Ikeda-machi Western-style Residential Street

This area can be reached by taking the Ohmi Railway Bus bound for Chomeiji from JR Omihachiman Station; get off at the Hasshomae stop and walk five minutes. The old-fashioned Western-style residential area is encircled by a 100-meter-long red brick wall. Today, the district consists of three extant structures designed by William Merrell Vories , an English architect who was invited to Japan to teach in the Meiji period. All of the buildings are designed in the American colonial style; one of the buildings, the Waterhouse Residence (Waterhouse Memorial) is made specially open to the public in the spring and fall.

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Ikeda-machi Western-style Residential Street

Address: Shiga Omihachiman-shi Ikedamachi 5 Map
Area: Omihachiman Area
Phone: 0748336061
Closed: open everyday
Fees: Free
Parking Lot: Not available (Please use the Municipal Obata Tourist Parking Lot)
Credit Card: Not available
Smoking: Not available
Wi-Fi: Not available
Note: *Tel will connect you to the Omihachiman Kitaguchi Tourist Information Center.
Estimated stay time: 0-30 minutes
Infant friendly: Available