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	Hikone Guide - Japan Reference
		The first castle of Hikone was destroyed in 1600.
		The new lord assigned by the Tokugawa government rebuilt a new castle, completed in 1622, and Hikone thrived on rice trade, strategically situated between Kyoto and Nagoya.
		Hikone is conveninetly located on the JR Tokaido line running between Tokyo and Kyoto.
	www.jref.com /practical/hikone.shtml (244 words)

	Hikone, Shiga - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hikone (彦根市; -shi) is a city located in Shiga, Japan.
		Hikone lies on the Nakasendo, which was one of the most important trading routes until modern times.
		In 2003, meetings were held to discuss the merger of Hikone city with Toyosato (豊郷町), Kora (甲良町), and Taga (多賀町) towns.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hikone (344 words)

	Hobart and William Smith Colleges :: Study Abroad: Hikone
		The city of Hikone traces its origins to the early 17th century, when a cluster of Samurai residences and commercial establishments grew up at the foot of the castle of the local lord.
		Hikone Castle, standing in elegant profile against Lake Biwa, is both the city's symbol and its main attraction.
		Hikone is a 45-90 minute train trip from the large, cosmopolitan cities of Kyoto, Nagoya and Osaka.
	www.hws.edu /academics/enrichment/studyabroad/hikone.asp (747 words)

	Hobart and William Smith Colleges: Center for Global Education - Hikone, Japan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The city of Hikone possesses a rich combination of traditional and modern Japan with its architecture and small town atmosphere supported by a progressive government and thriving economy.
		Hikone itself is a castle town tracing its origins to the early seventeenth century, when a cluster of Samurai residences and commercial establishments grew up at the foot of the castle of the local lord.
		Hikone is a 45-90 minute train trip from the large cosmopolitan cities of Kyoto, Nagoya and Osaka.
	campus.hws.edu /aca/offcamp/hikone.html (488 words)

	Hikone Castle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hikone Castle (彦根城; -jō) is the most famous historical site in Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, Japan.
		Naokatsu's lands had been taken from him in the interval by the Tokugawa shogunate, and when his brother Naotake assumed control of the area around Omi Province, he was able to complete the castle by collecting stones from the former Sawayama castle.
		Hikone Castle was designated a National Treasure by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in 1952.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hikone_Castle (173 words)

	The Story of Hikone Castle Town
		The control exercised over these vital routes from a powerful military stronghold at Hikone meant it was essential to the Tokugawa shogunate to have a loyal and trustworthy daimyo in command here.
		At Hikone, many of the massive stones for the fortified walls were dragged overland from the former site at Sawayama, while the castle itself is said to have been a reconstruction of an old castle at Otsu, on the opposite shore of Lake Biwa.
		Situated at each of the four 'corners' of Hikone, they were particularly numerous in the southern section where a road connected the town with the Nakasendo highway.
	hkuhist2.hku.hk /nakasendo/hikstory.htm (2953 words)

	Hikone City, Shiga Prefecture
		The city's symbol and main attraction is Hikone Castle, one of the most popular castles in Japan and along with the castles of Himeji, Inuyama, and Matsumoto, one of only four castles designated as national treasures.
		The Hikone region was first inhabited during the Jomon Period (8000 years ago) and the city was first mentioned in the Manyoshu, a collection of poems from the 7th and 8th centuries.
		Hikone Castle was built by Ii Naomasa's son Ii Naotaka, who petitioned the Tokugawa Shogunate to move his base from Sawayama mountain down to its current location on a hilltop directing adjacent to Lake Biwa.
	www.yamasa.org /japan/english/destinations/shiga/hikone.html (604 words)

	Hikone travel guide - Wikitravel
		Hikone (彦根) [1] is a town at the northeastern edge of Lake Biwa in Shiga prefecture, central Japan.
		Ferries connect Hikone to the islands of Chikubu and Okishima in Lake Biwa.
		Hikone's number two attraction is this pleasant if again unremarkable park at the foot of the castle.
	wikitravel.org /en/Hikone (426 words)

	Hikone, Shiga -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Hikone (彦根市; -shi) is a (A large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts) city located in (additional info and facts about Shiga) Shiga, (A constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building) Japan.
		As of 2003, the city has an estimated ((statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn) population of 108,613 and the (The amount per unit size) density of 1,106.60 persons per (additional info and facts about km²;) km²;.
		Hikone lies on the (additional info and facts about Nakasendo) Nakasendo, which was one of the most important trading routes until modern times.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/h/hi/hikone,_shiga.htm (487 words)

