The Yumekyobashi Castle Road in Hikone City features a row of white-walled and black-lattice buildings, with souvenir shops and restaurants lining the street. There are also traditional Japanese sweet shops and Western-style pastry shops with hipped roofs and smoked tiles, making it enjoyable just to take a stroll. Don't miss the sidewalk tiles with reliefs of "Hikone Karuta" designs. This is a place that history buffs should visit before or after touring Hikone Castle.
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