8 Sights in Kusatsu, Japan (with Map and Images)

The Kusatsu Tropics is the highest zoo in Japan, located in Kusatsu Town, Azuma District, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. The variety of reptiles bred is the highest in Japan. It is a pet-friendly zoo. Utilization of hot spring heat.

Wikipedia: 草津熱帯圏 (JA), Website

Tachiki Shrine is a shrine located in Kusatsu, Kusatsu City, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. Since it was located in Kusatsu-juku on the Tokaido Highway, it is worshipped as a shrine of good luck and traffic safety. The former company name is Gosha.

Wikipedia: 立木神社 (JA)

Kusatsu-juku honjin (草津宿本jin) is the honjin of Kusatsu-juku located in Kusatsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. The owner was called Tanaka Shichizaemon for generations, and was called "Tanaka Shichizaemon Honjin". The other honjin in Kusatsu-juku was also the Tanaka family (Tanaka Kuzoya), and in order to distinguish the two houses, the Shichizaemon honjin, which ran a timber business, was also called "Kiya Honjin". It is one of the largest surviving sites and buildings, and has been designated as a national historic site.

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Otsuki Shrine (大槻神社, Otsuki Jinja) is a shrine located in Aochi, Kusatsu City, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. It is a Shikiuchi company, and the former company name is Gosha. The divine crest is "descending wisteria".

Wikipedia: 小槻神社 (JA)

Oshioi Shrine is a shrine located on Oji, Kusatsu City, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. As the first temple of Nakasendo, it has been deeply worshipped by travelers. It is also worshipped by the surrounding clans as a god of easy childbirth. The company name "Oshioi" refers to the fact that in ancient times, when people worshipped a god, they first went into the sea, cleaned themselves with the sea tide, and then attended the Shinto ceremony. The village of "Oshioi" became the village of "Ojii", and since it was difficult to read the place name, it was changed to "Oji" village due to the revision of the residence label.

Wikipedia: 小汐井神社 (JA)

The Lake Biwa Museum is in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. It was founded in 1996. The theme of the museum is "relationship between lakes and people" and introduces the nature and culture of Lake Biwa, the largest and oldest lake in Japan.

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Kusatsu City Kusatsu-juku Kaido Exchange Center is a historical museum located in Kusatsu, Kusatsu City, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. It opened in April 1999 as a base for community development aimed at revitalizing the bustle of Kusatsu-juku in the past.

Wikipedia: 草津市立草津宿街道交流館 (JA)

The Mizunomori Water Botanical Garden , also known as the Kusatsu Aquatic Botanical Garden, is a botanical garden specializing in aquatic plants and best known for its extensive lotus display. Mizu-no-mori means "water forest" in Japanese. It is located on Lake Biwa's southeastern shore on the Karasuma Peninsula in Oroshimo-cho, Kusatsu, Shiga, Japan, and open daily except Mondays. An admission fee is charged.

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