Culture & History
This little island has a circumference of 2 kilometers, and lies 6 kilometers off the coast of Hikone. It is home to Hogon-ji Temple and Tsukubusuma Shrine, and is frequened by many visitors throughout the year.
Chikubu Island is also counted amongst the famous "Eight Views of Lake Biwa."
To the western side of the foot of Mount Sawayama, where the Omi Railway Main Line emerges from a tunnel towards Hikone,…
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A number of haiku-engraved stone slabs can be found throughout the greenery of Hikone, relics left from the Edo Period (…
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The Old Saigo Row House Gate is the largest row house gate of its kind in Hikone. Its front exterior in particular is es…
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