Hikone Castle

Hikone Castle is an Edo-period Japanese castle located in the city of , , Japan. It is considered the most significant historical site in Shiga.
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  • Castle
  • …lies at an elevation of 130 metres (427 feet)
  • …dates from 1607
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hikone Castle Keep Tower and Hikone Castle Museum.
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is situated 210 metres southeast of Hikone Castle.
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is situated 190 metres north of Hikone Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Maibara and Kōra.
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is a city in , Japan.
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is a town located in , Japan. is situated 8 km south of Hikone Castle.
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is a town located in , Japan. is situated 9 km south of Hikone Castle.

Hikone Castle

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Latitude
35.27703° or 35° 16′ 37″ north
Longitude
136.2521° or 136° 15′ 8″ east
Open location code
8Q7R77G2+RR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 209262408
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Geo­Names ID
8628992
Wiki­data ID
Q1012374

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Yue Chinese—“Hikone Castle” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Հիկոնե ամրոց”
  • Azerbaijani: “Hikone qəsri”
  • Basque: “Hikone gaztelua”
  • Catalan: “castell de Hikone”
  • Catalan: “Castell de Hikone”
  • Chinese: “彥根城”
  • Czech: “Hikone”
  • Czech: “Hrad Hikone”
  • Dutch: “Hikone Castle”
  • Finnish: “Hikonen linna”
  • French: “castel de Hikone”
  • French: “château de Hikone”
  • French: “Château de Hikone”
  • French: “Hikone-jō”
  • German: “Burg Hikone”
  • German: “Hikone-jo”
  • German: “Hikone-jō”
  • German: “彦根城”
  • Greek: “Κάστρο του Χικόνε”
  • Hungarian: “hikonei várkastély”
  • Hungarian: “Hikonei várkastély”
  • Indonesian: “Istana Hikone”
  • Indonesian: “Kastel Hikone”
  • Italian: “Castello di Hikone”
  • Japanese: “Hikone-jō”
  • Japanese: “ひこねじょう”
  • Japanese: “彦根城”
  • Japanese: “彦根城跡”
  • Korean: “히코네성”
  • Lithuanian: “Hikonės pilis”
  • Persian: “قلعه هیکونه”
  • Polish: “Zamek Hikone”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de hikone”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Hikone”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo Hikone”
  • Russian: “Замок Хиконэ”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Hikone”
  • Spanish: “Castillo Hikone”
  • Swedish: “Hikone slott”
  • Thai: “ปราสาทฮิโกเนะ”
  • Thai: “ปราสาทฮิโกะเนะ”
  • Turkish: “Hikone Kalesi”
  • Ukrainian: “замок Хіконе”
  • Ukrainian: “Замок Хіконе”
  • Ukrainian: “Хіконе”
  • Vietnamese: “Lâu đài Hikone”
  • Vietnamese: “Thành Hikone”
  • Wu Chinese: “彦根城”
  • Yue Chinese: “彥根城”

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