近江八幡の散策 : Walking Around Omihachiman（Shiga, Japan）

滋賀県、近江八幡市を散策いたしました。八幡堀だけでなく、西洋建築や観光地から少し外れた住宅街もとても趣があり楽しめました。
"Ōmihachiman" means "Hachiman in Ōmi". When Hachiman Town (the forerunner of this city) became a city, there was the existing city of Yahata in Fukuoka Prefecture. In Japanese, "Hachiman" and "Yahata" are written with the same kanji, so "Ōmi" was added to avoid confusion. "Hachiman" is the Shinto god of war. His symbol is the dove.