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Manhole with the symbol of Hino merchant, Shiga Prefecture339 views
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Omi Hino Merchant House. The former home of Hino merchant Yamanaka Hyouemon was donated to the town in 1981. Now a museum exhibiting the history and artifacts of the Hino merchants. 近江日野商人館114 viewsSmall admission charged. Open 9 am to 4 pm, closed on Mon. and Fri. Close to the center of town.
Address: Okubo 1011, Hino-cho
Phone No.: 0748-52-0007
山中兵右衛門
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Inside Omi Hino Merchant House105 views
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Hino was home to many Omi merchants who plied up and down Japan during the Edo Period to sell and trade their wares. They became quite successful selling medicines, lacquerware, sake, etc. Those from Hino were called Hino shonin (Hino merchants).102 views
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Inside Omi Hino Merchant House99 views近江日野商人館
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Sake containers99 views
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Some laquerware sold in a renovated Hino merchant home converted into a store.99 views
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Inside Omi Hino Merchant House98 views
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Inside Omi Hino Merchant House98 views
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Lacquerware sold by Hino merchants97 views近江日野商人館
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A room inside a renovated Hino merchant home.94 views
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Medicine92 views
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Clothing worn by Hino merchants92 views
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Inside Omi Hino Merchant House89 views
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Travel passport required to travel around Japan89 views
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Barrels of Hino merchant sake88 views
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Entrance to a kura storehouse inside a former Omi shonin home in Hino.61 views
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Local souvenir shop uses a former Omi shonin home in Hino.61 views
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Hino's Shimizu-cho neighborhood also has a traditional townscape.60 views
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Japanese-style rooms.57 views
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Dessert was fig. Yummy!57 viewsReservations are required to have lunch here. Prices are affordable, starting at around ¥1,500. Call 0748-52-0008 (in Japanese). Address: 1264 Nishioji, Hino-cho, Gamou-gun, Shiga-ken 529-1628 (滋賀県蒲生郡日野町大字西大路1264番地)
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Garden57 views
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The food was prepared by a group of local ladies calling themselves the "Society for Continuing Traditional Cooking" (伝統料理を継続する会).56 viewsThey use locally grown vegetables and other ingredients made in Japan. They say that everything is "wholeheartedly handmade."
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Omi Hino Shonin Furusato-kan was purchased and restored by Hino Town. It opened in April 2015.55 views
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Lunch at Omi Hino Shonin Furusato-kan. 55 views
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Western-style room in Omi Hino Shonin Furusato-kan.55 views
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Inside a former Omi shonin home in Hino. 53 views
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Western-style bathroom53 views
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Notice the safe.52 views
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Kitchen52 views
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Inside a former Omi shonin home in Hino. A garden view in most rooms.51 views
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Entrance to the Omi Hino Shonin Furusato-kan (近江日野商人ふるさと館). On the road leading to the entrance of Umamioka Watamuki Shrine.51 viewsYamanaka Shokichi was a Hino merchant born in 1809. He became a sake brewer in Shizuoka Prefecture. By the 1920s, his family became one of Shizuoka's most successful sake brewers.
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This room is the home's largest and also where you can have lunch.51 views
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Another Hino merchant home to visit is the Omi Hino Shonin Furusato-kan (近江日野商人ふるさと館). Former grand residence of Hino merchant Yamanaka Shokichi (旧山中正吉邸).50 views
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Intricate transom in the Japanese-style room.49 views
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Intricate transom in the Japanese-style room.49 views
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About Hino's Shimizu-cho neighborhood.48 views
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