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."
Before Hikone Castle was built, an ancient and miraculous temple stood on Mount Hikone, built to honor the late mother o…
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Within Hikone, these old streets faithfully preserve the feeling of a feudal Hikone of days past. A series of low, two-s…
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A street known as Hikone Road runs from Hikone's Takamiya-juku rest station along the old trade road, the Nakasendo Way,…
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