Spots in Koto / Hikone Area
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Shiga
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- Ishidoji Temple
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4.015 Reviews - Travel / Tourism
- Shiga Pref. Higashioumishi Ishidouchou 860
- A Buddhist temple located in Ishido-cho, Higashiomi City. According to legend, the temple was founded by Prince Shotoku. The three-tier stone pagoda located on the temple’s grounds is believed to have been created in the distant Nara period; the oldest three tier stone pagoda in the country, is has been designated a National Important Cultural Property. The temple holds a Stone Pagoda Festival each year in August.
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世界史の教科書でしか触れたことのないアショカ王を祀っています。久しぶりの参拝です。以前は入り口の取り付け道路がこんなに立派だったかしら、と思いつつ駐車、参道に向かうと石段前に無念にも鎖が、、、前に畑が広がる庫裏と思しき建屋をぐるっと眺めて帰ります。。
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- House of Gokasho Omi Merchant, residence of Fujii Hikoshiro
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4.513 Reviews - Travel / Tourism
- Shiga Pref. Higashioumishi Miyashouchou 681
- A historic building located in Miyasho-cho, Higashiomi City. The building was once the residence of Fujii Hikoshiro, a man who founded Fuji Ito-ten shop and built his fortune in a generation. The building is one of the Omi merchant residences located in the Gokasho Kondo district, which has been designated a National Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings. The building is used as a museum which displays items such as the tools used in Fujii’s business.
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藤井彦四郎邸はほかの見学場所から遠く最後に尋ねたので、閉館20分前でした。かえってそれが良かったのか係りの方がすべて案内していただき見どころを教えていただいたので短時間でしたがよかったです、それぞれの部屋には先進的なところがあり明治に作られた当時から水洗トイレがあり客殿には組み上げ格天井あり網代の扉など数寄屋建築を思わせる豪華さです。洋館は少し痛みがあるようで床がきしんでいましたがちょうどひんなど...
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- Omi Marine Lake Biwa Sightseeing Cruises – Kaizu Osaki Peninsula Cherry Blossom Viewing Cruise
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4.014 Reviews - Travel / Tourism
- Shiga Hikone-shi Matsubaracho 3755
- From a sightseeing cruise boat, take in the cherry trees blooming on the Kaizu Osaki Peninsula, counted as one of the beautiful Eight Views of Lake Biwa and also selected for inclusion in the Japan's Top 100 Cherry Blossom Spots list. Some 800 magnificent Yoshino cherries, spanning everything from 70-year-old trees to saplings representing the next generation, grow along a four-kilometer-long stretch of Lake Biwa's shore, forming a veritable cherry tree tunnel. This cruise makes it possible to fully experience the area's cherry blossoms; onboard a boat, you can enjoy the beauty of the avenue of cherries unaffected by the huge crowds that flock to the site on land, and you can also disembark and walk along a cherry tree arcade for 30 minutes. Advance reservation required.
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竹生島の往復に利用しました。 赤い「直正」丸？に乗船、大河ドラマはあまり見ないので思い入れはありませんが、快適なクルーズで、お天気が良かったので帰りは二階のベンチで、離れて行く竹生島を眺めました。 彦根港には無料駐車場があります。
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- Ishibaji Temple
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4.013 Reviews - Travel / Tourism
- Shiga Pref. Higashioumishi Gokashouishibajichou 823
- A Buddhist temple located in Gokashoishibaji-cho, Higashiomi City. The temple was built in 594 by Prince Shotoku. The temple’s name, which means “Stone Horse Temple,” is derived from a legend according to which Prince Shotoku was led up Mt. Kinugasa by a horse; the prince tied to horse to a pine tree and descended down the mountain, and when he returned, the horse had turned into stone and sunk to the bottom of a pond. Today, the main temple building enshrines a wooden signboard with the temple’s name said to have been inscribed by Prince Shotoku’s own hand, and the pine tree to which Prince Shotoku tied the horse.
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よかった 階段きつかったです。拝観はお金かかるですが、外見るだけ無料です。杖があって、大変助かりました。緑いっぱいです
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- Omi Merchant Museum Nakaji Yujin Museum
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4.013 Reviews - Leisure / Hobbies
- Shiga Pref. Higashioumishi Gokashoutatsutachou 583 Ebisan no Sato Cultural Learning Center
- A museum located in Gokasho Tatsuta-cho, Higashiomi City. The museum makes use of videos, dioramas, and exhibits to introduce the history and culture of the Higashiomi area, said to be the birthplace of the famous Omi merchants; as well as the activities and ways of life of the Omi merchants. The Nakaji Yujin Museum on the second floor exhibits Japanese paintings donated by Yujin Nakaji, a Japanese painter connected to the area.
