama Food Culture Project has received BIOSTYLE business certification as an initiative to commercialize the BIOSTYLE concept.

▶ Learn more about "BIOSTYLE PROJECT" here

https://www.keihan.co.jp/corporate/sustainability/biostyle/

Biwako Hotel

[Location] 2-40 Hamamachi, Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture 520-0041

[Access] Approximately 5 minutes walk from Keihan Biwako Hamaotsu Station, approximately 5 minutes by shuttle bus from JR Otsu Station

[Floors] 1st floor to 12th floor above ground (Guest rooms 4th floor to 12th floor / 175 rooms)

[Official URL] https://www.keihanhotels-resorts.co.jp/biwakohotel/

*All photos in the release are for illustrative purposes.

*Some images were provided by "Sugimoto Rose Garden."