Culture & History
The cherry trees that grow in Konki Park, within the ring of the castle inner moat bloom twice yearly, in spring, from April to May, and again in the winter, from November to January.
The trees were given to the city of Hikone as a gift from Mito City in April, 1972.
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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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 Serigumi group houses are located between the castle's outer moat (currently the Showa New Road) and the Seri River.…
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