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Manhole with the symbol of Hino merchant, Shiga Prefecture279 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108 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 House99 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).95 views
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Some laquerware sold in a renovated Hino merchant home converted into a store.95 views
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Sake containers94 views
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Inside Omi Hino Merchant House91 views近江日野商人館
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Inside Omi Hino Merchant House91 views
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Lacquerware sold by Hino merchants90 views近江日野商人館
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Inside Omi Hino Merchant House90 views
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A room inside a renovated Hino merchant home.88 views
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Clothing worn by Hino merchants86 views
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Medicine85 views
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Inside Omi Hino Merchant House84 views
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Barrels of Hino merchant sake83 views
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Travel passport required to travel around Japan80 views
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Hino's Shimizu-cho neighborhood also has a traditional townscape.56 views
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Local souvenir shop uses a former Omi shonin home in Hino.55 views
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Entrance to a kura storehouse inside a former Omi shonin home in Hino.52 views
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Inside a former Omi shonin home in Hino. 48 views
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Inside a former Omi shonin home in Hino. A garden view in most rooms.48 views
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Japanese-style rooms.47 views
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Lunch at Omi Hino Shonin Furusato-kan. 47 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).47 viewsThey use locally grown vegetables and other ingredients made in Japan. They say that everything is "wholeheartedly handmade."
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Kitchen47 views
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Western-style bathroom47 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.46 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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Omi Hino Shonin Furusato-kan was purchased and restored by Hino Town. It opened in April 2015.46 views
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Dessert was fig. Yummy!46 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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Garden46 views
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Western-style room in Omi Hino Shonin Furusato-kan.46 views
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This room is the home's largest and also where you can have lunch.45 views
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Notice the safe.45 views
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About Hino's Shimizu-cho neighborhood.44 views
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Intricate transom in the Japanese-style room.43 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).42 views
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Intricate transom in the Japanese-style room.41 views
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