Historical Monument Spots in Shiga Area
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- Kurokabe Square
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- Shiga Pref. Nagahamashi Motohamachou 12-38
- Long known by the nickname “the Kurokabe Bank (Black Wall Bank),” this remodeled former bank building houses the Kurokabe Glass Shop as well as a gallery and restaurant, and has come to be known as the largest space exhibiting glass crafts in western Japan. In addition to glass and porcelain, visitors can also enjoy trying their hand at making a diorama in the popular Kaiyodo Figure Museum.
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Went there mainly to visit Kaiyodo Museum but we found lots of good food! Try the sweet potato sweets, theyre worth it!
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- Biwako Otsu
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4.065 Reviews - Travel / Tourism
- Shiga Otsu-shi Yanagasaki 5-35
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Beautiful old building with English gardens around and good view on Lake Biwa, especially from the restaurant. They have a nice souvenir shop with all kinds of rose products and others.
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- Keiunkan
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4.035 Reviews - Travel / Tourism
- Shiga Pref. Nagahamashi Minatochou 2-5
- A historic building located in Minato-cho, Nagahama City. The building was built with funds provided by local businessman Asami Matazo to accommodate Emperor Meiji when he stopped by Nagahama while returning to Tokyo after visiting Kyoto in 1886. The building is a nationally designated Historic Site and Place of Scenic Beauty.
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京阪神の新快速電車内では、新春を迎えると長浜盆梅展のお知らせが目に付きます。盆梅とは盆栽の梅が咲くものです。その盆梅展が開かれるのが慶雲館で、庭が立派です。
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- Umoreginoya
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3.535 Reviews - Travel / Tourism
- Shiga Pref. Hikoneshi Osuechou 1-11
- 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.”
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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...
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- Former Ban Family Residence (Hachiman Kyoiku Kaikan Public Interest Foundation)
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4.022 Reviews - Travel / Tourism
- Shiga Omihachiman-shi Shinmachi 3-15
- A historic building located in Shin-machi, Omihachiman City. The residence was built by Ban Shoemon the seventh, a Hachiman merchant active during the Edo period. In the Meiji period, the residence was given to the local government, after which it was used as a school, town hall, and library.
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市営駐車場近くで最初に目に付く旧家でした。他の旧家、資料館とのセットの入場券がありましたのでここで購入しました。元々は近江商人の家で商売は中断したようですが、その後は学校として使われた一般家屋としてはかなりの大きさです。五月人形、武者人形の展示がおこなわれていました。はいってすぐの高い天井が印象に残りました。スタッフから解説も受けることができました。
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- House of Gokasho Omi Merchant, residence of Tonomura Shigeru
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4.018 Reviews - Travel / Tourism
- Shiga Pref. Higashioumishi Gokashoukondouchou 631
- A historic building located in Gokasho Kondo-cho, Higashiomi City. This grandiose residence was the birth home of Shigeru Tonomura, a renowned author and the nephew of fourth generation Omi merchant Tonomura Uhei. The residence was built as a branch home for the Tonomura family. Today, the residence’ storehouse is used as the Tonomura Shigeru Bungakukan literature museum, which contains exhibits on the author.
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このお屋敷は作家「外村繫」の生家で文学館も兼ねています。文学資料は蔵に展示されていて詳しく見ごたえが有ります。昭和14年に池谷賞・昭和31年には野間文芸賞をはじめ数々の賞を取った有名な作家です。興味のある方には必見です。
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- House of Gokasho Omi Merchant, residence of Fujii Hikoshiro
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4.513 Reviews - Travel / Tourism
- Shiga Pref. Higashioumishi Miyashouchou 681
- A historic building located in Miyasho-cho, Higashiomi City. The building was once the residence of Fujii Hikoshiro, a man who founded Fuji Ito-ten shop and built his fortune in a generation. The building is one of the Omi merchant residences located in the Gokasho Kondo district, which has been designated a National Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings. The building is used as a museum which displays items such as the tools used in Fujii’s business.
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藤井彦四郎邸はほかの見学場所から遠く最後に尋ねたので、閉館20分前でした。かえってそれが良かったのか係りの方がすべて案内していただき見どころを教えていただいたので短時間でしたがよかったです、それぞれの部屋には先進的なところがあり明治に作られた当時から水洗トイレがあり客殿には組み上げ格天井あり網代の扉など数寄屋建築を思わせる豪華さです。洋館は少し痛みがあるようで床がきしんでいましたがちょうどひんなど...
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- House of Gokasho Omi Merchant, residence of Nakae Jungoro
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4.012 Reviews - Travel / Tourism
- Shiga Pref. Higashioumishi Gokashoukondouchou 643
- A historic building located in Gokasho Kondo-cho, Higashiomi City. Numerous Omi merchant residences and storehouses still stand in Gokasho Kondo and the area has been designated an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings. Residences such as the Nakae Jungoro Tei, Tonomura Uhei's Mansion, Shigeru Tonomura's Mansion, and Hikoshiro Fujii's Mansion are open to the public, giving visitors the chance to see how Omi’s prosperous merchants once lived.
