Kansai Travel GuideKansai

Home / Shiga / Hikone

Hikone: sights

Haro

Hi, I'm Haro! I'll guide you to Kansai's sights — and what to do if something happens.

Hikone Castle
Photo: Martin Falbisoner / CC BY-SA 4.0

Hikone Castle

castle

Open in Google MapsRead on Wikipedia
Sawayama Castle
Photo: Si-take. at Japanese Wikipedia(しいたけ)  This photo was taken / CC BY-SA 3.0

Sawayama Castle

fortification

Open in Google MapsRead on Wikipedia
Shiga Gokoku Shrine
Photo: 663highland / CC BY 2.5

Shiga Gokoku Shrine

Shinto shrine in Shiga Prefecture, Japan

Open in Google Maps
Genkyū-en
Photo: 663highland / CC BY 2.5

Genkyū-en

garden in Hikone, Shiga, Japan

Open in Google Maps
Mount Kōjin
Photo: Kyoww / CC BY-SA 3.0

Mount Kōjin

Open in Google Maps
Umoreginoya
Photo: 663highland / CC BY 2.5

Umoreginoya

The old residence of Ii clan in Hikone, Shiga, Japan.

Open in Google Maps
Hikone Castle Museum
Photo: 663highland / CC BY 2.5

Hikone Castle Museum

museum in Hikone, Shiga, Japan

Open in Google Maps
Rakuraku-en
Photo: 663highland / CC BY 2.5

Rakuraku-en

Open in Google Maps
Kōjin'yama Shrine
Photo: MOTOI Kenkichi / CC BY-SA 3.0

Kōjin'yama Shrine

Shinto shrine in Shiga Prefecture, Japan

Open in Google Maps
📍

Archival Museum, Faculty of Economics, Shiga University

museum in Hikone, Shiga, Japan

Open in Google Maps
Hikone Castle Keep Tower
Photo: 高菜明太 / CC BY-SA 4.0

Hikone Castle Keep Tower

Open in Google Maps
Myōshō-ji Temple
Photo: 先従隗始 / CC0

Myōshō-ji Temple

Open in Google Maps
Hōzō-ji Temple
Photo: イココ / CC BY-SA 4.0

Hōzō-ji Temple

Open in Google Maps
Chiyo Shrine
Photo: 先従隗始 / CC0

Chiyo Shrine

Shinto shrine in Shiga Prefecture, Japan

Open in Google Maps
Chosho-in Temple
Photo: Norry~jawiki / CC BY-SA 4.0

Chosho-in Temple

Open in Google Maps
Ōhorazan Chōju-in Temple
Photo: 先従隗始 / CC0

Ōhorazan Chōju-in Temple

Buddhist temple of the Shingon-shū Daigo-ha sect dedicated to Amitābha Buddha in Hikone, Japan

Open in Google Maps

🛟Travel safety

🚑 Ambulance / fire: 119. Police: 110. For help in English, Chinese or Korean, call the JNTO Japan Visitor Hotline: 050-3816-2787 (24 hours).

Show on the map

Names of evacuation sites and hospitals are in Japanese. Please check official local information for the latest updates.

Beyond the sights: everyday streets

Our photo site “Tabidori” shares everyday street photos of Japanese towns — the places guidebooks skip — free to use.

See street photos on Tabidori →