Hikone | Yume Kyobashi Castle Road, visit the Edo-style Hikone Castle Town

#JulyGoodPlace2025 ✓Dream Kyobashi Castle Road A must-visit Edo-style shopping street when visiting Hikone Castle. "Dream Kyobashi Castle Avenue" is named after the Kyobashi Bridge that spans the moat of Hikone Castle. It is designed based on the castle town of the Edo period. The 6-meter-wide wide street extends about 350 meters southwest from the Kyobashi Bridge that crosses the old moat of Hikone Castle. In order to match the atmosphere of Hikone Castle, the buildings on the street are unified in the machiya style with white walls, black grids, and kiratsuma roofs. This street that emphasizes landscape makes first-time visitors feel like they are walking into another world. There are restaurants, dessert shops, souvenir shops and other shops lined up on the shopping street, providing local specialties of Hikone. It is highly recommended to visit it on the way back from visiting Hikone Castle.