Umoreginoya

Historical Monument
A historic building located close to Hikone Castle in Osue-cho, Hikone City. Ii Naosuke, chief minister during the closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate, spent here for 15 years from his teens to his 30s, engaging in study and training in martial arts. Naosuke named the building “Umoreginoya,” which translates to “Buried Tree Hut,” and composed a poem about it, as well: “Even though/I live the cold life/of a hermit/like a tree buried in the earth/I am not yet buried.”

Spot details

Address
Shiga Pref. Hikoneshi Osuechou 1-11 map map Map
Phone
0749235268
Hours
9:00-16:30(Gates shut )
Closed
Monday(Public holidays, The next day in case of substitute public holiday)
[Winter Holiday Period]12/20-Feb.
Fees
[Admission fee]
[Adult]300yen
[High School/University Student]200yen
[Elementary/Junior high school students]100yen
Parking Lot
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Credit Card
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Information Sources:  NAVITIME JAPAN

Review

  • Ii Naosuke’s home
    3.0 Reviewed : 2020.08.11
    It is a small house behind Gokoku Shrine. Since it is not on the principal way to the castle, many tourists may skip it. But it is the place where Ii Naosuke, who decided to end the isolation policy...
  • 井伊直弼が若き不遇時代を過ごした屋敷
    4.0 Reviewed : 2022.08.23
    彦根藩第11代藩主井伊直中の嫡子ではなく14男として生まれたがために、藩主の座には程遠く大名家への養子縁組もまとまらない井伊直弼が、17歳から32歳までの不遇時代を過ごした屋敷跡です。屋敷の名は、輝かしい将来が望めない己の身を、地中に埋没したまま日の目を見ずに生きる樹木「埋もれ木」に喩えて詠んだ和歌に因む直弼自身の命名。彦根城中堀に面する一角に、直弼のような所謂部屋住み用の控え屋敷として創建さ...
  • 井伊直弼の原点
    3.0 Reviewed : 2022.01.29
    井伊直弼が少年時代から藩主を継ぐまで過ごした屋敷です。彦根城からだと佐和口から出て中堀を渡り、いろは松には向かわずに中堀沿いを護国神社の裏手に進んでいったところにあります。屋敷内には入れないようになっており、玄関先や軒先に並べられた展示品を庭から見学するようになっています。展示品は井伊直弼に関する資料や実際に使用していた品々でした。井伊直弼の人物伝から小さい屋敷を想像していましたが、現代人の感覚...

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