Lee Andrus enjoys showing tourists around Genkyu-en Garden, which faces the keep of Hikone Castle. (Mainichi/Yuko Murase) An American's love of Hikone Castle, a Japanese national treasure, has ...
Hikone Castle was built at the end of the civil war period by Naotaka Ii. It stands high on a hill, the focal point of the town, and has done so, untouched by war, natural disaster and attempts to ...