Other Historic Site/Building Spots in Shiga Area
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- Kusatsu Inn Headquarters, National Historic Site
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4.055 Reviews - Travel / Tourism
- Shiga Pref. Kusatsushi Kusatsu 1-2-8
- A National Historic Site located in 1 Chome Kusatsu, Kusatsu City. This honjin, or inn for government officials, was located in Kusatsujuku, a post station town which prospered due to its location at the confluence of the major Tokaido and Nakasendo Highways. During its heyday, the inn lodged numerous famous samurai lords. The building contains exhibits on the history of Kusatsujuku, including an account book inscribed with the names of various famous historic figures. Traditional rakugo comedic storytelling performances are held each month in the adjoining Rakuzakan performance hall.
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JR草津駅から徒歩10分ほど。旧中山道と旧東海道が交わる、追分道標のすぐ近くにあります。建物じたいは復元されていますが、江戸時代大名が宿泊したところという、雰囲気は残っています。
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- Hachiman-bori Canal
- Travel / Tourism
- Omihachiman City, Shiga Prefecture
- A canal located in Miyauchi-cho, Omihachiman City. The canal was once used by Toyotomi Hidetsugu, nephew to the great samurai Toyotomi Hideyoshi, to further the movement of goods inland from Lake Biwa and bring prosperity to the town surrounding his home of Hachimanyama Castle. From the 1950s to the 60s, the canal was used for domestic wastewater and became seriously polluted, but thanks to the cleaning and preservation efforts of local residents, the state of the canal is now much improved. Today, the canal is a sightseeing destination renowned for its atmospheric scenery and is frequently used to film period dramas.
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- Former Toju Shoin
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4.03 Reviews - Travel / Tourism
- Shiga Pref. Takashimashi Adogawachoukamiogawa 211
- The ruins of Toju Shoin, a former lecture hall, are located a 15-minute walk from Adogawa Station. It was the site of the home and study of Nakae Toju, one of Japan's earliest followers of the Yangming School of Neo-Confucianism. It has now been rebuilt and is a National Historic Site. In the living quarters, visitors can see displays of Toju's calligraphy, personal effects, and writings, giving them an idea of the course of mastery of ancient learning. Visitors become so absorbed in reading Nakae Toju's writings, that they scarcely notice the passage of time.
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滋賀県高島市安曇川町の国道１６１号線沿い道の駅藤樹の里から南東に少し入った所にある私塾跡。安曇川は近江聖人中江藤樹の生地でありここで書院を開き陽明学を学んだ場所です。知行合一の教えの陽明学は中国王陽明によって興された学問です。隣接して良知館がありガイドや参考資料が販売されています。藤樹の教えを守っているのか周辺は大変綺麗に管理されています。
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- Sawayama Castle Ruins
- Travel / Tourism
- Shiga Hikone-shi Furusawacho
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- Ruins of Shigarakinomiya Palace (Ruins of Kokaji Temple)
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- Shiga Pref. Koukashi Shigarakichoumiyamachi Maki ・ Kise
- The ruins of Shigaraki no Miya are a historic site located a 15-minute walk from Kumoi Station on the Shigaraki Kogen Railway. Visitors approaching the site along one of the paths (90 meters east to west, 100 meters south to north) are surrounded by lush pines and eventually encounter the remains of the main temple structure. Behind it are the remains of the monks' quarters, the sutra library, the bell-tower and the pagoda, and totally more than 300 of the original building stones remain, giving the visitor a sense of the elegance of the long-ago Tempyo period (729-749 AD). It is supposed to be the remains of Kokadera Temple, where Emperor Shomu decreed the building of a large Buddha statue, and the layout of the buildings is reminiscent of Todaiji, where the Great Buddha of Nara is located.
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- Shigaraki-no-Miya Palace Ruins
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- Shiga Pref. Koukashi Shigarakichoumiyamachi
- This site is confirmed to have been the location of the Shigaraki-no-Miya Palace, which was built by Emperor Shomu in the distant mid-Nara period. Over 7,000 artifacts, including pottery and mokkan wooden writing strips, have been excavated at the site. One item that has gained particular attention is a mokkan with two poems from the ancient “Man’yoshu” poetry anthology written on either side. Today, the ruins sleep under rice paddies, and artifacts discovered at the site are displayed in a nearby museum. (Closed weekends. No advance reservation required. Large groups must make contact in advance.)
