Kawara Museum, Omihachiman

Name: Kawara Museum
Address: 738-2 Tagacho, Omihachiman, 523-0821, Japan
Telephone: +81 748-33-8567

#3 among attractions in Omihachiman

Top attraction, Museum, Specialty museum

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Facts and practical information

The Kawara Museum is a museum in Ōmihachiman, Shiga, Japan, devoted to Japanese-style roof tiles. ()

Established: 1995 (29 years ago)Coordinates: 35°8'26"N, 136°5'31"E

Address

738-2 TagachoOmihachiman 523-0821 Japan

Contact

+81 748-33-8567

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Omihachiman

Day trips

Kawara Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Sōken-ji, Azuchi Castle, Ōsasahara Shrine, Kannonji Castle.

2.9 miE
Temple
Sōken-ji, Omihachiman
73 min walk • Sōken-ji is a Buddhist temple located in the Azuchi neighborhood of the city of Ōmihachiman in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. Its mountain name is Enkei-zan. The temple belongs to the Myōshin-ji branch of the Rinzai school of Japanese Zen.
2.9 miE
Ruins of a massive 16th-century castle
Azuchi Castle, Omihachiman
73 min walk • Azuchi Castle was one of the primary castles of Oda Nobunaga located in the Azuchi neighborhood of the city of Ōmihachiman, Shiga Prefecture.
4.7 miS
Sacred and religious sites
Ōsasahara Shrine, Yasu
119 min walk • Ōsasahara Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in the city of Yasu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. The kami worshipped at this shrine are Susanoo-no-Mikoto and Kushinadahime.
3.7 miE
Forts and castles
Kannonji Castle
96 min walk • Kannonji Castle was a Sengoku period yamashiro-style Japanese castle located in what is now the Azuchi neighborhood of the city of Ōmihachiman, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. The ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 1982, with the area under protection expanded in 1984.
~1920 ftW
Aerial tramway
Hachimanyama Ropeway, Omihachiman
10 min walk • The Hachimanyama Ropeway is Japanese aerial lift line in Ōmihachiman, Shiga, operated by Ohmi Railway. Opened in 1962, the line climbs Mount Hachiman, where there was Hachiman Castle built by Toyotomi Hidetsugu.
~1240 ftSE
Museum, Art gallery
Bodaresu atomyujiamuNO-MA, Omihachiman
7 min walk • The Borderless Art Museum NO-MA is an art museum located in Omihachiman, Shiga Prefecture. It is the first and one of the few facilities in Japan dedicated to exhibiting works of art by people with disabilities, which are part of the Art Brut...