Japan Midokoro / Shiga Prefecture / Heritage

Shiga Prefecture

Cultural properties and heritage

101 places with photos.

Enryaku-ji Temple

Historic Site, Part of a World Heritage Site, National Treasure

Hōgon-ji Temple

National Treasure

Mangetsu-ji Temple

Registered Tangible Cultural Property

Hiyoshi Taisha

Historic Site, National Treasure

Lake Biwa Canal

Japan Heritage, Historic Site, JSCE Civil Engineering Heritage

Kannonji Castle

Historic Site

Shirahige Shrine

Important Cultural Property

Place of Scenic Beauty, Historic Site

Mangetsu-ji Ukimidō

Registered Tangible Cultural Property

Kaizu Osaki

Japan Heritage

Myōō-in Temple

Important Cultural Property

Ōmi Jingū

Registered Tangible Cultural Property

Taga Taisha

Place of Scenic Beauty

Cable Enryakuji Station

Registered Tangible Cultural Property

Cable Sakamoto Station

Registered Tangible Cultural Property

Rakuraku-en

Place of Scenic Beauty

Shigaraki Palace

Historic Site

Azuchi Castle

Historic Site, Special Historic Site

Sōken-ji

Important Cultural Property

Ishiyama-dera Temple

National Treasure, Natural Monument

Ōjiyama Kofun

Historic Site

Genkyū-en

Place of Scenic Beauty

Hikone Castle

Historic Site, Special Historic Site, Japan Heritage, National Treasure

Kuwanomi-dera Temple

Important Cultural Property

Ishiyama-dera wollastonite rock

Natural Monument

Shigaraki Palace Sites

Important Cultural Property

Hakusan Shrine

Important Cultural Property

Hakuunkan

Registered Tangible Cultural Property

Hyakusai-ji Temple

Historic Site, Important Cultural Property

Daitsū-ji Temple

Place of Scenic Beauty, Important Cultural Property

Tōju Shoin

Historic Site

Saikyō-ji Temple

Important Cultural Property

Saimyō-ji Temple

Place of Scenic Beauty, National Treasure

Ōtori Shrine

Registered Tangible Cultural Property

A colony of Japanese rhododendrons in kamagakedani

Natural Monument

Shōjuraigō-ji Temple

Important Cultural Property

Aga Shrine

Registered Tangible Cultural Property

Former Minakuchi Library

Registered Tangible Cultural Property

Former Shiga bank Kōnan branch

Registered Tangible Cultural Property

Pinus densiflora form. Umbraculifera. habitat of Hiramatsu district

Natural Monument

Acer pycnanthum of Kitahanazawa

Natural Monument

Acer pycnanthum of Minamihanazawa

Natural Monument

Daiichi Daido-gawa Bridge

Registered Tangible Cultural Property

Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings

Andrews Memorial Hall

Registered Tangible Cultural Property

Hyde Memorial Hall and Kyōiku Kaikan

Registered Tangible Cultural Property

Kongōrin-ji Temple

National Treasure

Hanashobu Street

Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings

Ise Site

Historic Site

Mio Shrine

Important Cultural Property

Imazu Vories Museum

Registered Tangible Cultural Property

Kurokabe Glass Shop

Registered Tangible Cultural Property

Konpon Chūdō

Part of a World Heritage Site, Important Cultural Property, National Treasure

Lakefront Village of Sugaura

Important Cultural Landscape, Japan Heritage

Isome-shi Garden

Place of Scenic Beauty

Sūfuku-ji Temple Ruins

Place of Scenic Beauty, Historic Site, Important Cultural Property

Keiunkan

Place of Scenic Beauty

Hiyoshi Tōshō-gū

Important Cultural Property

Himure Hachimangū

Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings

