From Kyoto, we started our journey on the Nakasendo. The first leg of the trip had been replaced with a highway, so we took a train. First stop Hikone.
The train from Kyoto to Hikone took 49 minutes and cost
We found a locker and stashed our backpacks.
Just outside the train station is a statue of a samurai warrior. It's a short walk from here to the nearby castle.
Hikone-jo, the castle, opens at 8:30am and cost Y600. It is one of 12 castles in Japan with the original keep. Hikone Castle was completed in 1622.
Boat ride on the moat surrounding the castle.
You can find vending machines all over Japan. It's a steep climb up to the castle and the drinks were a welcome sight.
Tenbin Yagura—balance scale storehouse on the grounds of the castle.
You need to take off your shoes when you visit the inside of buildings. The clue is the shoe storage bin near the entrance of the building.
Hiko-nyan, Hikone Castle's official samurai-helmeted cat mascot.
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