Hikone

By train
By train

Hikone is on the Tokaido Main Line Biwako Line in Hikone between Osaka and Tokyo and makes an interesting stopover. Shinkaisoku rapid trains take 50 min ¥1110 from Kyoto and 80 min ¥1890 from Osaka. The Shinkansen does not stop at Hikone, but the nearest Shinkansen station Maibara is just one local train stop away.

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By ship
By ship

Ferries connect Hikone to the islands of Chikubu and Takeshima in Lake Biwa.

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