Former Byakugō-in Garden

Place of Scenic Beauty

Former Chikurin-in Garden

Place of Scenic Beauty

Former Nishikawa Residence

Important Cultural Property

Yoshimiko Shrine

Important Cultural Property

Ōsasahara Shrine

National Treasure

Azuchi-Hyōtanyama Kofun

Historic Site

Dainaka Lake Minami Site

Historic Site

Matsubara Shimoyashiki Gardens

Place of Scenic Beauty

Main Hall, Ishiyamadera

Important Cultural Property, National Treasure

Tahōtō, Ishiyamadera

Important Cultural Property, National Treasure

Shinra Zenjin Hall, Mii-dera

Important Cultural Property, National Treasure

Ōsasahara Shrine Honden

Important Cultural Property, National Treasure

Golden Hall, Mii-dera

Important Cultural Property, National Treasure

Kongōrin-ji Main Hall

Important Cultural Property, National Treasure

Three-storied Pagoda, Saimyoji

Important Cultural Property, National Treasure

Main Hall, Jorakuji

Important Cultural Property, National Treasure

Main Hall, Saimyoji

Important Cultural Property, National Treasure

Three-storied Pagoda, Jorakuji

Important Cultural Property, National Treasure

Nishi Honden, Namura Shrine

Important Cultural Property, National Treasure

Hikone Castle Keep Tower

Important Cultural Property, National Treasure

Main Shrine, Tsukubusuma-jinja

Important Cultural Property, National Treasure

Main Shrine, Higashi-hongū, Hiyoshi Taisha

Important Cultural Property, National Treasure

Tsukeyagura and Tamon'yagura

Important Cultural Property, National Treasure

Main Shrine, Nishi-hongū, Hiyoshi Taisha

Important Cultural Property, National Treasure

Kara-mon, Hogonji

Important Cultural Property, National Treasure

Mikami Shrine Honden

Important Cultural Property, National Treasure

Handō Shrine

Important Cultural Property

Photos (Wikimedia Commons)　Enryaku-ji Temple: 663highland (CC BY 2.5), Hōgon-ji Temple: 日:Jnn (CC BY 2.1 jp), Mangetsu-ji Temple: 663highland (CC BY 2.5), Hiyoshi Taisha: baggio4ever (CC BY 3.0), Lake Biwa Canal: Aw1805 (CC BY-SA 4.0), Kannonji Castle: 投稿者が撮影 (Public domain), Shirahige Shrine: Saigen Jiro This photo was taken with Nikon D3200 (CC0), Mii-dera Temple: KENPEI (CC BY-SA 3.0), Odani Castle: 投稿者が撮影 (Public domain), Chikubu Island: HAL-Guandu (CC BY-SA 4.0), Mangetsu-ji Ukimidō: 663highland (CC BY 2.5), Kaizu Osaki: 日:Jnn (CC BY 2.1 jp), Myōō-in Temple: tanohei (CC BY 3.0), Ōmi Jingū: 663highland (CC BY 2.5), Taga Taisha: 投稿者がファイル作成 (Public domain), Cable Enryakuji Station: Saigen Jiro (CC0), Cable Sakamoto Station: PekePON (CC BY-SA 3.0), Rakuraku-en: 663highland (CC BY 2.5), Shigaraki Palace: Zarateman (Public domain), Azuchi Castle: Akonnchiroll (CC BY-SA 4.0), Sōken-ji: Haruno Akiha (CC BY-SA 3.0), Ishiyama-dera Temple: 663highland (CC BY 2.5), Ōjiyama Kofun: Saigen Jiro (CC0), Genkyū-en: 663highland (CC BY 2.5), Hikone Castle: 高菜明太 (CC BY-SA 4.0), Kuwanomi-dera Temple: 663highland (CC BY 2.5), Ishiyama-dera wollastonite rock: 663highland (CC BY 2.5), Shigaraki Palace Sites: 宇治主水 (CC BY 3.0), Gichū-ji Temple: KENPEI (CC BY-SA 3.0), Chōmei-ji Temple: 663highland (CC BY 2.5), Hakusan Shrine: 663highland (CC BY 2.5), Hakuunkan: 663highland (CC BY 2.5), Hyakusai-ji Temple: Yusuke.ogawa at Japanese Wikipedia (Public domain), Daitsū-ji Temple: Hyppolyte de Saint-Rambert (CC BY-SA 4.0), Tōju Shoin: 立花左近 (CC BY-SA 3.0), Saikyō-ji Temple: 663highland (CC BY 