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- Anegawa Old Battlefield
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- Shiga Pref. Nagahamashi Nomurachou other
- This historical site is located in Nagahama City, Shiga Prefecture. It is known as the site where the armies of Asai and Asakura and the armies of Oda and Tokugawa fought. The surrounding areas have names such as fields of blood and bridges over rivers of blood due to the many casualties and people injured in the battle. There is a memorial at the foot of the Anegawa Nomura Bridge, which is said to have been dyed in the color of the soldiers' blood, as well as signs with explanations about the historical site.
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- Former Site of the Seminario
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- Shiga Pref. Oumihachimanshi Aduchichoushimotoira
- A historic site located in Shimotoira Azuchi-cho, Omihachiman City. The Azuchi Seminario was built in 1580 as Japan’s first Christian seminary by Gnecchi-Soldo Organtino, a missionary of the Society of Jesus, with the help of the powerful samurai lord Oda Nobunaga. The seminary was lost along with Azuchi Castle and today the site is maintained as a park.
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- 48 Stone Buddha Statues at Ukawa
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- Shiga Takashima-shi Ukawa
- A five-minute drive from JR Omi-Takashima Station, and a 15-minute walk from the Ukawa bus stop. This historic site, surrounded by dense grass and forest, is situated on the other side of National Route 161 opposite side of Shirohige Beach on the west bank of Lake Biwa. The 1.6-meter-tall statues depict Amitabha in a sitting position, and all of the statues face east. Today, only 33 of the original 48 remain. It was once believed that the statues were put in place by area samurai lord Rokkaku Yoshikata in 1553, but as of the present time documents have been found describing the statues which date to at least 1436. Visitors can take in the slightly differing aspects of each statue.
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- Anoshuzumi Stone Walls
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- Shiga Otsu-shi Sakamoto
- "A three-minute walk from Sakamoto-hieizanguchi Station on the Keihan Electric Railway, and 10 minutes from JR Hieizan-Sakamoto Station. These stone walls were built using techniques devised by the Anoshu stonemason group which operated out of the town of Ano adjoining Sakamoto, a temple town which grew around the Enryakuji Temple. The walls were created by ""listening to and abiding by"" the stones, and are constructed of natural stones in all shapes and sizes. The walls are veritable works of art. They were praised for their strength by the powerful samurai lord Oda Nobunaga after they withstood the fires of Mt. Hiei during the Warring States period. The same techniques were also famously employed in the construction of the ramparts of Azuchi Castle. Today, these beautiful stone walls can still be seen throughout the area."
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- Kunin Yashiki (Former Okamoto Residence)
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- Shiga Otsu-shi Sakamoto 6-27-10
- "A two-minute walk from Sakamoto-hieizanguchi Station on the Keihan Electric Railway, and 10 minutes from JR Hieizan-Sakamoto Station. This historic site can be reached by walking a short distance east on Prefectural Route 316 from the Otsu City Sakamoto Tourist Information Center. A ""kunin"" was a monk in the Edo period who was permitted to have a surname and wife and bear a sword. This estate is an example of the type such kunin lived in and is extremely rare in that it is largely unchanged from the time it was first built, even the interior. The estate's main building, rice granary, stable, and other structures have been designated Cultural Properties by the city."
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- Sufukuji Temple Ruins
- Travel / Tourism
- Shiga Otsu-shi Shigasato Cho Ko
- A 15-minute drive from the Kyoto-higashi Interchange, and a 20-minute walk from Shigasato Station on the Keihan Electric Railway. This is the site of a Buddhist temple records state Emperor Tenji had built amidst the mountains northwest of the palace in 668, the year after the capital was moved to Otsukyo. Traces of the temple were identified in an excavation conducted in 1928 and the site has gathered attention as a possible clue to the exact location of Otsukyo, which is as yet still unclear. Today, visitors can see a stone monument and foundation stones at the site and imagine what it might have once looked like. Artefacts now designated National Treasures were discovered under the foundation stones of a temple tower at the site.
