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  • Nagahama Castle Historical Museum
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    3.5
    199 Reviews
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    Shiga Pref. Nagahamashi Kouenchou 10-10
    A museum located on the site of the Nagahama Castle Ruins in Koen-cho, Nagahama City. The museum operates out of a restoration of the castle based on how it would have looked in the distant Azuchi-Momoyama period. The museum’s standing exhibition looks at the history of the northern Lake Biwa area and Nagahama; the mighty samurai lord Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who built Nagahama Castle; and other themes relating to Nagahama. The museum also holds special exhibitions on the Nagahama area and historical figures like Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

    This small castle is a short walk from the Nagahama JR station and has a great view out over Lake Biwa. It was one of Hideyoshi Toyotomis first castles and the museum explains some of the history of...

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  • Nagahama Railway Museum
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    4.0
    111 Reviews
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    Shiga Pref. Nagahamashi Kitafunachou 1-41
    A railroad museum located in Kitafuna-cho, Nagahama City. The museum consists of the former Nagahama Station building, constructed in 1882 and the oldest extant station building in Japan; the Nagahama Railway Culture Hall, and the Hokuriku Line Electrification Memorial Hall. Visitors can tour areas of the station building such as the old waiting area and stationmaster’s office as well as view relevant exhibits. In addition, the museum has train models, a D51 steam locomotive which visitors are allowed to sit in the driver’s seat, and an ED70 ac electric locomotive. The museum’s observation deck offers a super close view of the trains running on the Hokuriku Line track.

    The building sits nicely on its site. It is said to be the oldest existing railroad station building in the country. We were here for autumn foliage and the trees in front of the building were at...

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  • Yanmar Museum
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    4.5
    83 Reviews
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    Shiga Nagahama-shi Sanwacho 6-50

    Yanmar is a well-known diesel engine and machines manufacturer Japan-wide and worldwide. It was the first company that invented and commercialised the worlds first smallest diesel engine since the...

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  • Kaiyodo Figure Museum Kurokabe Ryuyukan
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    4.0
    95 Reviews
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    Shiga Pref. Nagahamashi Motohamachou 8-22 Nagahama Art Center
    A museum dedicated to figurines and models situated along the Hokkoku Highway in Motohama-cho, Nagahama City. Kaiyodo is a company known around the world for its figurines, and this museum displays some of the company’s most renowned pieces as well as over 2,000 snack prize figurines, dioramas, and more. The museum also holds workshops on figurine painting and diorama making. Be sure to stop by the museum shop situated on the Nagahama Otemon Shopping Street in Motohama -cho.

    年配の人にはフィギュアの魅力がよく分からないので、若い人で行ったほうが楽しめると思う。ミュージアムには入らなかったが、店内ショップの大量のガチャガチャが面白くて、何回か回しました。

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  • Hikiyama Museum
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    4.0
    48 Reviews
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    Shiga Pref. Nagahamashi Motohamachou 14-8
    It is a museum concerning one of the three largest float festivals in Japan, the “Nagahama Hikiyama Festival” which is registered as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, and is held in April every year in Nagahama City. There are four festival floats in the collection, two of which are exhibited in the museum. These luxurious and gorgeous ornaments with gold engraving, wood carving and lacquer coating are a must see. There are also an exhibition of stage dummies and a “Kid’s Kabuki” (Japanese classical drama) video show, which is performed on one of the stage floats that is a highlight of the festival. There is also a coffee shop at the museum.

    長浜市曳山博物館は、平成12年(2000年)10月1日にオープンしました。本物の曳山が展示されていたり、修理を行う修理ドックや曳山の文化の普及を担っている施設です。見学には約40分かかりました。

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  • "Azai Folklore Museum “Oichi-no-Sato"""
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    4.0
    9 Reviews
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    Shiga Pref. Nagahamashi Oyorichou 528
    A museum located in Oyori-cho, Nagahama City. The museum has a local culture hall which focuses on three generations of the Azai clan during the Warring States period and contains exhibits on the clan in general as well as the three famous Azai sisters. There’s also a facility which contains exhibits on the cultivation of silkworms practiced by the Azai as well as Kusano blacksmithing; and the home of a late Edo period village headman moved to the museum site and restored to give viewers a taste of what life looked like back then.

    湖北地方の歴史を学ぶことができる。戦争はやはりつらいものだと痛感させられる。近くを立ち寄ったら是非訪れてほしい。

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  • Kashiwabara Inn History Museum
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    3.5
    5 Reviews
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    Shiga Pref. Maibarashi Kashiwabara 2101
    A museum located in Kashiwabara, Maibara City. The museum exhibits a variety of documents and period tools to introduce the history of Kashiwabara-juku, a post station town which once stood along the Nakasendo Road, including the results of efforts to decode the “Yorozutomecho,” a 295-year long record of reports submitted to the local government office; and actual official bulletins specifying rules concerning baggage and laborers.

    JRの駅から徒歩7-8分、柏原宿の資料館です。古民家が続く道沿いに有りかつ看板も有るため分かりやすいと思います。大人300円、月曜が休館です。

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  • Higashi Asia Koryu House Amenomori Hoshuan
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    2.0
    1 Reviews
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    Shiga Pref. Nagahamashi Takatsukichouamenomori 1166
    A museum located in Amenomori Takatsuki-cho, Nagahama City. The site of the birth home of mid-Edo period Confucian scholar Amenomori Hoshu, the museum honors and presents the life and achievements of the man through personal possessions and items relating to Korean delegations to Japan.

    雨森芳洲氏は江戸時代の日本と韓国との交流に力を発揮した文化人です。韓国語に堪能だったとのこと。芳洲氏の足跡が年表、地図でまとめてありました。また、芳洲に関係する書籍が多数揃えてありました。ただ、館内で会合を開いているときがあり、そのときは一部の展示が見られません。

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  • Maibara Omi Haniwa Museum
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    Shiga Pref. Maibarashi Goudo 281-1
    A museum adjoining the Maibara City Library in Godo, Maibara City. The museum was opened to exhibit reproductions of the Haniwa clay figures which have been unearthed through archeological excavations in the area. The museum was remodeled in recent years, adding a multipurpose exhibition space. In addition to exhibiting Haniwa, the museum also holds art and photo exhibitions.
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  • Nagahama Municipal Gotoken no Yakata
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    4.0
    2 Reviews
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    Shiga Nagahama-shi Kitanocho 1386

    近江孤篷庵を訪れた時の帰りに寄りました。 小谷山のふもとの隠れ里の雰囲気が残る地区にあり、訪れると館長さん自身が丁寧に解説していただきました。 私が興味を持っている小堀遠州関連の資料もあり、大広間からは気持ちのいい庭園が観れました。

  • Maibara Biwako Land reclamation Museum
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    Shiga Maibara-shi Irie 522-3
  • Tsuzuraozaki Lake Bottom Ruins Museum
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    Shiga Nagahama-shi Kohokucho Onoe 162
  • Nagahama Municipal Kohoku Yacho Center
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    Shiga Nagahama-shi Kohokucho Imanishi
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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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