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近江商人を紹介しています。訪問時はGWだったので鯉のぼりが吊り下げられていました。駐車場も広いので車でも来れます。
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- House of Gokasho Omi Merchant, residence of Nakae Jungoro
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4.012 Reviews - Travel / Tourism
- Shiga Pref. Higashioumishi Gokashoukondouchou 643
- A historic building located in Gokasho Kondo-cho, Higashiomi City. Numerous Omi merchant residences and storehouses still stand in Gokasho Kondo and the area has been designated an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings. Residences such as the Nakae Jungoro Tei, Tonomura Uhei's Mansion, Shigeru Tonomura's Mansion, and Hikoshiro Fujii's Mansion are open to the public, giving visitors the chance to see how Omi’s prosperous merchants once lived.
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ぷらざ三方よし（観光案内所）から最初に訪れたのがこちらのお屋敷です、こちらは三中井百貨店を興した中江家のお屋敷です。雛飾りの最終日と言う事でお屋敷の各部が見にくい状態でしたが梁や柱は非常に太くて頑丈そうな感じが見て取れます。庭園もよくて見るところの多いお屋敷でした。
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- Yumekyobashi Akarikan
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3.58 Reviews - Shopping
- Shiga Hikone-shi Honmachi 2-1-3
- This shop stocks a variety of lamps, candles, incense, and related items sure to help you add soothing moments to your everyday life. The first floor is occupied by a shop selling Japanese candles, a traditional Hikone craft; Western-style candles; incense; and merchandise featuring local mascot character Hikonyan. There's also Shofuku Honpo, a beckoning cat figurine specialty shop; and a workshop area where you can participate in a candle making activity. The second floor is home to the Town Museum, which displays a diverse array of cultural collections connected to and inspired by everyday life in Hikone.
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キャッスルロードの彦根城に近い場所にあるお店です。あかりは灯りで、知らなかったのですが、彦根の伝統工芸である和ろうそくやキャンドル、お香の展示があります。キャンドルは制作もできるようになっているので、記念品にいいと思います。
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- Eizaburo Nishibori Memorial Explorer Museum
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4.55 Reviews - Leisure / Hobbies
- Shiga Pref. Higashioumishi Yokomizochou 419
- A memorial museum located in Yokomizo-cho, Higashiomi City. The museum contains exhibits honoring Japanese explorers, with a focus on Eizaburo Nishibori, an explorer and scientist who served as the captain of Japan Antarctic Research Expedition. The museum also offers science experiments and craft making classes for groups and others (interested parties should contact the museum in advance).
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See an outstanding film on Eizaburo Nishibori and exhibits related to his long career. Also a well curated art exhibit of works from Higashiomi and Shiga prefecture during my visit. Leaves me wanting...
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- Hikonejo Yakatabune sightseeing Japanese boat
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3.56 Reviews - Travel / Tourism
- Shiga Hikone-shi Konkicho
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玄宮園の東口の前に乗船場所があり、通常大人1300円、小人600円ですが、桜まつり期間中は割り増しで、大人1500円、小人700円となり、約45分間のお堀めぐりです。 私どもは時間の関係上、乗船しませんでしたが、当時の船を再現した屋形船での遊覧は、地上からとは一味違った風情を楽しめると思います。 ちなみに、乗船の１ヶ月前から予約可能だそうですし、当日でも先に予約してから、お城めぐりをするのもお勧め...
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- Omi Merchants Local Museum
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4.05 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.
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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。
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- Guzeiji Temple
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3.05 Reviews - Travel / Tourism
- Shiga Pref. Higashioumishi Gokashoukondouchou 615
- A Buddhist temple located in Gokasho Kondo-cho, Higashiomi City. The temple was built in 1290 by Kubo, the leading disciple of the great priest Kakunyo and also the grandson of Nasu no Yoichi, who is famous for allegedly having hit, with a single shot of his bow, a folding fan tauntingly placed on a bobbing ship by the opposing side during the Genpei War. The main temple building, built in 1755, is a designated Important Cultural Property.
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小さなお寺という口コミが有りますが、たぶん隣接している浄栄寺と思いますので勘違いしないで来られると良いと思います。真宗大谷派つまり東本願寺派の寺院です。交流館で町全体のミニチュアが有りますが、その中でもすぐ分かるほど大きなエリアを占めているので、ひょっとしたら五個荘金堂って寺内町が由来なんて個人的に考えてしまいます。本堂は重要文化財に指定されています。
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- Kawachi Wind Cave
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- Shiga Pref. Inukamiguntagachou Kawachi Miyamae
- A limestone cave located in Miyamae Kawachi, Taga Town, Inukami County, Shiga Prefecture. The cave is believed to have been formed some 5.5 million years ago in a karst system in the Unzen Mountains. Visitors are only allowed to go about 200 meters into the cave, but it actually extends 10,020 meters in length, making it the third longest cave in the country. The cave has been designated a Natural Monument by the prefecture.
