Location: Hikone
Kinki, Japan
Area: 196.8 km²
Population: 113,349 (Oct 1, 2016)
City hall address: 4-2 Motomachi, Hikone-shi, Shiga-ken; 522-8501
Prefecture: Shiga Prefecture
Colleges and Universities: University of Shiga Prefecture, Shiga University, Seisen University
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What to do and see in Hikone, Kinki: The Best Museums
December 31, 2021 Jana Sager
Hikone is a city located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. It is on the eastern shore of the Lake Biwa. The city was incorporated on February 11, 1937.
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1. Hikone Castle Museum
1-1 Konkicho, Hikone 522-0061 Shiga Prefecture +81 749-22-6100 http://hikone-castle-museum.jp
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Reviewed By Robs014
This lovely museum had a rebuilt Edo house to walk around and many artifacts from the past 400 years. Some English to explain each item too which was great. Well worth popping in before visiting the castle.
2. Kaikoku Memorial
3. Yumekyobashi Akarikan
4. Kojima Gallery
2-19 Ginzacho, Hikone 522-0088 Shiga Prefecture +81 749-22-0347
5. Takahashi Art
694-7 Hiratacho, Hikone 522-0041 Shiga Prefecture +81 749-20-4963 http://www.takahashibijutsu.com/
