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Hikone, Japan

cover photo by Matthew McCoy

Location added by Matthew McCoy

The information about this location have been automatically translated with Microsoft Translator.

Rank : 7.0 (average on 1 votes)

Coordinates : 35.276473, 136.251885 (Open in Google Maps)

Subjects : The main attraction is the castle, well preserved and accessible, but around it there is a beautiful garden and a navigable moat. During sakura, the complex is filled with cherry blossoms. The city is nothing but this (but this happens to 99% of Japanese cities unfortunately).

Recommended equipment : Since probably the trip to arrive is done by train and walking there is really little, you can carry it behind. I recommend a tripod and a wide angle or landscape lenses for the castle and the garden. Then there is to be fun, because the flowers are beautiful and often you see boys and girls in traditional costumes: if you think you just bring a goal, I recommend a standard.

Best months : The best time is during sakura (March / April): Considering that with rising temperatures, it is almost always more to March than April.

How to get there : I recommend taking the train: from JR station to the castle there are about 15m walking. From Tokyo to Hikone with the train it takes about 3 hours. By car it takes about 4 and a half hours.

Visits : The castle is open from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm The entrance is 600 yen for adults (about 5 euros) and 200 yen for children (about 1,50 euros)

Notes : The castle mascot (yes, in Japan have a mascot for everything, including the wc) is a very nice samurai (Hikonian) cat. A Hikonian costume girl does a show a couple of times a day.

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