A doll tour that is handed down to merchants

A doll tour that is handed down to merchants

Event Overview

Gotanso produced many merchants dealing in textile products from the end of the Tokugawa period to the pre-Showa period. The merchants did not leave their hometowns even as they advanced to become Australian merchants, and they built their home in Gotanso. A doll handed down by a merchant will be exhibited at the home of a Gotazhuang merchant who is modest without running in the beauty. Image courtesy of Higashi-Omi City Tourism Association

Info

  • Event Location:   
  • Six venues in the Gokosho area (three Omi merchant houses [Tonomura Shigeru residence, Nakagawa Jungorou residence, Fujii Hikoshirou residence], Kondo Machinami Preservation Exchange Center, Omi Merchant Museum, Plaza Sanpoyoshi). Additionally, three venues in the city.
  • Address:   
  • Gotzaso Kindō-cho, Gotzaso Tatsuta-cho, Gotzaso Kawanami-cho, Miyaso-cho, Higashi-Omi, Shiga
  • Public Transportation:   
JR Notogawa Station → Bus 10 minutes, bus stop: Plaza Mikata Yoshimae, 5 minutes on foot
  • Car Access:   
10km30 minutes from Meishin Expressway Yokaichi IC via National Route 421
  • Phone Number:   
  • 0748-29-3920 (Higashi-Omi City Tourism Association)
  • Parking Number:   
100 units/free

Event Period

  • From February 7 (Saturday) to March 15 (Sunday), 2026.

Price

1000 yen (Omi merchant's residence, Shigeru Tomura's residence, Jyugoro Nakae's residence, Hikoshiro Fujii's residence common entrance ticket) and others

Event Category

Seasonal Festivals & Annual Events


Higashi-Omi Tourism Association

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