玄宮園 - Genkyūen Garden 玄宮園

Genkyuen Garden, Hikone Shiga - 玄宮園 彦根 - Japan As It Truly Is

Genkyuen was a feudal lord's traditional Japanese landscape garden with an elegant pond, trails, and tea houses. It's a must see place.

Genkyuen sits beside Hikone Castle and offers a beautiful way to add some variety in the normal blur of endless temples and shrines. Genkyuen was started in 1677 and took 7 years to complete. It is sadly ignored by many tourists though, and the tourist guidebook experts as usual fail to do it justice.

While Himeji Castle gets a lot more attention, Hikone Castle is also one of the few surviving originals, not another reconstructed fake like most of the others. Both are about 50 minutes by train with a good connection from Kyoto Station.

Both Genkyuen and Hikone Castle are about 20 minutes on foot from Hikone Station.

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旅の星 Tabinohoshi 「彦根城と夢京橋」 Hikone Castle, Japan vol.15

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滋賀県　彦根市。
国宝天守が威容を放つ彦根城は、
その歴史探訪とともに、美しい景観を
楽しめる名城として知られる。
もちろん、人気のひこにゃんにも出逢える。
また城下町の一つである、
夢京橋キャッスルロードは、
町並みが魅力的で、多様な店がずらり。
充実した旅だった。

Hikone Castle and Yume-Kyobashi Castle Road
Hikone City, Shiga Prefecture

This film has presented a well-rounded look at Hikone City, Shiga Prefecture.
It traced the history and architectural splendor of the city’s nationally treasured castle,
introduced you to the popular town mascot Hikonyan,
and highlighted the classical townscape and shops of the historic district.


☆詳細ＬＩＮＫ☆

彦根観光協会・彦根城


彦根城博物館


玄宮園


夢京橋キャッスルロード


伽羅


夢京橋あかり館


招福本舗


ひこにゃん公式サイト



歴史街道推進協議会


関西地域振興財団 Kansai WindowTV