Kiga Checkpoint
気賀関所
A reconstructed Edo-period checkpoint on the Himekaido road, where visitors can learn about the “firearms in, women out” inspection system and dress in period costume for photos.
Kiga Checkpoint was a barrier on the Himekaido, a branch road of the Tōkaidō in the Edo period, where travelers were inspected. Like the Hakone and Arai checkpoints, it strictly enforced the rule of “firearms in, women out.” The reconstructed site includes a kabuki-mon gate, the main guardhouse, and a lookout guardhouse. Inside, figures dressed as officials recreate an interrogation scene, and next door is the old house “Kiga-juku.” Admission is about 300 yen; open 9:00–16:30. Access: about 5 minutes on foot from Kiga Station on the Tenryu Hamanako Railroad. Combine it with Ryutanji and Hokoji for a half-day tour of the northern shore of Lake Hamana.
Opening hours
09:00–16:30 (closed Mon)
Nearby sights
- Ryōtan-ji Temple
- Ryūgashidō Cave
- Hamamatsu Flower Park
- Hōkō-ji Temple (Okuyama)
- Hamanako Pal Pal
- Kanzanji Onsen & Kanzanji Ropeway
- Hamanako Garden Park
- Hamamatsu Castle