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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During the Edo Period (1603-1868), this area within the castle grounds was the storage location for the Ii samurai famil…
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Nagasone Kotetsu (1596-1678) was known by the name Okisato until he entered the priesthood, and took on the name Kotetsu…
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