Kurokabe Square (Nagahama)
In Japanese: 黒壁スクエア
Old merchant streets in central Nagahama, built around a black-plastered former bank of 1900 that reopened as a glass gallery in 1989.
Nearby
- Tokanji Kannon Hall (Kogen-ji) ≈ 30 min by car
- Hikone Castle ≈ 35 min by car
- Samegai-juku and the Jizo River ≈ 35 min by car
- Chikubushima Island ≈ 35 min by car
- Mt. Ibuki ≈ 35 min by car
Travel times are rough estimates by car.
- Getting there
- About 5 min walk from JR Nagahama Sta.
- Fee
- Free to walk; glassblowing class from 4,950 yen
- Good to know
- Kurokabe Glass Hall 10:00–17:00; some shops have their own closing days
- Time needed
- 2 h
Checked against the official Japanese website on 2026-10-12. Report outdated info