🇯🇵Japan, Shiga, Nagahama
Explore retro streets where glass art and history beautifully blend together
Nagahama, Shiga
12-38 Motohamachō, Nagahama, Shiga 526-0059, Japan
A commercial complex centered on a Meiji-era bank building, home to glass studios and specialty shop
Kurokabe Square in Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture is a commercial facility that preserves and repurposes a bank building constructed during the Meiji era.
Glass studios and galleries operate inside the historic structures characterized by their distinctive black-plastered walls, where visitors can observe craftspeople creating blown glass.
10-10 Kōenchō, Nagahama, Shiga 526-0065, Japan
Reconstructed castle tower built by Hideyoshi with panoramic views of Lake Biwa
Nagahama Castle was built by Toyotomi Hideyoshi in 1570. The current castle tower was reconstructed in 1983 and houses valuable artifacts from the Oda and Toyotomi periods, as well as exhibits on Nagahama's history.
From the tower standing on the shore of Lake Biwa, you can take in expansive views of the water's surface and the surrounding mountains.
6-50 Sanwachō, Nagahama, Shiga 526-0055, Japan
Experience interactive exhibits at the birthplace of Yanmar
A museum in Nagahama, the founding place of Yammer, where you can experience the history and technology of an agricultural machinery manufacturer. The exhibits are characterized by displays where you can learn through actual moving machines and videos, from the founder's vision to the company's current business operations.
Chikubu Island, Hayazakicho, Nagahama, Shiga 526-0124, Japan
Sacred island floating on Lake Biwa. Home to Hogonji Temple and Tsuguofusuma Shrine
Chikubu Island, floating in the northern part of Lake Biwa, has long been revered as a sacred place of worship.
Hogonji Temple and Tsuguofusuma Shrine are enshrined here, with Hogonji Temple's five-story pagoda being particularly renowned as an iconic landscape of Lake Biwa.