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ぷらざ三方よし（観光案内所）から最初に訪れたのがこちらのお屋敷です、こちらは三中井百貨店を興した中江家のお屋敷です。雛飾りの最終日と言う事でお屋敷の各部が見にくい状態でしたが梁や柱は非常に太くて頑丈そうな感じが見て取れます。庭園もよくて見るところの多いお屋敷でした。
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- Former Iba Family House
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4.011 Reviews - Travel / Tourism
- Shiga Omihachiman-shi Azuchicho Konaka 191
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市の歴史的文化財でおしゃれな建物です。内部にはシャンデリアもあれば襖もある、和洋が一体となった美しい館です。
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- Ninigi Shrine Taho Pagoda
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4.53 Reviews - Travel / Tourism
- Shiga Takashima-shi Kutsuki Miya-mae Bo 289
- A 15-minute walk from the Kutsukiyakuba-mae bus stop. This pagoda is located close to the Miyamaebo (Ue) bus stop and is believed to have been the inner sanctuary of Ninigi Shrine, a Shinto shrine dedicated to Ninigi-no-Mikoto; or to have belonged to the Kutsuki Jinguji shrine and temple complex adjoining Ninigi Shrine to the east. It is believed the pagoda was originally built in 859 and rebuilt in 1842. The wooden pagoda consists of two tiers and has an appearance which invokes a sense of stability. The pagoda enshrines 23 wooden statues of Bhaisajyaguru and a statue of Gautama Buddha created in the distant Kamakura period. During the shrine's regular festival, held on May 10th every year, the god to which the shrine is dedicated is ritually transferred to a portable shrine and paraded around in a well-known event.
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この漢字でににぎと読むらしい。多宝塔は邇々杵神社の「奥の院」とも云われていて、地元の信仰はかなり厚いものがあると聞いています。多宝塔内には木造釈迦如来像とか、２３体もの薬師如来像が安置されています。創建は朽木神宮寺ど同時期で８５９年と云われているので１１５０年を超える縁起を誇る神社です。衰退したが、１８４２年には再建されて朽木地区としても貴重な文化遺産に位置付けられています。自家用車でしたが、駐車...
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- Oiwake Dohyo
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- Shiga Pref. Kusatsushi Kusatsu 1
- An ancient guidepost located in 1 Chome Kusatsu, Kusatsu City. The guidepost was one of many erected to guide travelers on the Tokaido and Nakasendo Highways in the Edo period. The guidepost is inscribed with characters which read “Right Tokaido Isemichi” and “Left Nakasendo Minoji.”
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- Wachusan Pharmacy
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- Shiga Pref. Rittoushi Rokujizou 402
- A historic building located in Rokujizo, Ritto City. The grand structure was once the residence of a family of merchants who sold “Wachusan,” a medicine for travelers for treating stomach aches and other ills. It was also used as a rest stop for samurai lords passing through the area. The garden on the grounds is a designated National Place of Scenic Beauty. Aside from special days when opened to the general public, an advance reservation is required to tour the garden and building.
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- Former Nishikawa Residence
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- Shiga Pref. Oumihachimanshi Shinmachi 2
- A historic building located in 2 Chome Shin-machi, Omihachiman City. The building was constructed in 1706 as a residence for Nishikawa Riemon III, a wealthy merchant who built his fortune through the trading of mosquito nets and tatami mat facings under the Omojiya trade name. Today, the building operates as one of the facilities of the Omihachiman City Museum.
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- Shiozu Highway Joyato
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- Shiga Pref. Nagahamashi Nishiazaichoushiotsuhama
- A historic structure situated along the Shiozu Highway in Shiozuhama Nishiazai-cho, Nagahama City. Joyato were stone lanterns kept lit throughout the night for travelers; this particular example was erected in 1834. Inscribed with phrases such as “prosperous sea routes” and “bountiful grain harvests,” the lantern is a symbol of the past prosperity of Shiozu, which was once a key port for water transportation on Lake Biwa alongside Otsu.
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- Former Hachiman Post Office
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- Shiga Pref. Oumihachimanshi Suwaichou Naka 8
- A historic building located in Naka Suwai-cho, Omihachiman City. The building was erected in 1921 by Merrell Vories Hitotsuyanagi, a man who built many facilities and engaged in much social work primarily in the Omihachiman area. Today, the building is maintained by a local nonprofit organization and is open to the public.
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- Ikeda-machi Western-style Residential Street
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- Shiga Omihachiman-shi Ikedamachi 5
- 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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- Ishibe Shukuba no Sato
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- Shiga Konan-shi Ameyama 2-1-1
- "An eight-minute drive from Ishibe Station on the JR Kusatsu Line. This mini ""theme park,"" located in Ameyama Cultural Sports Park, recreates the Edo period post station town of Ishibe, which bustled as one of the famous 53 stations of the Tokaido Highway. Past the checkpoint barrier at the entrance, you'll find a stone-paved townscape lined with late Edo period farming and merchant homes, an inn, and a teahouse. Each has been recreated in exacting detail, even the unique architecture of the homes of the time, which were long and narrow to reduce taxes and known as ""eel beds"" due to their shape resembling eel traps. Visitors can also view the inside of the buildings and see the implements people of the time used as part of everyday life, as well as exhibits on period folk culture and customs."
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- Omi Merchant Houses
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- Shiga Higashiomi Gokasho Kondo Cho
- "This group of historic buildings is located in an area called the Townscape of Gokasho Kondo, which has been designated a National Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings. The Omi merchants who lived in the area worked according to the principle of the three ""alrights"" - ""alright for the seller, alright for the buyer, and alright for all"" - and left behind numerous storehouses and homes which still stand today. Visitors can view the interiors of some of the homes and, in Tonomura Uhei's Mansion, see what life was like in the estate of a Gokasho Omi merchant. Tonomura Shigeru's Mansion is now open to the public as a literature museum; some of its many highlights include a surprisingly elegant utensil washing facility called a kawato supplied with water directly from the neighborhood canal. The mansion of Nakae Jungoro, known in his time as the ""department store king,"" also operates as a museum in which are displayed obata deko dolls, a local traditional craft item. Visitors to Fujii Hikoshiro's Mansion can enjoy its huge traditional Japanese strolling garden built around a central pond."
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- Hino Machikado Kannokan (Former Shono Pharmacy)
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- Shiga Gamo-gun Hino Cho Murai 1284
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