Things to Do
Omi Merchant Cityscape (Shinmachi Street)
The old townscape is especially well preserved in the vicinity of the Shinmachi area, and is a designated Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings.
Overview
Access
- JR Biwako Line Omi-Hachiman Station by bus Immediately after alighting at the "Obatacho Shiryokan Mae" bus stop
How to Get Here from Major Locations (Google Maps)
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Ikeda-cho Western-Style Residential Street
The red brick wall brings out a retro atmosphere along the 100m length of this western-style residential street in Ikeda-cho.
Hachiman-bori Canal
The Hachiman-bori Canal was a mainstay in regional economics and transportation until the start of the Showa period (1926 – 1989).
Cobbled Lanes
The “Ishitatami no Komichi” (Cobbled Lanes) is a commercial area that offers everything from shopping through to dining, preserving the historical scenery of Hachiman waterways while letting you experience what it must have been like to walk those streets in olden times.
Korean Messengers’ Road
The road once used by the Korean messengers traveling to Edo.
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