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	Hikone, Shiga - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		When the Meiji era began in 1868, many castles were scheduled to be dismantled and only a request from the emperor himself, touring the area, kept Hikone-jo intact.
		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.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Hikone (377 words)

	AirNinja.com - Hikone Pictures
		Hikone Castle: One of the several walls you have to pass through to get to the castle proper.
		The castle grounds are essentially a small mountain (or a big hill, whatever) with several paths that kind of wind around and up until they reach the main castle courtyard.
		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 (167 words)

	Hikone - World Travel Guide
		Hikone (彦根) 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.
	www.world-travel-guide.net /index.php?title=Hikone (321 words)

	Hikone Castle and Genkyu-en Garden
		Hikone Castle and the adjacent Genkyu-en Garden comprise the centerpiece of Hikone city.
		Sawayama Castle was the stronghold of Ishida Mitsunari, the main rival of Tokugawa Ieyasu following the death of Toyotomi Hideyoshi and the leader of his opponents at the decisive Battle of Sekigahara in 1600.
		As Sawayama Castle had been destroyed in 1601 during the aftermath of the battle, Ii Naomasa planned to construct his own castle on the same site as Sawayama but passed away in 1602 due to complications arising from the wounds he received at the battle before he could start his project.
	www.yamasa.org /japan/english/destinations/shiga/hikonejou.html (1196 words)

	Citizens' Projects
		Hikone Castle is one of four castles in Japan designated as National Treasures.　It was built by Naotaka Ii, the second lord of Hikone, after the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600.
		A beautiful view of Hikone Castle and its surrounding hills is visible from the garden, making it one of the best spots to visit around the Castle area, especially in the autumn.
		Castle Road and the buildings along it were built in an “Old-New Town” style, meaning that people can enjoy a modern downtown atmosphere in the environment of a traditional Japanese style town.
	www.city.hikone.shiga.jp /english/sight/index.html (665 words)

	archives \| Aranami.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		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 /archive/2003/06/20 (612 words)

	Hikone Castle
		Many gates and yagura from the remains of the destroyed castles were used in the Hikone.
		The tenshu of the Hikone Castle was originally five floors and part of the Ostu Castle.
		The largest population in the Hikone Castle grounds lived in its southern areas.
	library.thinkquest.org /C001119/tour/parse.php3?src=hikone (273 words)

	Japanese castles
		The need for castles arouse after the central government's authority had weakened in the 15th century and Japan had fallen into the chaotic era of warring states (sengoku jidai).
		Unlike the earlier castles, they were built in the plains or on small hills in the plains, where they served as a region's administrative and military headquarters, and became the centers of "castle towns".
		The typical castle gate consists of two gates which are placed in a 90 degree angle to each other, creating a small inner yard which is heavily defended from all sides.
	www.japan-guide.com /e/e2296.html (500 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 (739 words)

	HIKONE CASTLE DEFENSES
		Hikone Castle was built over 400 years ago.
		There have been no attempted attacks on Hikone Castle, mainly because it was well known that it would be impossible to capture successfully -- and also because during the Tokugawa period (between 1600 and 1865) there was an unprecedented period of peace in Japan.
		The castle is surrounded by double moats, which are beautiful during the fall.
	www.csuohio.edu /history/shiga96/pages/ecb02.html (297 words)

	Samurai Castles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		This castle is located in Shiroshi, Miyagi prefecture (state) in Japan.
		Hikone castle was located in the town of Hikone in the state of Shiga prefecture.
		Samurai castles were not prisons, as the windows made them appear to be.
	users.tellurian.com /mckeown/classroomprojects/japan/castles2.html (135 words)

	Menu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Castles have been built by nearly every major culture all over the world, most of which can be found at Castles of the World.
		These castle towns added to the castle's defense, made up as they were of myriad dead ends and circles and U-turns.
		The main tower, in the center of the castle, was usually several stories high, often built of wood with the base made of stone.
	www.snowspine.com /blueprints/japanese.html (239 words)