	Hikone -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Hikone is now a tourist centre, its visitors attracted by the castle and parts of the old castle town.
		Japanese feudal lord and statesman who was responsible for Japan's signing the first treaty of commerce with the United States (1858), opening the country to Western influence, and for the last attempt at reasserting the traditional political role of the Tokugawa (the dynasty of Japan's military rulers) before its fall in 1867.
		The Ii family, from which he was descended, ruled the fief of Hikone and played an important part in the administration of the shoguns—i.e., the military dictators who had in effect ruled Japan since the 12th century.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9040429?tocId=9040429 (373 words)

	Encyclopedia: Hikone, Shiga (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Hikone Castle Hikone Castle (彦根城; -jō) is the most famous historical site in Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, Japan.
		King James I of England/VII of Scotland, the first monarch to rule the Kingdoms of England and Scotland at the same time Events March 24 - Elizabeth I of England dies and is succeeded by her cousin King James VI of Scotland, uniting the crowns of Scotland and England April...
		The Japan Center for Michigan Universities (JCMU), a study center operated by a consortium of the fifteen public universities in the State of Michigan and the government of Shiga Prefecture in Japan, is located on the shore of Lake Biwa, in the city of Hikone.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Hikone,-Shiga (1096 words)

	Hikone Castle and Genkyu-en Garden
		Hikone Castle and the adjacent Genkyu-en Garden comprise the centerpiece of Hikone city.
		This feat was accomplished by Ii Naosuke, the thirteenth lord of Hikone and head of the shogunal governing body.
		Hikone Castle is a five minute walk north of JR Hikone Station.
	www.yamasa.org /japan/english/destinations/shiga/hikonejou.html (1196 words)

	Liana's journal -- Japan Trip, Day 22: A Visit to Hikone Castle
		Hikone Castle is the centerpiece of Hikone, and when I saw it, I realized for the first time that I was really in a different country.
		Hikone itself is fairly flat and full of small buildings and houses, but the castle is on the summit of a mountain and you can see it from almost anywhere in Hikone.
		Hikone Castle is surrounded by a big moat, just like a proper castle should be, and the moat is nicely populated with ducks and fl swans.
	joechip.net /liana/archives/000356.html (2059 words)

	Mel's Hikone Page
		Hikone is a city of about 100,000 people located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan, on the northeast shore of Lake Biwa, the largest lake in Japan.
		Hikone is about two and a half hours from Tokyo Station by Shinkansen (Kodama Bullet Train) to Maibara and then by local train or taxi.
		Both ironically and coincidentally, Ii Naosuke, 13th Lord of Hikone Fief and Tairo (Great Councillor) of the Tokugawa Bakufu, was the man responsible for opening Japan to the West, a policy for which he was assassinated at the Sakurada-mon Gate of Edo Castle on a snowy morning in March, 1860.
	www.biwako.shiga-u.ac.jp /sensei/melville/hikone_page.html (902 words)

	CAN Hikone
		Hikone, a public housing site for low-income families, is located off Packard Road, across from Buhr Park, behind Rose Park and adjacent to Brown Park.
		AATA busses 5 and 7 conveniently reach Hikone, and it is a quick 15 minutes away from downtown Ann Arbor, the University of Michigan and Washtenaw Community College.
		Hikone’s setting enriches its residents’ opportunities; in the summer one only has to cross the street to go swimming at Buhr Park pool, in spring and fall the area converts to a skateboarding park, and in the winter the pool becomes an ice skating rink.
	www.hvcn.org /info/can/canhikone.htm (453 words)

	More On Hikone Castle \| Aranami.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Since I had the day off I decided to go to Hikone Castle in Hikone City, which is in Shiga prefecture, which is the prefecture to the east of Kyoto prefecture.
		Hikone Castle is a "National Treasure" of Japan, and joins Inuyama, Himeji, and Matsumoto Castles as being the four oldest, original castles in Japan.
		Hikone Castle is not as big as Inuyama Castle and there is no verdana at the top that you can walk around.
	blog.aranami.net /archives/000727.html (612 words)

	Hikone, Shiga - TheBestLinks.com - February 11, Japan, Population, 1937, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Hikone, Shiga - TheBestLinks.com - February 11, Japan, Population, 1937,...
		Hikone, Hikone, Shiga, February 11, Japan, Population, 1937, 1868, 1603, 1622...
		As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 108,613 and the density of 1,106.60 persons per kmandsup2.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Hikone.html (320 words)

	AirNinja.com - Hikone Pictures
		Hikone Castle: One of the several walls you have to pass through to get to the castle proper.
		Hikone Castle: This is the bridge leading into the castle grounds.
		Hikone Castle: Well, there it is. There was a sign around it somewhere that explained how the foundation was constructed by some unique field stone stacking technique which was supposed to be incredibly stable despite looking the opposite.
	www.airninja.com /pictures/hikone/index.htm (199 words)

