Kawara Museum (かわらミュージアム)
3.5
This museum, located in Taga-cho, Omihachiman City, contains exhibits on Hachiman roof tiles, a local industry which developed with the building of Hachimanyama Castle in 1585 by Toyotomi Hidetsugu. Here visitors can view gold leaf and eave-end roof tiles excavated from the ruins of Hidetsugu’s residence, decorative ridge-end gargoyle roof tiles and tile figures from the Edo period, and gargoyle roof tiles from studios and workshops situated along the Hachiman-bori Canal.
Shiga Omihachiman-shi Tagacho 738-2 (Kusatsu / OmihachimanArea)
9:00-17:00(Latest entry16:30)
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- Hours
- 9:00-17:00(Latest entry16:30)
- Closed
- Monday (The next day for Public holidays), The next day for Public holidays, New Year's Holiday
- Fees
- [Admission fee]
[Adult] 300yen
[Child] 200yen
* There is a group discount for 10 or more people - Parking Lot
- Not available
* Please use the municipal parking lot. - Credit Card
- Not available
- Wi-Fi
- Available(Biwako_Free_Wi-Fi)
Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN
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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.