Hikone, Omihachiman Travel Guides

Facing the inner moat on the north side of Hikone Castle, Genkyu-en is a large area of a garden known as a kaiyu-style garden. The castle tower and thick trees form the backdrop of the garden, which also includes Rinchikaku (a small building that juts out into a large pond) and Hoshodai (a small bu...»

The Omote-goden, which was the government office of the Hikone domain, has been reconstructed as a history museum. The exhibits include about 45,000 arts, crafts, and historical materials such as armor, swords, Noh tools, tea ceremony utensils, furnishings, and old documents of the Ii family. The O...»

The street begins at Kyobashi Bridge, which spans the moat of Hikone Castle, and is lined with machiya-style buildings with distinctive white walls, smoked roof tiles, and black lattices, reminiscent of castle towns in the Edo period. Many stores selling unique local products line the streets, incl...»

A shopping district that recreates the streets of the Taisho era, Yonbancho Square is a place where visitors can enjoy dining and shopping in a townscape filled with the romanticism of the Taisho era. With modern-looking buildings, gas lamps in the square, and monuments, this town offers a new and ...»

This is the flagship store of the long-established Japanese confectionery store "Taneya" and the western confectionery store "Club Harrier" which is famous for its baumkuchen. The vast grounds of approximately 35,000 tsubo (approximately 1.5 acres), surrounded by beautiful natural surroundings and ...»

Located in Moriyama, Omi, on the shore of Lake Biwa, surrounded by beautiful nature with views of Mount Hiei and Mount Hira, the museum has a modern and cool atmosphere where nature and architecture are in harmony. The beautifully landscaped museum features works by three of Japan's leading art mas...»

This is a fascinating sightseeing experience that can be enjoyed in Omi Hachiman City near Lake Biwa. The city is known as the birthplace of the Omi merchants. The Suigo Tour offers visitors the opportunity to tour the beautiful waterfront surrounded by nature on a houseboat. You can choose from a ...»

Azuchi Castle was ordered by Oda Nobunaga in 1576 (Tensho 4) and took about three years to complete. Today, only the stone walls remain, and it is designated as a Special Historic Site. Located at the top of Mt. Azuchi, about 200 meters above sea level, the stonewalls and foundation stones still re...»

The museum is the central facility of the historical park "Omi-fudoki-no-oka" that includes the ruins of Azuchi Castle. Visitors can enjoy learning about history with exhibits focusing on the Yayoi Period, the Kofun Period, the construction of medieval castles, and Oda Nobunaga. Visitors to the his...»

The museum exhibits a full-size reconstruction of the original castle keep (parts of the 5th and 6th floors) of the phantom Azuchi Castle. The elegant Azuchi Castle has been faithfully restored with gold and blue barrier paintings by Eitoku Kano, gorgeous exterior walls with 100,000 pieces of gold l...»

Since ancient times, Tachiki Shrine has been located facing Kusatsu-juku on the Tokaido Highway, and is widely worshipped as a god of traffic safety and protection from bad luck, with a history of over 1,200 years. Within the shrine grounds stands the oldest stone Oiwake-guji (guidepost) in the pre...»

The Lake Biwa Museum is a museum where visitors can see, touch, and experience the history of Lake Biwa over millions of years and the relationship between the lake and people, under the theme of "Lakes and People. It also has one of the largest freshwater fish exhibits in Japan. The Aquatic Animal...»

“Honmoroko (willow gudgeon)”, family of carp, is a kind of fish that is of approximately 10cm length and live in the Biwako Lake area. In spring they create groups to lay eggs along the shore of the lake, which attracted many fishermen along the bank of the lake. Recently the number of the fish has ...»