Nakagawa residence, Nakayama, Shimoda, Hunan

Konan City, located in the southern part of Shiga Prefecture, is “neither too rural nor too urban. The city’s population grew rapidly due to the attraction of industry in the 1960s, and there are many residential areas throughout Konan City. On the other hand, the city flourished as a training place for Buddhist monks in the Nara period (710-794) and as a post town on the Tokaido Highway in the Edo period (1603-1868), and many historical sites and places of interest remain in the city. Surrounded by mountains and nature on all sides, Konan City is a well-balanced city with nature, industry, agriculture, and residential development, and is a “city that is not too fat”.

• 13 min. by bus from Sangumo Sta. of JR Kusatsu Line, alighting at Nakayamaguchi Bus Stop.