	Naomi's Visit to Hikone (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		On December 24, 2002, Principal Naomi Zikmund-Fisher and her family spent a day in Hikone, Japan, visiting Hikone Junior High School (Ann Arbor Open's sister school) and Hikone Castle, one of the four "national treasure" castles of Japan.
		Hikone Junior High presented Naomi with a poster of Hikone castle and a calendar made by special education students.
		The castle was built in 1606 and has many steps and gates as a method of keeping out intruders.
	aaopen.aaps.k12.mi.us /principal/hikone.html (210 words)

	Angus' Korean Adventure: Hikone castle
		Hikone isn't the most impressive castle in Japan, but since it's not in a city it was spared the destruction of WWII, thus it is one of the very few that is not a modern day concrete reconstruction.
		Sometimes I find when visiting ancient castles and palaces one can't help but be struck by how ancient kings had nothing near the comfort that the average first-world middle-class person has today.
		You can see the castle on the hill as we pull away.
	www.agraham.ca /korea/2005/06/hikone-castle.html (255 words)

	HIKONE -:: JaponOnline.com - Japan within reach:: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The traditional garden of Genkyu, on the North-eastern side of the Castle of Hikone, was a place of predilection for the lord of the castle which received its guests there.
		Hikone n’a obviously not escaped with the rule.
		Hikone has also old names for its various districts, puisqu’on still finds a aburaya-machi there, where the merchants d’huile gathered (as much for the lamps that for the kitchen) and a konya-machi, where the “ongles-bleus” worked;, dyers.
	trans.voila.fr /voila?systran_lp=fr_en&systran_id=Voila-fr&systran_url=www.japononline.net/article.php?sid=262&systran_f=100000000000 (1015 words)

	Asia Pacific (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Nagoya Castle is the symbol of the city.
		Hikone Castle was completed in the year 1622 after a construction period of twenty years.
		Hikone Castle’s three storied castle tower was uniquely constructed, using various architecture styles.
	www.friendshipforce.org /Events/asiapacific2007/asiapacific.htm (670 words)

	Walk Japan :: Tours :: Nakasendo :: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Hikone Castle, located overlooking Lake Biwa, rises spectacularly above the old castletown of Hikone.
		The castle, which was used in the TV mini-series Shogun, saw renovations completed in December 1996.
		At the entrace to the castle there is a museum dedicated to the arts of the Edo Period, the castle itself, and the Ii family who were high-ranking retainers of the Tokugawa family who effectively ruled Japan in the Edo Period from 1603-1867.
	www.walkjapan.com /tours/nakasendo/hikone.html (150 words)

	Hikone Skyscrapers, Architecture, Buildings, Real Estate, and Construction News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		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.
		July 1st, 1600 saw the defeat of the shogunate in Hikone, the destruction of his castle and the subsequent building of a new castle.
	www.emporis.com /en/wm/ci/?id=108127 (136 words)

	The Auctioning of Himeji Castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		All the castles were owned by the Meiji Government because the land and people were returned to the emperor in 1869.
		With the abolition of the feudal system these castles became obsolete and in addition a lot of money was required for the preservation of the castles.
		Colonel Nakamura influenced the Chief of the Army, Yamagata Aritomo and the castle was kept by the Ministry of the Army as the representative castle along with Nagoya Castle.
	www2.memenet.or.jp /unesco/shirasagi/eng/data/si030.htm (301 words)

	Dan in Japan Pictures [1.16]
		There are quite a few large vegetable gardens in Hikone -- Hikone actually has a lot of space compared to the famous cities you probably picture in your mind when you think of Japan.
		Hikone Castle's moat is connected to lake Biwa, and many boats are docked here -- sometimes right next to residences.
		Again from the 5th floor of AL Plaza, this picture shows Hikone JR (that's Japan Railways) Train Station and two temples or castles in the distance.
	www.daninjapan.com /1.16 (1442 words)

	Japan, Hikone-jo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Hikone Castle, or Hikone-jo, was built in 1622 on the site where Sawayama Castle, destroyed in 1601, was previously located.
		Ii Naotsugu, son of Ii Naomasa, started construction of the castle with the support of the Shogun of Japan, Tokugawa Ieyasu.
		The Meiji Restoration, in 1868, marked the end of the shogunate, and Hikone castle is one of the few original surviving castles.
	leonardfrank.com /Worldheritage/Hikone.html (63 words)

