Hikone Castle

Posted on 29 September 2009

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Hikone Castle

Hikone Castle has to be one of my favorites castles I’ve visited in Japan. It’s certainly one of the most popular castles to the Japanese people, a 2 hour line to see the inside proved that.

It sits above the town of Hikone overlooking the largest lake in Japan called Lake Biwa.  A museum with an old Japanese house and gardens can be enjoyed also.

When the Meiji era began in 1868, many castles were scheduled to be dismantled, and only a request from the emperor himself, touring the area, kept Hikone Castle intact. Today it remains one of the oldest original-construction castles in Japan.

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Hikone Castle

Hikone Castle



Hikone Castle - Bridge leading into castle grounds

Hikone Castle - Bridge leading into castle grounds



Hikone Castle - Wood beams seen from inside

Hikone Castle - Wood beams seen from inside



Hikone Castle - View from the top of Lake Biwa

Hikone Castle - View from the top - Lake Biwa



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