Edo
Shiga · 江戸Browse Shiga’s cultural heritage from the Edo period (1603 – 1868). Filter by type and keyword, with concise stories, maps, and travel tips.
Built in 1741, the oldest of nine buildings at the old Nishikatsu sake brewery in Omihachiman. Once lodging for brewery workers, it is now the Koyomi craft shop.
Myorakuji Temple Priests' Quarters in Kinomoto, Shiga, is an An'ei-era temple residence registered in 2023, with a formal shikidai entrance and a lofty earthen hall.
Myorakuji Temple Main Gate in Kinomoto, Shiga, is an 1807 four-legged gate on the old Hokkoku Kaido, registered in 2023, with carved beam-ends seen from the street.
Myorakuji Temple Bell Tower in Kinomoto, Shiga, is a one-bay belfry built in 1837 and registered in 2023, with leaning posts, two-step brackets and carved transoms.
Myorakuji Temple Drum Tower in Kinomoto, Shiga, is a 2-storey tower built in 1807 and registered in 2023, with flame-headed windows above and a flared skirt below.
Myorakuji Temple Main Hall in Kinomoto, Shiga, is a vast An'ei-era Shin hall registered in 2023, with a 697 square metre footprint and a 2020 seismic retrofit.
On Lake Biwa's north shore, Sugaura's villagers kept 1,281 documents recording their medieval self-rule and land disputes. They became a National Treasure in 2018.
A National Treasure of early Edo Japan: fifteen figures in a Kyoto pleasure quarter, the classical kinki shoga theme recast as shamisen, sugoroku, and love letters.