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Kōka-shi: sights

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Miho Museum
Photo: 663highland / CC BY-SA 4.0

Miho Museum

art museum in Kōka, Shiga, Japan

Minakuchi Castle
Photo: kamoseiro / CC BY-SA 2.5

Minakuchi Castle

building in Koka, Shiga Prefecture, Japan

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Mount Nasugahara

mountain in Kameyama, Mie and Kōka, Shiga prefecture, Japan

Shiga Safari Museum
Photo: Motokoka / CC BY-SA 4.0

Shiga Safari Museum

小野谷信号場
Photo: Carkuni / Public domain

小野谷信号場

Minakuchi Okayama Castle
Photo: 投稿者が撮影 / CC BY 3.0

Minakuchi Okayama Castle

Sengoku period castle in Kansai region, Japan

Kōka Ninja Village
Photo: z tanuki / CC BY 3.0

Kōka Ninja Village

Rakuya-ji Temple
Photo: tak1701d / CC BY-SA 3.0

Rakuya-ji Temple

temple in Kōga, Shiga

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Minakuchi Sports no Mori

park in Japan

Aburahi Shrine
Photo: 山重 / CC BY-SA 3.0

Aburahi Shrine

Shinto shrine in Shiga Prefecture, Japan

Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park
Photo: 663highland / CC BY 2.5

Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park

museum in Japan

Gyokukei-ji Temple
Photo: 663highland / CC BY 2.5

Gyokukei-ji Temple

temple in Kōga, Shiga

Mount Handō
Photo: Motokoka / CC BY-SA 4.0

Mount Handō

mountain in Japan

Daichi-ji Temple
Photo: Motokoka / CC BY-SA 4.0

Daichi-ji Temple

Buddhist temple dedicated to Shakyamuni Tathāgata in Koka, Japan

Kashiwagi Shrine
Photo: Motokoka / CC BY-SA 4.0

Kashiwagi Shrine

Shinto shrine in Shiga Prefecture, Japan

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甲南中央運動公園

park in Japan

Minakuchi Shrine
Photo: Asturio Cantabrio / CC BY-SA 4.0

Minakuchi Shrine

Shinto shrine in Shiga Prefecture, Japan

Exhibition Hall of Industrial Ceramics, Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park
Photo: Motokoka / CC BY-SA 4.0

Exhibition Hall of Industrial Ceramics, Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park

museum in Kōka, Shiga, Japan

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Inose Yama

mountain in Japan

Daiko-ji Temple
Photo: Motokoka / CC BY-SA 4.0

Daiko-ji Temple

🛟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).

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