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Hikone Castle Museum (彦根城博物館)

Name: Hikone Castle Museum
Telephone: 0749226100

4.0

Museum / Science Museum

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A museum located in Konki-cho, Hikone City. The museum is located on the site of Hikone Castle’s front palace and operates out of a recreation of that now destroyed structure. The museum contains some 45,000 pieces of valuable works of art, handicrafts, and ancient documents handed down for generations in the Ii clan, who once ruled ancient Hikone domain; as well as over 91,000 items relating to Hikone.

Shiga Pref. Hikoneshi Konkichou 1-1 (Hikone / NagahamaArea)

0749226100

8:30-17:00(Latest entry16:30)

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Reviewed:2019/12/14 Nice museum displays

The Hikone Castle Museum located halfway between the JR Hakone Station and the Castle. Worth to pay a visit there in order to know more information and view the artifacts about the area in the past...

Reviewed:2019/11/13 Lovely castle

Great castle but sadly no description in other languages. Staff friendly and tried to be helpful.. The museum was very enjoyable and empty of tourists. It has a lovely wooden building showing how...

Reviewed:2019/04/27 Excellent museum

This lovely museum had a rebuilt Edo house to walk around and many artifacts from the past 400 years. Some English to explain each item too which was great. Well worth popping in before visiting the...

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Address: Shiga Pref. Hikoneshi Konkichou 1-1 [map]

Area: Hikone / NagahamaArea

Phone: 0749226100

Hours: 8:30-17:00(Latest entry16:30)
Closed: 12/25-12/31
*Other there may be days when the facility is closed.
Fees: [Admission fee to view]
[General] 500yen
[Small, Junior High School Students] 250yen
*Friday may change depending on the exhibition contents.
Parking Lot: Not available
Credit Card: Not available
Smoking: Not available
Wi-Fi: Available(Biwako Free Wi-Fi)
Note: Temporary suspension:Closed until May 31, 2020 (Information as of May 13, 2020)
* Information may be changed, so please be sure to check the official information.
Estimated stay time: 30-60 minutes
Wheelchair accessible: Available
Infant friendly: Available