Memorial Hall Spots in Omihachiman Area

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    Shiga Pref. Oumihachimanshi Jionjichou Moto 11
    A memorial museum located in Moto Jionji-cho, Omihachiman City. The museum operates out of the former home of Merrell Vories Hitotsuyanagi, the founder of the Omi Brotherhood, Ltd. company and first honorary citizen of Omihachiman City. Hitotsuyanagi also contributed greatly to the development of the area through social work and facility construction, including building churches and founding what is now Vories Gakuen and Vories Memorial Hospital. The museum preserves and displays items which belonged to Hitotsuyanagi and contains exhibits on the man.

    建築家ヴォーリスの住んでいた家を記念館にしたもの。電話で予約をして、入ることが出来た。ヴォーリスを紹介するビデオを見て、建物の設計図などを見ることが出来る。キリスト教の宣教のために日本に来た、その精神に触れることが出来る。

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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.

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