Voelz Architecture Special Guided Tour Spring 2025

The number of guides is about 20 people per session (reservation required). Director Yabu of the Voelz Memorial Hall will guide you through the Voelz architecture scattered around the city. This is a 3-hour tour where you can experience the warmth of Voelz's buildings, accompanied by the phrase, "The dignity of a building lies in its content rather than its exterior, just like human character." A fun introductory lecture on Voelz will be held during the tour. The total walking distance is approximately 1.5 km. All paths are flat.

Date & Time

4/27(Sun) 12:30～15:304/29(Tue) 12:30～15:304/30(Wed) 12:30～15:305/1(Thu) 12:30～15:305/2(Fri) 12:30～15:305/3(Sat) 12:30～15:305/4(Sun) 12:30～15:305/6(Tue) 12:30～15:30

Note

The event will be held on 4/27, 4/29, 4/30, 5/1, 5/2, 5/3, 5/4, and 5/6 (total of 8 days). Meet at 12:30 PM (dispersal at 3:30 PM). The tour is about 3 hours long. The meeting place (Waterhouse Memorial Hall) and dispersal place (Hyde Memorial Hall) are different.

Venue

Waterhouse Memorial Hall (Meeting Place), Andrews Memorial Hall, Hyde Memorial Hall (Dispersal Place)

Address

5-21 Ikeda-cho, Omihachiman City, Shiga Prefecture

Free

2,500 yen (includes admission fee, guide fee, and a small gift)

parking

Use the city-operated Obata tourist parking lot (about a 7-minute walk from the parking lot) *No parking available at each facility

Access (Public)

About 5 minutes by bus from JR Omihachiman Station, get off at "Hachisho-mae" and walk about 5 minutes

Contact

0748-32-7003 （Omihachiman Tourism Products Association）

URL

https://www.biwako-visitors.jp/tour/detail/52/