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Our guide
Kurokabe Square is a sightseeing area in the old town of Nagahama, Shiga, that makes use of its traditional buildings. The name covers the black-plastered Kurokabe buildings No. 1 to No. 30, centred on the crossroads of the Hokkoku Kaidō and Ōtemon-dōri. Museums, galleries, glass workshops, restaurants and cafés fill buildings from the Edo and Meiji periods, and it is known as Japan's largest area for glass art, drawing about two million visitors a year.
Nagahama Station on the Hokuriku Main Line is about 300 m away in a straight line, and Nagahama Castle about 600 m.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
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What this place is
Kurokabe Square (黒壁スクエア) is a sightseeing area in the old town of Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture, that makes use of its traditional buildings. The name covers the black-plastered Kurokabe buildings No. 1 to No. 30, centred on the crossroads where the Hokkoku Kaidō meets Ōtemon-dōri. Museums, galleries, glass workshops, restaurants and cafés occupy Edo- and Meiji-era buildings, and it is known as Japan's largest area for glass art, drawing about two million visitors a year.
Background text translated from Japanese Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
What to expect at this type of place: Cityscape
Nearby station
Nearby station: Nagahama (Hokuriku Main Line), about 300 m from the spot in a straight line.
Worked out on 2026-09-14 from this place’s map position, using HeartRails Express station data and station names from Wikidata. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route, and says nothing about buses, transfers or timetables — plan the trip on Google Maps.
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