Hikone Castle Museum
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Very good museum focussed many on the Edo period. From this period there is a range of swords, calligraphy, art, armour, theatre masks and costumes, weapons and pottery. There is a recreation of the local leaders residence spanning over a dozen rooms. Most descriptions are in Japanese with some simple titles in English. There is free wifi and a free app that gives good free descriptions in many languages including English. I thought is was one of the better museums for the period. Discounted if you. It with the castle ticket which is directly next door.
Matt BMatt B
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Wasn’t sure if it would be worth the extra time and money to visit the museum, but glad I did. Great pieces including masks, art, kimonos, and samurai armour. However, the highlight was the wonderfully gorgeous traditional garden that brought tears to my eyes. Incredibly beautiful. Ticket for museum, castle and gardens is ¥1,200 at the time of writing. Well worth it.
Jason ChueiJason Chuei
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A Japanese National Treasure for sure. It was enjoyable to explore the castle grounds and go into the watch tower gates, unfortunately we were not allowed to go into the actual castle because of restoration efforts. It was not busy and we were able to take our time exploring.
M BordonaroM Bordonaro
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I bought a ¥1,200 set ticket for Hikone Castle, Hikone Museum, and Genkyuen. A nice place if you have interest in historical place and museum, worth to visit. The museum displays many of the Ii family's armor, letters, and other collections, well organized.
Putri Tamara (プトリタマラ)Putri Tamara (プトリタマラ)
10
It was a really nice trip to Hikone. It took me and my friend about 1 h to get there, and it was pouring, but still, the views, the museum, and the castle were breathtaking. If you come to Kyoto, save a day to visit Hikone 😉
Claudia Perez-OrtegaClaudia Perez-Ortega
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An absolutely lovely place to visit! I recommend the castle and garden at the minimum. The garden has a tea house where you can have some confectioneries and green tea for 500 yen, highly recommend!
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Basic Info
Address
1-1 Konkicho, Hikone, Shiga 522-0061, Japan
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+81 749-22-6100
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Website
hikone-castle-museum.jp
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4.2
(701 reviews)
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cultural
family friendly
attractions: Hikone Castle, Genkyuen Garden, Hikone City Konki Park, Rakurakuen, Rakurakuen, Umoreginoya, Choshoin, restaurants: Taneya, Chanpontei Hikone Station Branch, Hinai Chicken Hokkoriya, Sennari Tei Kyara, Jango, らーめん本気, Tsurukamean, Oumiya, うなぎや源内, Katsu Tei Iroha
