Reference/Local/Exhibition/Literature Museum Spots in Shiga Area

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History / Culture / Tour

Odani Castle Sengoku Historical Museum

3.5

19 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Shiga Pref. Nagahamashi Odanigujouchou 139

A museum located at the site of the Odani Castle Ruins, a National Historic Site, in Ibe Kohoku-cho, Nagahama City. The museum contains exhibits on the Azai clan, who ruled Omi during the Warring States period, as well as their castle, Odani Castle. The museum’s two exhibition rooms, dedicated to three generations of the Azai clan and Odani Castle, respectively, exhibit artefacts excavated from the site of the castle, portraits of relevant individuals, and materials on the structure of Odani Castle.

日本百名城の一つである小谷城を訪問した際、夕方でお城に向かうのは時間が無かった為、こちらの資料館に足を運びました。小谷城が背後に控えている場所にあります。小谷城とその主だった浅井氏の歴史を丁寧に説明しているので、歴史好きの方にはオススメします。次回は、小谷城を歩いて廻った後、訪問してみたいと思います。
Kusatsu Inn Highroads Community Square

3.5

23 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Shiga Pref. Kusatsushi Kusatsu 3-10-4

A museum located in 3 Chome Minamikusatsu, Kusatsu City. The museum contains exhibits covering the history of Kusatsujuku, a post station town which prospered due to its location at the confluence of the major Tokaido and Nakasendo Highways. The museum’s collection includes ukiyoe woodblock prints, ancient documents, and commemorative Japan National Railway tickets from the late 1950s to the early 1980s.

草津にきたので、本陣と交流館を訪問しましたが、どちらも月曜日は休館でした。旧東海道ぞいにあり、建物前には、石の道標があります。
Omihachiman City Museum (History and Folklore Museum/Local History Museum)

3.5

20 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Shiga Omihachiman-shi Shinmachi 2-22

A museum located in 2 Chome Shin-machi, Omihachiman City. The museum operates out of a restored Japanese home built in the late Edo period and recreates what the home of an Omihachiman merchant looked like at that time. The museum is open to the public together with the Local History Museum located on the site of a residence which once belonged to an Omi merchant; and the Former Nishikawa Residence, a designated Important Cultural Property.

市営駐車場の近くでした。入場券は先に旧伴家住宅で共通のものを購入しました。郷土資料館と歴史民俗資料館が別の建屋の展示になっていました。漁業の歴史というと海に面した町でしか見たことがなかったので湖の漁業の歴史展示は興味深く拝見しました。ここでも近江商人の生活展示がありました。
Keisokuji Temple Koko-kaku & Yoshiro-kaku

4.0

17 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Shiga Pref. Nagahamashi Kinomotochoufuruhashi 1107

Two treasure houses located in Furuhashi Kinomoto-cho, Nagahama City. The Koko-kaku was built as Shiga Prefecture’s first treasure house for cultural properties in 1963 to store items such as the Keisokuji Temple’s eleven headed figure of the Bhaisajyaguru and the treasures of other temples on Mt. Kodakami-yama. The Yoshiro-kaku was built in 1989 to store items such as the Yoshiro Yamatoiwa-ji Temple’s standing figure of Bhaisajyaguru. Together, the two facilities store and display a large number of cultural properties.

あの有名な最澄が雪に残る鳥の足に導かれ埋もれていた観音様（その昔、近江の国の鬼門にあたる己高山に祀られたが、朽ちて仏頭だけになっていたのを修補）。いいお顔をしていました。
Samegaijuku Shiryokan Museum

3.5

19 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Shiga Pref. Maibarashi Samegai 592 Former Post Office

"This archive of history is located in Samegai, Maibara City. It makes use of the Western-style ""Samegai Post Office"" and the ""Ex-Samegai Inn Toiyaba (postinn station)"" built in the Taisho period and designated as Cultural Property. On display are materials such as old documents related to Samegai-juku (inn), which was prosperous as a post town of Nakasendo. You can use the location as a place to rest, as well."

ヴォーリス作の名建築の一つです。元は醒井郵便局です。見た目は鉄筋みたいだが、実は木造２階建の擬洋風建築です。現在は資料館となっている。入館は２００円、９時から５時まで。毎月曜日は休館。古い建物が続く旧醒井宿の家並でひと際、異彩を放っている素晴らしい外観の建物でした。
Takatsuki Kannon-no-sato Historical Folk Museum

3.5

17 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Shiga Pref. Nagahamashi Takatsukichoudouganji 229

A museum located in Doganji Takatsuki--cho, Nagahama City. Takatsuki is known as the “Kannon-no-sato” or “Village of Kannon,” and the museum contains exhibits on the history and folk customs of the area as well as the Kannon faith. The museum also introduces local eminent figures such as mid-Edo period Confucian scholar Hoshu Amenomori.

