Places to Visit near Hikone (Shiga): Top 25 of 173 places to visit within 25 km
There are 173 places to visit within 25 km of central Hikone, Shiga Prefecture in a straight line. The closest is Hikone Castle, about 1 km away.
| Name | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Hikone Castle 彦根城 | Castle | under 1 km |
| Mount Ibuki 伊吹山 | Mountain | 21 km |
| Sawayama Castle 佐和山城 | Castle | 1 km |
| Okishima 沖島 | Island | 19 km |
| Shirahige Shrine 白鬚神社 | Shinto shrine | 23 km |
| Kannonji Castle 観音寺城 | Castle | 17 km |
| Hōgon-ji Temple 宝厳寺 | Buddhist temple | 19 km |
| Taga Taisha 多賀大社 | Shinto shrine | 6 km |
| Take Island 多景島 | Island | 8 km |
| Kannonshō-ji Temple 観音正寺 | Buddhist temple | 17 km |
| Yōrō Falls 養老の滝 | Waterfall | 25 km |
| Himure Hachimangū 日牟禮八幡宮 | Shinto shrine | 21 km |
| Tsukubusuma Shrine 都久夫須麻神社 | Shinto shrine | 19 km |
| Chōmei-ji Temple 長命寺 | Buddhist temple | 22 km |
| Gifu Sekigahara Battlefield Memorial Museum 岐阜関ケ原古戦場記念館 | Museum | 21 km |
| Eigen-ji Temple 永源寺 | Buddhist temple | 22 km |
| Saimyō-ji Temple 西明寺 | Buddhist temple | 10 km |
| Hyakusai-ji Temple 百済寺 | Buddhist temple | 17 km |
| Sōken-ji 摠見寺 | Buddhist temple | 17 km |
| Shimizu Mountain Castle 清水山城 | Castle | 24 km |
| Kongōrin-ji Temple 金剛輪寺 | Buddhist temple | 13 km |
| Mount Yōrō 養老山 | Mountain | 24 km |
| Mount Oike 御池岳 | Mountain | 18 km |
| Oiso Shrine 奥石神社 | Shinto shrine | 18 km |
| Tokugen-in Temple 徳源院 | Buddhist temple | 14 km |
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