Old spots in Omihachiman City
Old Spots in Omihachiman City
photo by 663highland, on wikipedia
Information :
In the Shinto Religion, “Hachiman” is the god of war, life and culture. Omihachiman means literally Hachiman in Omi and here was prospered as a castle town of Omihachiman castle built by Hidetsugu Toyotomi ,hideyoshi Toyotomi’s nephew. American architect W.M. Vories came to here and spent most of his life in Omi hachiman.? There is a residential area called “Ikeda-cho” in which many of houses were designed by Vories.
photo by 663highland, on wikipedia
Spots in this area :
- Hachiman Canal
- Honguwan-ji temple
- Himure Hachiman Srhine >>the marker on this map
- Shinmachi Street
- Border less Art Museum
- Omihachiman castle ruin
Access :
25 min walk or 5 min by bus from Omihachiman Sta.
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