Hikone Castle Parade

On Nov. 3, Culture Day, I went to see the Hikone Castle Parade. It was good. Here are the pictures: https://photoguide.jp/pix/thumbnails.php?album=156

Yokozuna Musashimaru adorns Hikone nursery school

Former Yokozuna Musashimaru from Hawaii donated one of his giant Championship portraits to a nursery school in Hikone. The  portrait used to hang…

Hikone Castle at 2007 Sapporo Snow Festival

Looks like Hikone Castle will be one of the major snow sculptures at next year’s Sapporo Snow Festival in Feb. It will be…

About Hikone

After Otsu, Hikone is Shiga’s second most famous city. Hikone Castle is one of only four castle towers (tenshukaku) in Japan which are…
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