	Hikone Travel: Hikone Castle
		Hikone Castle's three storied castle tower was uniquely constructed, using various architecture styles.
		This is one reason why Hikone Castle has been designated a national treasure, the highest designation for cultural properties, held by only three other Japanese castles, Himejijo, Matsumotojo and Inuyamajo.
		Hikone Castle is a 15-20 minute walk along the straight main road from Hikone Station.
	www.japan-guide.com /e/e7001.html (154 words)

	JNTO Website \| Find a Location \| Shiga \| Hikone
		Hikone is located in the central-eastern part of Shiga and is the center of economy and culture on the eastern shore of Lake Biwa-ko.
		It is historically an important point of transportation and developed as a castle town of the Ii family, a retainer who played an active part in an important position of the hereditary Tokugawa shogunate, which began in the early 17th century and lasted for more than 250 years.
		Hikone Castle is counted as one of the four most beautiful castles in Japan along with Tsugaru Hirosaki Castle in Aomori, Himeji Castle in Hyogo and Matsumoto Castle in Nagano.
	www.jnto.go.jp /eng/location/regional/shiga/hikone.html (316 words)

	Adventures In Japan.
		Lake Beewaco is the largest lake in Japan and Hikone is a cool little town on the Northern shore.
		Hikone is also home to Hikone-Castle where some Shogun Lord lived back in the mists of time, so once we arrived in Hikone our first stop was the castle where we wandered around doing the obligitory culture thing.
		The castle itself was quite small, but it was surrounded by a huge moat and several rings of gardens which had to be traversed before the inner sanctum where the castle resided was reached.
	www.angelfire.com /ia/japan/magical3.html (956 words)

	Hikone News - Headlines (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		HIKONE, Shiga Prefecture--Seven Brazilian factory workers, some of who were standing at the roadside after an earlier traffic accident, were killed when a heavy truck mowed them down early Sunday on the Meishin Expressway, police said.
		Police and workers remove the wreckage of a car damaged in a multiple pileup on the Meishin Expressway in Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, on Nov. 13.
		Seven Brazilian men were killed and three Japanese were slightly injured in a vehicle pileup on the Meishin Expressway in Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, Sunday morning that involved seven vehicles, police said.
	www.local-news.net /go/136.25/35.25 (307 words)

	My time as a JET - part eleven (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		At Hikone Nishi my classes all now consist of between 17 and 22 students, because the first year classes - like the second year domestic studies classes - have all been spilt in half.
		On the first day of term there were two ceremonies at Hikone Nishi: the usual beginning-of-term ceremony for the second and third years, and an entrance ceremony, not unlike last term's graduation ceremony, for the new first years.
		Sakura at Hikone Castle (this is the same view as above, but the branches are lower because of the weight of the blossom).
	tanuki.org.uk /jet11.html (3251 words)

	Hikone (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Five buildings compose the housing project at 2702-2760 Hikone Rd. There are a total of 30 different units: ten 2-bedroom units, 15 3-bedroom units, and five 4-bedroom units.
		Hikone Rd. dead ends into the development with a Buhr Park behind and Cobblestone Farms across the street.
		The development's community center serves also as a day care unit which houses activities, art supplies, and toys and is decorated by the resident children.
	www.ci.ann-arbor.mi.us /Housing/complexes/hikone.html (210 words)

	Volunteer Guide
		Restored in 1987 based on extensive data acquired on the Hikone Clan by numerous excavations, the Hikone Castle Museum is an exact copy of the official quarter of the Castle, where the government of the Clan was centered in the Edo era, and where the lord of the Clan resided.
		Such was its taste that the Hikone Clan presented it as a gift to the Tokugawa Shogunate Family in the Edo era.
		Hikone is also famous for its production of Buddhist altars, which dates back to the middle of the Edo era, when craftsmen of armory and weapons reportedly abandoned their former business to start the peacetime industry of crafting Buddhist altars.
	www.hikoneshi.com /guide/english/volunteerguide.html (822 words)

	Hikone travel guide
		The second most significant city in Shiga prefecture, Hikone is notable primarily as the site of one of Japan's 12 remaining original castles.
		Dating from 1622, Hikone-jo was the successor to neighboring Nagahama's castle, dismantled by Tokugawa Ieyasu in the early 17th century.
		The focus of the odd event is a competition of numerous 'flight machines' and gliders, upon which people launch themselves into the waters of neighboring Biwa-ko.
	www.world66.com /asia/northeastasia/japan/honshu/hikone (222 words)

	Hikone Buildings, Real Estate, Architecture, Skyscrapers and Construction Database
		Hikone Castle looking over Lake Biwa, is the city`s main tourist attraction, which draws both Japanese and international tourists.
		Hikone is famous as the battle ground for 16th century battles between shogunate armies.
		Hikone's Lord Naosuke Ii signed a free trade deal with American business and military traders in 1853, when Japan was still an isolated nation.
	www.emporis.com /en/wm/ci/?id=108127 (128 words)

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