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- Taga Town Museum
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4.03 Reviews - Leisure / Hobbies
- Shiga Inukami-gun Tagacho Shide 976-2
- 10 minutes from the Hikone Interchange on the Meishin Expressway via National Route 306. This museum is located in Akebono Park Taga and is dedicated to presenting the nature and culture of Taga Town and the surrounding area. The museum's standing exhibition includes the full body skeleton of an Akebono elephant, a variety of elephant which experienced a unique evolution in Japan; the skeleton was discovered in clay in an ancient layer of Lake Biwa dating back 1.8 million years. The museum's exhibits also notably primarily consist of real specimens of creatures which lived amidst the abundant natural beauty of Taga Town, and include various insects, animals, and plants, as well as a 30 thousand-year-old fossil skeleton of a Naumann's elephant. The museum also holds activities and nature watching events.
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町の博物館がこんなに立派だと思わず迷って辿り着きました。あけぼのパーク内にあり、入場料大人200円（町内者は無料）で入れます。当日は小学生の一団が楽しそうに見学してました。アケボノゾウがメインの展示で、琵琶湖の移動の歴史と共に大変勉強になります。裏には公園が広がっておりリフレッシュできます。
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- Hitomi Museum of Art
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3.53 Reviews - Leisure / Hobbies
- Shiga Pref. Higashioumishi Yamakamichou 2083
- An art museum situated along the Happu Highway in Yamakami-cho, Higashiomi City. The museum’s collection consists of works of art gathered by Reizo Zushi, founder of the Hitomi clothing company. The museum’s artworks include ukiyoe by such Hiroshige and woodblock prints by Shiko Munakata, but its collection of pieces by potter Bernard Leach is the largest in Japan and these make up the core of the facility’s standing exhibition.
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通りがかりに入りました。とても面白い展示物を見る事ができます。料金は大人５００円、小中学生は無料でした。
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- Aikyo-no-Mori
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4.52 Reviews - Travel / Tourism
- Shiga Pref. Higashioumishi Wanamichou 1563
- A campground and training center located in Wanami-cho, Higashiomi City. The facility has a training room with fireplace and cooking facilities, bungalows, campground, barbecue ground, and plaza with playground. Classes such as making crafts, brick oven pizzas, ice cream, and butter are held in the facility’s activity hut.
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永源寺ダムを超えてしばらく池田牧場の看板がある所を山手に上がって行くとあるキャンプ場です。木立の中のキャンプ場でバーベキュー広場やバンガロー、遊具も揃っています。少し奥に車で走ると道の駅があるのでそちらで地元食材も買えますし、清流が癒されます。
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- Dynic Astropark Observatory
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4.02 Reviews - Leisure / Hobbies
- Shiga Pref. Inukamiguntagachou Taga 283-1
- An astronomical observatory situated along National Route 306 in Taga, Taga Town, Inukami County, Shiga Prefecture. Japan’s first privately owned and operated astronomical observatory, facilities include a 60 cm main reflecting telescope, a variety of smaller telescopes, and a Schmidt camera. The facility also has displays containing meteorites, celestial globes, and a star map from China dating back to the Southern Song dynasty. The facility also holds regular events such as stargazing meets.
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毎週土曜日に開館されており、隕石や星の話や太陽、金星、一等星を、天体望遠鏡で実際見る事もできました。気がついたら約1時間経過していました。しかも昼間は、無料なので驚きです。
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- Yonbancho Square
- Shopping
- Shiga Pref. Hikoneshi Honmachi 1
- A shopping arcade located in 1 Chome Hon-machi, Hikone City. The Hikone City Shopping Street was once known as the “larder of Hikone” and bustled with customers but began falling into decline in recent years; supporters then renovated the arcade as part of a town planning project to revive the local area. Food shops, restaurants, boutiques, apparel stores, and galleries line the street, which now bears a more modern appearance while still paying homage to the area’s rich Taisho Roman history.
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- Chanpontei Sohonke Hikone Ekimae Main Store
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4.0117 Reviews - Gourmet / Alcohol
- Shiga Hikone-shi Asahimachi 9-6
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Nice simple ramen for the stomach. Pretty decent ramen for the price. Lots of veg and meat! If you are looking for a simple meal, here it is!
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- Sawayama Castle Ruins
- Travel / Tourism
- Shiga Hikone-shi Furusawacho
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