2.5), Saimyō-ji Temple: z tanuki (CC BY 3.0), Ōtori Shrine: 運動会プロテインパワー (CC BY-SA 4.0), A colony of Japanese rhododendrons in kamagakedani: はせぴい (CC0), Shōjuraigō-ji Temple: 663highland (CC BY 2.5), Aga Shrine: 663highland (CC BY-SA 4.0), Yukinoyama Kofun: Saigen Jiro (CC0), Tsukubusuma Shrine: HAL-Guandu (CC BY-SA 4.0), Former Minakuchi Library: Asturio Cantabrio (CC BY-SA 4.0), Former Shiga bank Kōnan branch: Motokoka (CC BY-SA 4.0), Pinus densiflora form. Umbraculifera. habitat of Hiramatsu district: さかおり (CC BY-SA 4.0), Acer pycnanthum of Kitahanazawa: さかおり (CC BY-SA 4.0), Acer pycnanthum of Minamihanazawa: さかおり (CC BY-SA 4.0), Daiichi Daido-gawa Bridge: Motokoka (CC BY-SA 4.0), Kusatsu-Juku Honjin: Suikotei (CC BY-SA 4.0), Ōmi Kokuchō: Saigen Jiro (Public domain), Chōju-ji Temple: 663highland (CC BY 2.5), Namura Shrine: Yusuke.ogawa at Japanese Wikipedia (Public domain), Hachiman: 663highland (CC BY 2.5), Andrews Memorial Hall: Asturio Cantabrio (CC BY-SA 4.0), Hyde Memorial Hall and Kyōiku Kaikan: 663highland (CC BY 2.5), Kongōrin-ji Temple: VanishingDuck at Japanese Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0), Hanashobu Street: Kyoww (CC BY-SA 4.0), Ise Site: Saigen Jiro (CC0), Mio Shrine: Saigen Jiro (CC0), Imazu Vories Museum: 663highland (CC BY-SA 4.0), Kurokabe Glass Shop: 663highland (CC BY 2.5), Konpon Chūdō: 663highland (CC BY 2.5), Lakefront Village of Sugaura: Hiyotchi (CC BY-SA 4.0), Isome-shi Garden: 663highland (CC BY 2.5), Sūfuku-ji Temple Ruins: あずきごはん (CC BY-SA 4.0), Jōraku-ji Temple: 663highland (CC BY-SA 4.0), Mikami Shrine: Saigen Jiro (CC0), Kōjin-yama Kofun: Saigen Jiro (CC0), Zensui-ji Temple: Yusuke (Public domain), Enman-in Temple: E5894 (CC BY-SA 3.0), Keiunkan: 663highland (CC BY 2.5), Hiyoshi Tōshō-gū: 663highland (CC BY 2.5), Himure Hachimangū: 663highland (CC BY 2.5), Former Byakugō-in Garden: 663highland (CC BY 2.5), Former Chikurin-in Garden: 663highland (CC BY 2.5), Former Nishikawa Residence: Suikotei (CC BY-SA 4.0), Yoshimiko Shrine: 663highland (CC BY 2.5), Ōsasahara Shrine: Yusuke.ogawa at Japanese Wikipedia (Public domain), Azuchi-Hyōtanyama Kofun: Saigen Jiro (CC0), Dainaka Lake Minami Site: At by At (CC BY-SA 3.0), Matsubara Shimoyashiki Gardens: Unknown Meiji period photographer (Public domain), Main Hall, Ishiyamadera: Daderot (CC0), Tahōtō, Ishiyamadera: Yanajin33 (CC BY-SA 3.0), Shinra Zenjin Hall, Mii-dera: KENPEI (CC BY-SA 3.0), Ōsasahara Shrine Honden: Yusuke.ogawa at Japanese Wikipedia (Public domain), Golden Hall, Mii-dera: 663highland (CC BY 2.5), Kongōrin-ji Main Hall: VanishingDuck at Japanese Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0), Three-storied Pagoda, Saimyoji: 663highland (CC BY 2.5), Main Hall, Jorakuji: 663highland (CC BY-SA 4.0), Main Hall, Saimyoji: 663highland (CC BY 2.5), Three-storied Pagoda, Jorakuji: by Yusuke.ogawa (Public domain), Nishi Honden, Namura Shrine: Yusuke.ogawa at Japanese Wikipedia (Public domain), Hikone Castle Keep Tower: 高菜明太 (CC BY-SA 4.0), Main Shrine, Tsukubusuma-jinja: 日:Jnn (CC BY 2.1 jp), Main Shrine, Higashi-hongū, Hiyoshi Taisha: 663highland (CC BY 2.5), Tsukeyagura and Tamon'yagura: 663highland (CC BY 2.5), Main Shrine, Nishi-hongū, Hiyoshi Taisha: 663highland (CC BY 2.5), Kara-mon, Hogonji: 663highland (CC BY 2.5), Mikami Shrine Honden: Saigen Jiro (CC0), Handō Shrine: Motokoka (CC BY-SA 4.0)