The start point of the Hokoku road is Toriimoto-cho, Hikone-city, Shiga-prefecture where medieval trace and atmosphere still remain. The row-of-houses, night-light which makes an image of those days remained. The place which got used several kilometers is a location of Hikone Castle (photograph). Hikone Castle is a castle of a few national treasure classes still in the state at the time of erection.
| Place | Toriimoto-cho, Hikone- city, Shiga- prefecture. Mitsunari Ishida's Sawayama ruins of a castle are located in the neighborhood. The image at the time of Toriimotocho having been a post town remains. Quite feeling can also be immersed in an air of those days. |
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| Age | From medieval-times Muromachi period to Edo period. |
| Traffic | It takes 3 minutes to Toriimoto-cho, by Ohmi Railway for Maibara from JR Hikone station.,and it takes 3 minutes to walk ,alighting Toriihoneki. |
Many daimyos of Echizen used the Hokoku-side-road, round trip of the shortcut which comes out from Imajo to Nakasendo from Sekigahara via Kinomoto for the move of daimyo's sankin-kotai to Edo.
The branch monument of the Hokoku road and Nakasen road in Maibara ,the neighborhood of Hikone-city is in the place of about 10 minutes from the station. Maibara. Maibara is an important point of the traffic from the medieval times to the present age. In the neighborhood, the historic spot of the Hokoku road and Nakasen road remains.
| Place | The branch monument of Hokoku road and Nakasen road is near to JR Maibara station. Maibara is an important point of the traffic from the medieval times to the present age. The historic spot in the Hokoku road and Nakasen road remains nesr to JR Maibara station. Although it is with Hokuriku road with a photograph, in a meaning, the Hokoku road is considered because it is contained in Hokuriku road by the wide sense. |
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| Age | Medieval-times Muromachi period, to Edo period. |
| Traffic | 7 to 8 minutes from JR Maibara station. |
Although it is with Hokuriku road, the Hokoku road seems to be the interpretation of being contained in Hokuriku road. It seems that it is difficult to follow the Hokuriku road near this now.
Nagahama-city, Shiga. the Hokoku road goes the east shore of lake-Biwa north from here, and continues to south Echizen-cho Imajo of Fukui-prefecture. It is being crowded very much with the tourist who visits to an old city now. The trace and atmosphere of - modern times remain medieval times, many row of houses, night-lights, etc. which make an image of those days bear remain, and it can carry out skilled of the time slip.
| Place | In the Nagahama street, the Hokoku road is located so that the road go through in the a center of the city and may be gone mostly north.The peculiar structure of the road with which the samurai hid and a battle, called “Mushagakure” can also be seen. |
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| Age | Medieval-times Muromachi period, to Edo period. |
| Traffic | 7 to 8 minutes from JR Nagahama station. |
Nagahama-city, by leaving the old city, many callers' interest was attracted and vigor has risen high.