展示品は 1階と2階に分かれ 1階：仏像、神像（旧高月町内からの寄託された像、小さな像ですが 7月19日訪問時平安時代の像が数多くありヒックリでした）、2階：湖北の歴史と民俗となっています。この為これらに関心を持っておられないと入館されてもつまらないかも知れません。一方で仏像鑑賞に関心を持っておられると 300円で平安時代の仏像に会え価値ありです。又湖北の仏像鑑賞に関心を...
Traditional Crafts Center of Shiga

3.0

20 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Shiga Koka-shi Shigarakicho Nagano 1203

こちらで 2019年12月21日から NHKの連続テレヒ小説[スカーレット]展が開催されるも急遽一旦休館となり 2020年7月10日から[テレヒトラマの世界・スカーレットの舞台甲賀市信楽]と名前を少し変えリニューアル・オープンしています。入館すると左手に[ショーシ富士川（俳優：西川貴教）]の作品；半分だけ神（添付写真参照）が迎えてくれます。内部に[かわはら工房]や[穴窯]のセ...
Hotaru no Mori Shiryokan

4.0

12 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Shiga Moriyama-shi Miyakecho 10 Citizen Undokoen

A two-minute walk from the Shiminhoru-mae bus stop, and a 15-minute drive from the Ritto Interchange. This museum is situated on the grounds of Moriyama Citizen Sports Park and introduces the history of Genji fireflies in Moriyama City. The museum also has an artificial breeding room where firefly larvae are raised in a large tank, and a river outside where visitors can take their time and watch fireflies. Genji fireflies can be seen in the area from mid-May to the middle of June. During firefly season, the museum is also open at night.

ホタルについては、飛んでいるのは知っているし見たこともありますが、その生態などをきっちり勉強したことはありませんでした。ホタルを通して守山市の魅力も再発見できました。
Omihino Merchant Museum

4.0

11 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Shiga Pref. Gamougunhinochou Okubo 1011

A museum located in Okubo, Hino Town, Gamo County, Shiga Prefecture. The museum operates out of a residence which once belonged to Omi Hino merchant Yamanaka Hyoemon. Its standing exhibit presents the history of the Omi Hino merchants from the Edo period to the pre-war period. The museum also holds several special exhibits throughout the year.

日野町中心部の裏道に立地している。入館料300円。日野商人であった山中兵右衛門の邸宅。1936年築ということなので、それほど古い建物ではない。館内には日野商人が使用していた道具などが展示されているとのことだが、休館日だったので中に入ることはできなかった。
Kunitomo Gun Museum

4.0

9 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Shiga Nagahama-shi Kunitomocho 534

A museum located in Kunitomo-cho, Nagahama City. The museum contains exhibits on the history of Kunitomo, an area which flourished as a center for “teppo” gun production from shortly after their introduction to Japan during the Warring States period through to the Edo period. Visitors can see exhibits on the Kunitomo teppo gun production process and a recreation of what a Kunitomo blacksmith’s workshop looked like, as well as real matchlock teppo guns. The museum also has exhibits on engineers and cultured persons born in Kunitomo such as Kunitomo Ikkansai, who conducted astronomical observations using his own home-built reflecting telescope; and tea ceremony master Tsuji Sohan.

一度は行ってみたいところでした。駅前からバスに乗って資料館へ。朝一番という事で１時間余楽しみました。展示資料はそれほど多くはありませんでしたが、鉄砲の里という事で、そこここに立つ道標にも歴史を感じました。資料館の館長さんも気さくな方でお話を伺い、グッツも沢山仕入れました。
Biwako Shuko no Uta Shiryokan

3.5

10 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Shiga Pref. Takashimashi Imaduchounakanuma 1-5-7

A museum located in 1 Chome Nakanuma Imazu-cho, Takashima City. The museum contains exhibits on the “Biwako Shuko no Uta” (“The Lake Biwa Circumnavigation Song”), which was created in the Taisho period when students in the Aquatic Department at the Third Higher School (now Kyoto University) came to circumnavigate Lake Biwa and stayed in Imazu. The museum introduces the creators of the song and also has a corner where visitors can listen to various singers performing the song.

令和２年から今津東コミュニティセンター内に移りました。小口太郎が京都大学ボート部時代に歌を発表、吉田千秋が曲を作りました。この曲は多くの歌手により歌われましたが、加藤登紀子氏による歌は大ヒットとなりました。無料で入れます。
Site of the Ishida Residence (Ishida Kaikan)

3.5

7 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Shiga Nagahama-shi Ishidacho 576

"This museum is located 10 minutes from the Nagahama Interchange on the Hokuriku Expressway. The place where the museum stands is believed to be the site of the residence where Warring States period samurai and military commander Ishida Mitsunari was born. The museum displays ancient texts, armor, and picture scroll panels connected to or concerning Ishida, and visitors can also see a photograph of Ishida's skull unearthed at the Sangenin Temple on the grounds of Kyoto's Daitokuji Temple. In addition, a bronze statue on the grounds which may be freely viewed was created based on this skull. A stone monument on the grounds is inscribed with characters which read ""The birthplace of Ishida Jibusho"" (his official court title). As the museum is not always open, prospective visitors should call in advance to confirm museum hours."

