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Kurokabe Square — Black Wall District & Glassware
Shiga· Nagahama

Kurokabe Square — Black Wall District & Glassware

Kurokabe Square (黒壁スクエア) is Nagahama's historic merchant district centered around the 1900 Kurokabe Bank (Black Wall Ban…

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Updated Jun 2026
Chikubushima Island — Sacred Lake Island Temple
Shiga· Nagahama

Chikubushima Island — Sacred Lake Island Temple

Chikubushima (竹生島) is a small sacred island in northern Lake Biwa, home to Hogonji Temple (宝厳寺) and Tsukubusuma Shrine (…

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Updated Jun 2026
Nagahama Castle & Lake Biwa Lakeside Park
Shiga· Nagahama

Nagahama Castle & Lake Biwa Lakeside Park

Nagahama Castle (長浜城) was built by Toyotomi Hideyoshi in 1576 when he was still a rising warlord under Oda Nobunaga. The…

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Updated Jun 2026
Hikone Merchants' Traditional Crafts
Shiga· Nagahama

Hikone Merchants' Traditional Crafts

Hikone and the surrounding Omi region developed distinctive traditional crafts during the Edo period, supported by wealt…

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Updated Jun 2026
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