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Experiences Facilities

Hikone-jo Yakatabune

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Japanese castles aren't only gorgeous. They were strategically designed for war.

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Experiences Facilities

Shigaraki Toen Tanuki Mura

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Japan's humongous Shigaraki ware Tanuki（pottery raccoon dog）welcomes you to this complex.

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Parks & Gardens

Genkyuen Garden

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This is a former feudal lord's garden with Hikone Castle in the background, and is designated as a national scenic beauty.

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Tourist Attractions

Sawayama Castle Ruins

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These castle ruins are located on the 232.5m-high Mt. Sawa, north of JR Hikone Station. Ishida Mitsunari became the lord in 1595.

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Shrines & Temples

Taga Taisha Shrine

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This is the first major shrine in Omi Province, which is known throughout Japan as the parent shrine of life, enshrining the deities Izanagi no Oogami and Izanami no Mikoto from the national birth myth.

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Parks & Gardens

First Nagisa Park

A lakeside park on Lake Biwa where Approx. 12,000 rapeseed flowers and sunflowers fill the grounds.

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Museums

Yanagasaki Lakeside Park Biwako Otsukan

A multipurpose cultural facility created by renovating a prestigious hotel built in the Momoyama architectural style.

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Shrines & Temples

Kannonshoji Temple

A temple where a Thousand-Armed Kannon welcomed by the scent of sandalwood awaits you. Japan Heritage, Saigoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage Site, Stamp Temple No. 32.