Hikone Castle 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.

Spot details

Address: Shiga Pref. Hikoneshi Konkichou 1-1 Map
Area: Koto / Hikone Area
Phone: 0749226100
Hours: 8:30-17:00(Last entry16:30)
Closed: 12/25-12/31 * Others are closed
Fees: [Admission fee] [General] 500yen [Small, Junior high school students] 250yen * Friday may change depending on the contents of the exhibition.
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

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

Review

Excellent museum

Reviewed : 2020.08.16

It is a museum of Hikone Castle. When you buy a combination ticket, you can visit the castle, garden and this museum. I strongly recommend you to buy it and visit this museum. There are interesting...
Nice museum displays

Reviewed : 2019.12.14

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...
Lovely castle

Reviewed : 2019.11.13

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...