Hikone, Shiga
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Hikone is a city located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 August 2021, the city had an estimated population of 111,958 in 49,066 households and a population density of 570 persons per km². The tota
City central, Lake Biwa and Hikone castle viewed from Sawayama castle ruin
Nakasendo
Hikone Castle
Hikone City Hall
Takamiya-juku
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Takamiya-juku was the sixty-fourth of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō highway connecting Edo with Kyoto in Edo period Japan. It was located in the present-day city of Hikone, Shiga Prefecture
Hiroshige's print of Takamiya-juku, part of the Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaidō series
First Torii of Taga Taisha
Surviving old buildings of Takamiya-juku
Gate of Takamiya-juku honjin