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- Tennen Zuetei
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- Shiga Otsu-shi Honkatata 2-12-5
- "A five-minute walk from the Suehirocho bus stop. This historic site is just a short distance north along the road from the Biwako Aika Monument south of the west side of the Lake Biwa Bridge. This teahouse is located on the grounds of the National Place of Scenic Beauty-designated Isome-shi Garden, which boasts sprawling 662 square meter grounds. Beautiful scenery comprised of Lake Biwa and mountains can be seen beyond the stunning garden itself. The teahouse is said to have been one of the favorites of Fujimura Yoken, known as the most prominent of the so called ""four kings"" who were the top apprentices of the many of tea master Sen no Sotan. The teahouse has also been designated a Cultural Property by the prefecture. Persons interested in viewing the interior and the materials of the teahouse must make contact in advance."
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- Kohori Kofun Cluster
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- Shiga Nagahama-shi Takatsukicho Nishino
- This cluster of kofun burial mounds follows a ridge overlooking Lake Biwa and beyond low, narrow, and long Mt. Yamamoto facing Shiotsu Bay on the northernmost tip of Lake Biwa. The cluster's name is derived from the former village of Kohori. The cluster is comprised of eight rectangular-shaped burial mounds, 79 en-fun round burial mounds, and 37 flat-topped burial mounds, for a total of around 132 burial sites. The graves are estimated to date from the early to the end of the Kofun period. Distinguished by the fact the mounds follow the natural terrain, were continuously constructed across a long time period, and consist of a variety of differently shaped burial mounds all in one area, they are one of the most-studied and well-known burial clusters in the entire country.
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- Sugaura Lakeshore Village
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- Shiga Nagahama-shi Nishiazaicho Sugaura
- This village is situated on the northeast cove of the Tsuzurao Peninsula jutting out into Lake Biwa. The village's distinctive scenery has been designated a National Important Cultural Landscape. Surrounded by mountains on three sides, the village was once only reachable by waterway, which resulted in the creation of a unique townscape and local culture. Visitors can immerse themselves in the village's history, which stretches all the way back to before the distant Heian period. Highlights include thatched roof gates called the Shisokumon which were once used to conduct inspections of those leaving and entering the village on the east and west sides; Suga Shrine, which was once visited by a literary master who loved the north side of Lake Biwa and which does not allow visitors to wear shoes on its grounds; and a local history museum which preserves and displays historically valuable ancient texts, treasures, and artefacts connected to the history of the village and to the shrine.
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- Ishida Mitsunari Family Memorial Tower
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- Shiga Nagahama-shi Ishidacho 576
- This memorial tower standing next to Hachiman Shrine, also know as Ishida Shrine is dedicated to the Warring States period samurai and military commander Ishida Mitsunari, his family, and his retainers. The remnants of a gorinto five-tier stone tower and hokyoin pagoda dedicated to Ishida which had buried and hidden in the area by villagers to escape persecution by the Tokugawa clan after the Battle of Sekigahara were found here in 1941, and in 1973 this memorial tower was erected. The mound where the gorinto tower and hokyoin pagoda were buried is believed to have been carefully protected by villagers through the generations due to a local legend which said that touching the mound would cause stomach pains. A monument inscribed by Ishida's death poem also stands nearby.
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- Tsuchikura Mine Ato
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- Shiga Nagahama-shi Kinomotocho Kaneihara
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- Kutsuki Jinya Ato
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4.01 Reviews - Travel / Tourism
- Shiga Takashima-shi Kutsuki Nojiri 478
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関ヶ原の戦い後に、徳川幕府から譜代大名の扱いを受けた朽木氏が築いた陣屋と云うよりも城郭並の遺構です。当初は９３０００ｍ2も広さがあったが、本丸以下、二の丸、三の丸、御殿、侍所、道場、馬場、倉庫等、城と同等の設備を備えた陣屋でした。明治維新とか云う幼稚で暴力的な破壊政府によって全てが取り壊され、堀とか塀とか井戸位しか現存していません。古民家風の建物は近年に他から移築したものに過ぎません。全体を史跡公...
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- Sakuraseishiseki Park
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- Shiga Pref. Yasushi Koshinohara 4-1
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- Seta Haijiato
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- Otsu, Shiga Otsu Nogohara 1-chome, 2 -
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