友人が御朱印を集めているので行きました。会館内は地区の方々が開いているようでした。三成はともかく西軍の総大将となり西軍に側の武将の小さい看板などがありました。それから、石田一族の墓や神社もあります。石田三成ファンだったらおススメします。この会館は平日に行くと半日で終わる時もあるので、ちょっと気を付けたいです。
Omi Merchants Local Museum

4.0

5 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Shiga Pref. Higashioumishi Kotakarichou 473

A museum situated along Sukoyaka-dori Avenue in Kotakari-cho, Higashiomi City. The museum consists of the former home of Omi merchant Kobayashi Gin’emon, who built his fortune through textiles wholesaling and finance, now open to the public, and contains items such as trade tools and daily lifestyle implements which hint at the business and lifestyles of Omi’s famous merchants.

近江商人の歴史を学べる資料館です。実は近江商人がこんなに近代日本で活躍していたとは全く知りませんでした。発見がいっぱいありました。
Mt. Ibuki Museum

4.0

3 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Shiga Pref. Maibarashi Suijou 77

A museum located in Suijo, Maibara City. Dedicated to the Mt. Ibuki region and the nature and culture found at the foot of the mountain, the museum’s exhibits include natural objects like fossils excavated on the mountain, and tools used for daily life and producing goods used by the people living around Mt. Ibuki.

彦根市方面から伊吹山に向かったが、ドライブウェイではなく登山口に向かうには長浜のほうが近いようだった。ちょっと分かりにくい場所にある。できれば薬草園を見たかったが、薬草をどう加工してみ利用するかが地域の生活であったので、季節ごとの薬草の花畑などの遊びは、山に登りながら勝手に楽しめとのことらしい。まことにその通りである。いろんな専門家が関わっておられるらしく、問えばいろいろ応えてくれるであろ...
Azuchijokaku Museum

Travel / Tourism

Shiga Pref. Oumihachimanshi Aduchichoukonaka 700

A museum standing in front of Azuchi Station in Konaka Azuchi-cho, Omihachiman City. The museum contains exhibits on Azuchi such as a 1/20th scale model of Azuchi Castle, folding screen-style clay murals depicting Azuchi Castle and the surrounding town as it looked during its ancient heyday. Visitors can also taste “Roman coffee” prepared in the same way as the coffee Roman missionaries presented to the mighty samurai lord Oda Nobunaga.
Kita-Omi Museum of Maruko-bune

Travel / Tourism

Shiga Pref. Nagahamashi Nishiazaichououra 582

A museum situated along Prefectural Route 557 in Oura Nishiazai-cho, Nagahama City. The museum displays one of only two extant “Maruko-bune,” unique boats which were once used as an important means of transporting goods on Lake Biwa. The museum also has tools used to make the boats, a diorama depicting what Oura Port looked like in the Meiji period, and ancient documents connected to the history of transportation on Lake Biwa.
Reisuiji Temple Tainai Buddha Museum

Travel / Tourism

Shiga Pref. Nagahamashi Takatsukichoune

A museum located in Une Takatsuki-cho, Nagahama City. The self-described “tiniest museum in the world,” the museum’s exhibition space is just 9.93 square meters in size and contains informational panels on the Reisui Temple’s principal object of worship, a seated, 11 headed Kanzeon Bodhisattva created in the Edo period as a “sheath Buddha” statue to encapsulate a smaller “tainai (‘interior’) Buddha” statue which escaped being destroyed by fire during the Battle of Shizugatake.
Takashima Museum of History and Folklore

Travel / Tourism

Shiga Takashima-shi Kamo 2239

A two-minute walk from the Shukugamo bus stop, and 10 minutes from JR Adogawa Station. This museum is located 150 meters south of the Kamo Inariyama Tomb. Exhibits include reconstructions of burial accessories exhumed from the tomb and an actual size model of an iegata sekkan house-shaped stone coffin. In addition, the museum's collection includes a large number of items connected to the history of the area such as everyday folk articles and old texts dating to the time from when Takashima converted from being a town to a city and beyond. One of the highlights of the museum's exhibits is a mokkan wooden writing tablet believed to have been written on in 873.
Okuibuki Furusato Denshokan

Travel / Tourism

Shiga Maibara-shi Kozuhara 897

This museum operates out of a remodeled early Edo period farmhouse and is dedicated to conveying to future generations the unique history and folk customs of the Okuibuki area. The museum preserves and displays hemp fabric and other traditional regional crafts. The museum building was one of only a few to escape a large fire which occurred in the area in 1836 and has been designated a National Tangible Cultural Property. The living room area is long and narrow and records state noh plays were once performed here.
Biwakomizutori Shicchi Ctr

4.0

22 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Shiga Pref. Nagahamashi Kohokuchouimanishi

Too far away from the coastline. Unable to have a close view of the ducks. Only a few coots and ducks were seen. Looked dead everywhere. Not worth driving the kilometers.

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Shiga Areas

Visitors to Shiga prefecture are almost always hopping east across the prefectural border from Kyoto, and they are almost certainly Lake Biwa-bound. Covering an area of 670 square kilometers, Lake Biwa makes up the bulk of Shiga prefecture, with beautiful lakeside paths that offer myriad walking and cycling opportunities, connecting a string of museums, shrines, and picturesque views that finally lead you to Hikone Castle on the eastern side of the lake.