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."
These pine trees line the central moat of Hikone Castle, an area that was referred to as "Matsu-no-shita" ("beneath the …
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Located just in front of Kyobashi Bridge, which crosses over the castle moat, the street is designed to look like the st…
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Toriimoto-juku was the sixy-third of sixty-nine way stations (including Kusatsu and Otsu along the old Tokaido Road) alo…
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