In a corner just before Haginohama Beach, there is a 3m tall stone monument called Shikou Sakura. This is a memorial monument erected to mourn the deaths of members of the rowing club of the former Fourth High School (now Kanazawa University) who died in a shipwreck off the coast of Haginohama on April 16, 4.
"Hikone Castle is hazy in the distance. Chikubushima Island is disappearing into the waves. The evening bell of Mitsui is ringing silently. The plovers are quiet."
The famous Lake Biwa Elegy, with its lyrics:
- Address
- Katsuno, Takashima City, Shiga Prefecture
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- Contact Us
- (Public corporation) Lake Biwa Takashima Tourism Association
TEL：0740-33-7101
- Access
- From JR Omi-Takashima Station, take a reserved shared taxi (Hama Line) for about 15 minutes and get off at "Hagi-no-Hamaguchi" stop.
- Remarks
- West side of 487-1 Katsuno, Takashima City
Surrounding spot information
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SHIRAHIGE BEACH
1091 Ugawa, Takashima City, Shiga Prefecture
Refreshing lakes, white sandy beaches, swimming and camping surrounded by nature...
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- Swimming pools and campsites
- Experience
- Outdoor
- Takashima area
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Takashima Village
Katsuno, Takashima City, Shiga Prefecture
The Katsuno district of Takashima City is an old castle town with an ancient atmosphere.
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- Other (Play)
- Experience
- Craft
- Eat and Shop
- Eat
- Shopping and Eating
- Shopping
- Takashima area
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Shirahige Shrine
215 Ugawa, Takashima City, Shiga Prefecture
There is a large vermilion torii gate in the middle of the lake, and across National Route 161...
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- Temples and shrines
- Takashima area
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