Things to Do
Borderless Art Museum NO-MA
The “Borderless Art Museum NO-MA,” renovated in June 2004, stands in the historic Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings in Omi-Hachiman City, Shiga, making use of the Japanese-style rooms, storeroom and other features of a townhouse from the start of the Showa period (1926 – 1989).
Overview
Access
- JR Biwako Line Omi-Hachiman Station 10 min by bus 10 min. walk after alighting at the "Osugi-cho" bus stop
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Oga Showten
The “Oga Showten” is a collection shops and galleries located in a house 150 years old, and was established by four individuals as a place for new creation and dissemination of information.
Omihachiman City Museum
A historic folk materials museum located on Shinmachi street that retains its aspect from the Edo period (1603 – 1868).
Kawara Museum
A museum all about hachiman-kawara tiles and the history of Hachiman.
Shiga Prefectural Azuchi Castle Archeological Museum
The first permanent installation hall has a theme of “archaeology,” allowing you to slip back in time to Omi during the Yayoi period (300 BC to 300 AD) and the Kofun period (300 to 538).
Azuchi-jo Castle Museum “The House of Nobunaga”
Azuchi-jo Castle, constructed in 1579 under orders from Nobunaga Oda and said to be the first high-rise wooden construction in the world, was apparently also a big hit with missionaries visiting Japan.
Related Trip Ideas
Explore the Core Values of Japan Through the Life and Legacy of the “Omi Merchants”
Discover the Legacy of Craft & Modern Creativity in Shiga
Reveal the Roots of Japan’s Spiritual & Cultural Heritage
Tour Historic Temples and Ride the Sakamoto Cable Car
Discover Historic Temples and Craft Ceramics on Lake Biwa
Revisit Shiga’s Past and Taste Seasonal Fruit in Yasu
Day Trip to Nagahama city
Hatsumoude in Chikubujima Island
