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Castle Town of Hikone

Shiga · Hikone · Architecture

Japanese name: 彦根の城下町と夢京橋

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WHAT TO DOCastle Town of Hikone

Townhouses along the outer moat, their eaves and wall colours realigned in recent years to recover the Edo scale.

WHEREShiga

Koto · Hikone

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Townhouses along the outer moat, their eaves and wall colours realigned in recent years to recover the Edo scale.

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Founded / opened:Edo period Highlights / collection:White-walled lattice townhouses, Road along the moat Genre:Architecture

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