The Excursion Bus Tours, which visit Castle and Heritages in Shiga Prefecture

Information of The Excursion Bus Tours, which visit  castles and heritages in Shiga Prefecture.

Date

• November 29

Specialty

1. Tour guides, who are specialized in Castles and Heritages, will conduct the tour.
2. Tour guides will be standing on the courses and taking care of the participants.
3. The lunch, which uses local ingredients of Shiga Prefecture, such as Omi Beef,  will be offered at a local restaurant.
4. The tour guide will tell the history story of Hikone Castle and Azuchi Castle in chronological order. 
5. Charge: Each tour course costs at 4,000yen (tax-included).

1. Visiting castles from Sengoku period to the Early Modern era.
1. 9:00 JR Hikone Sta. →9:10 Futouyama Castle →11:20 Rentou Castle →13:00 Lunch →14:10 Hikone Castle →16:10 Castle Road →17:00 JR Hikone Sta. (break up)
2. Visiting two castles which Nobunaga Oda failed to attack.
   
1. 9:30 JR Hikone Sta. →9:45 Sawayama Castle →11:45 Lunch →12:40 Odani Castle →15:55 Odani Castle Sengoku Historical Museum →17:05 JR Hikone Sta. (break up)
3. Trace the track of Nobunaga Oda by visiting castles.
1. 8:00 JR Hikone Sta. →8:25 Banba-juku (a post town)　(watching it from the bus window) →8:40 Surihari-toge Pass →9:20 Sawayama Castle →11:35 Lunch →12:40 Yamazakiyama Castle →14:05 Azuchi Castle →15:40 The Azuchi Castle Tenshu Nobunaga no Yakata Museum →16:50 JR Hikone Sta. (break up)
4. Visiting the places where connect to the Battle of Shizugatake.
1. 8:00 JR Hikone Sta. →9:00 Genbao Castle →11:10 Dougiyama-toride Fort →12:25 Lunch →13:10 Kinomoto Jizoson (a statue of Kinomoto Jizo) →13:30 Shizugatake-toride Fort, the tomb of Kiyohide Nakagawa, Ohiwayama-toride Fort, Iwasakiyama-toride Fort →16:00 Lake Yogo →17:00 JR Hikone Sta. (break up)
   
5. Visiting 3 castles and a castle town in Ohmi.
1. 10:00 JR Hikone Sta. →10:15 Hikone Castle →12:00 Lunch →13:35 Hachimanyama Castle →15:00 Hachiman-bori →17:00 JR Hikone Sta. (break up)

• The tours contents may change due to the weather and other circumustances.
• Please wear easy to walk clothes and shoes.
• Since the tours will be held in November, please make sure you will protect yourself against cold weather.
• No drinks are stored on the bus.
• Smoking is prohibited on the bus.
• The expenses of alcohols at the meal time are not included in the tour prices. Please order and make a  payment by yourself. 
• A reservation is required.

• Enter in the Hikone Castle at night.
• From 18:30 to 22:30. (The last admission is at 22:00.)
• No admission fee.
• Genkyu-en Garden Light Up will be held at the same time.
• [Video of Genkyu-en Garden Light up] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkD_xwbk8aQ

• Please fill in an application form and send it by mail, fax, or e-mail by Oct 31, 2014.
• After we have received the form, we will send all important papers to the representative.
• Please check the papers and make a payment.
• After we could confirm the payment, the reservation will be completed.