	Off the Beaten Path - Japan Travel Guide - VirtualTourist.com
		Hikone Castle, in the town of Hikone, is one of the few castles in Japan that's original buildings have not been lost to war or fire.
		Hikone is surrounded by impressive moated walls which are also quite thick.
		Hikone Castle is open daily from 8:30am to 5pm and cost 500 yen to enter.
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Asia/Japan/Off_the_Beaten_Path-Japan-R-6.html (1002 words)

	ja #24422 #26681 #24066 Hikone #24422 #26681 #24066 shi...
		As of 2003 2003, the city has an estimated population population of 108,613 and the density density of 1,106.60 persons per km² km².
		When the Meiji Meiji era began in 1868 1868, many castles were schedules to be dismantled, and only a request from the emperor himself, touring the area, kept Hikone-jo intact.
		Hikone lies on the Nakasendo Nakasendo, which was one of the most important trading routes until modern times.
	www.biodatabase.de /Hikone (341 words)

	The JET Files: Adventures of JET Boy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		They called each of our names, we stood up, walked to the front of the room, bowed in front of the "head guy", in Japanese he told us where we would be working, he gave us a certificate, we both bowed to each other and then each of us walked back to our seats.
		We toured Hikone castle, having to walk in the heat and humidity for a short while.
		Without the beverages 'o plenty I'm sure many of us would have passed out at the castle's peak, only to join the many other warriors who had met their fate inside those ancient castle walls.
	www.thejetfiles.com /08.02.00.html (800 words)

	Hikone Castle
		Completed in 1622 by the Ii family, who ruled over Hikone, this castle is considered to be one of the finest remaining castles in Japan.
		Boasting some of the most spectucular local scenery a castle can offer (having more than 1000 cherry trees surrounding it and possessing a fabulous view of Lake Biwa-ko), the castle is only a few hours away from my hometown of Wakayama.
		As with most Japanese castles, parts of it have fallen to ruin or were destroyed during the Meiji Restoration, but most of the castle as it stands today is in it's original condition.
	farstrider.net /Japan/Castles/Hikonejo.htm (280 words)

	Hikone Castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		These are my many, many, many pictures of Hikone castle.
		This page takes you through the first gate, up the dangerous stairs that were kind of freaky to climb (though not nearly as frightening as the stairs we later climbed inside the castle), under the bridge that leads through another gate and up some more stairs, and a rather nice vista from the bridge.
		For reference, the dark haired girl is Dani-chan (Danielle), the tall blonde with sunglasses is Kiri-chan (Maren, not Marron as it turns out), and the girl with short curly brown hair is Jen.
	www.angelfire.com /dragon/japantrip/castle/index.html (97 words)

	Photos
		(Nagoya) Nagoya Castle -- most of it was destroyed during the war, but this guard house is original, dating from the early 1600s.
		(Hikone) A gate house at Hikone Castle, one of the few original castles remaining in Japan.
		Like Nagoya Castle, this one dates from the Tokugawa shogunate, in the early 1600s.
	www.comm.toronto.edu /~eckford/photos/japan (1120 words)

	Japan13
		To make the most of your day in Hikone, tour the area on foot, past the castle to Lake Biwa and climb to the top of Tenshukaku for a spectacular view of the area.
		The Hikone castle is the highlight of the area.
		I could imagine myself living in the castle with my bedroom on the third (top) floor, surrounded by mountains and a view of the water in the distance.
	www.girlposse.com /travel/past_travel/Japan/Japan13/japan13.html (338 words)

	Hikone
		Had a chance to head up past Kyoto towards Lake Biwa (the largest lake in Japan) and see the Hikone Castle.
		In front of Hikone Station, a samurai on horseback.
		The group of Oji-chans and Oba-chans descending the castle compound.
	homepage.mac.com /jiji_the_cat/PhotoAlbum26.html (125 words)

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