October — Hikone Castle
Plan outdoor walks before sunset as daylight becomes shorter. Allow for steep castle stairs and slopes; check access arrangements for your group.
Tourism source ↗A historic castle above Hikone, with an original keep and views toward Lake Biwa. Allow for steep castle stairs and slopes; check access arrangements for your group.
💡 Free-license reference photograph from Wikimedia Commons; capture month is not confirmed.
11/25の彦根城築城400年祭の日に彦根城に行ってきました。彦根城天守閣のライトアップ。Reference photo · selected conditions are not photographed yet
Capture month unconfirmed · Historical photo, not a live view
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Weather for your date
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18°C
Partly cloudy
💧 17% rain chance · wind 6 km/h
Hourly forecast
18°💧 17%
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20°💧 25%
21°💧 43%
22°💧 50%
22°💧 45%
Forecast: Open-Meteo
Packing checklist
- Also useful: Rain protection and shoes with grip, Warm layers
Parking
Parking has not been verified for this place.
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A DIFFERENT JAPAN, EVERY MONTH
When to see this place
Typical viewing windows. Weather and bloom dates vary each year; these are not live forecasts.
Suitability
Stroller: Not verified
Nursing room: Not verified
Noise level: moderate
Kids: Confirm stairs, slopes and child facilities with the operator.
Rules
Nearby places
Within 30 km, closest first.
Shiga
Mount Ibuki
A 1,377-metre mountain on the Shiga–Gifu border known for broad summit grassland, alpine flowers and views over Lake Biwa. As of 2026, entry from the Maibara-side base trail is prohibited after major slope damage; use only officially open access such as the seasonal driveway summit area.
21 km away
Shiga
Makino Metasequoia Avenue
Rows of dawn redwood trees form a long avenue near Makino Pickland. Their late-autumn copper and rust colors differ from maple foliage. Typical autumn window: Late November to early December. This is a public road. Photograph from permitted pedestrian areas, stay out of traffic and use designated parking.
29 km away
Sources, photo credits and verification
Place information: Official tourism source · Reviewed 2026-09-23
- 1. 11/25の彦根城築城400年祭の日に彦根城に行ってきました。彦根城天守閣のライトアップ。 · Yamaguchi Yoshiaki from Japan · Source ↗ · CC BY-SA 2.0
- 2. In Apr/May 2009, I took 15 days to walk all the way from Tokyo to Kyoto, roughly following the 546km long, ancient highway, the Nakasendo, alone. This picture was taken during the free week I had in Japan after the walk. Read about my preparations and my time in Japan at 546km.blogspot.com . · Kok Leng Yeo from Singapore, Singapore · Source ↗ · CC BY 2.0
- 3. Hikone castle5537.JPG · 日:Jnn · Source ↗ · CC BY 2.1 jp