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Higashiōmi-shi: sights

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Azuchi Castle
Photo: Akonnchiroll / CC BY-SA 4.0

Azuchi Castle

one of the primary castles of Oda Nobunaga

Eigen-ji Temple
Photo: Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 2.0

Eigen-ji Temple

Buddhist temple in Shiga Prefecture, Japan

Mount Gozaisho
Photo: alpsdake / Public domain

Mount Gozaisho

mountain in Mie Prefecture, Japan

Mount Oike
Photo: Alpsdake / CC BY-SA 3.0

Mount Oike

Mountains of Shiga Prefecture

Hyakusai-ji Temple
Photo: Yusuke.ogawa at Japanese Wikipedia / Public domain

Hyakusai-ji Temple

Tendai Buddhist temple, Japan

Mount Fujiwara
Photo: Alpsdake / CC BY-SA 3.0

Mount Fujiwara

mountain in Japan

Amagoi Dake
Photo: Alpsdake / CC BY-SA 3.0

Amagoi Dake

mountain in Japan

Oka Shrine
Photo: MOTOI Kenkichi / CC BY-SA 3.0

Oka Shrine

Shinto shrine in Shiga Prefecture, Japan

Kawaketamikabe Shrine
Photo: MOTOI Kenkichi / CC BY-SA 3.0

Kawaketamikabe Shrine

Shinto shrine in Shiga Prefecture, Japan

Roadside station Higashiomi-shi Aito Margaret Station
Photo: Kansai explorer / CC BY 3.0

Roadside station Higashiomi-shi Aito Margaret Station

roadside station in Higashiomi, Shiga prefecture, Japan

Aga Shrine
Photo: 663highland / CC BY-SA 4.0

Aga Shrine

Shinto shrine in Shiga Prefecture, Japan

Ishiba-ji Temple
Photo: Kyoww / CC BY-SA 4.0

Ishiba-ji Temple

temple in Higashiōmi, Shiga

Kampō Museum in Shiga
Photo: Yanajin33 / CC BY-SA 3.0

Kampō Museum in Shiga

museum in Higashiōmi, Shiga, Japan

Kawarayazen-ji Temple
Photo: z tanuki / CC BY 3.0

Kawarayazen-ji Temple

Buddhist temple of the Myōshin-ji sect sect dedicated to Thousand-Armed Thousand-Eyed Avalokiteśvara in Higashiomi, Japan

Imahorihiyoshi Shrine
Photo: イココ / CC BY-SA 4.0

Imahorihiyoshi Shrine

Shinto shrine in Shiga Prefecture, Japan

Jōgan-ji Temple
Photo: 運動会プロテインパワー / CC BY-SA 4.0

Jōgan-ji Temple

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Tsutsui Shrine (Higashiomi)
Photo: 運動会プロテインパワー / CC BY-SA 4.0

Tsutsui Shrine (Higashiomi)

Shinto shrine in Shiga Prefecture, Japan

Mount Akagami
Photo: 663highland / CC BY-SA 4.0

Mount Akagami

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ひばり公園

park in Japan

ガリ版伝承館
Photo: Kazuindahouse5201 / CC BY-SA 4.0

ガリ版伝承館

Zensho-ji Temple
Photo: 禁樹なずな / CC BY-SA 4.0

Zensho-ji Temple

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Hitomi Museum of Art

art museum in Higashiōmi, Shiga, Japan

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Shiga Peace Museum

museum in Higashiōmi, Shiga, Japan

🛟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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