旧東海道の水口宿のからくり時計。
午前9時・正午・午後3時・午後6時に動く仕掛けは一見の価値あり
上部旅人、左から芸者、下部からは女将が登場する宿場まちの旅籠のからくり
天下を握った家康は慶長６年東海道を整備し五十三の駅をおいて公用の輸送を確立。この時水口も宿駅となりました。宿場は町数27、家数718と発展。庶民の旅が盛んとなった江戸後期には40余りの旅宿と本陣・脇本陣で賑わいました。ここ三筋に水口のシンボル水口祭の曳山を模して、からくり時計を設置しています（三筋町の東西二ケ所にあります）
甲賀市水口町石橋
新名神高速 土山甲賀ICより15分、甲南ICより15分
JR草津線貴生川駅より近江鉄道で石橋駅下車
The mechanism that moves at 9am, noon, 3pm and 6pm is worth seeing.
A traveler appears at the top, a geisha appears from the left, and a female innkeeper appears from the bottom.
In 1603, Ieyasu, who held the reins of the country, developed the Tokaido road and established public transportation by establishing 53 stations. At this time, Minakuchi also became a post station. The post town grew to 27 towns and 718 houses. In the late Edo period, when travel by common people became more popular, the area was bustling with over 40 inns, honjin and wakihonjin. Here in Misuji, a mechanical clock has been installed that imitates the floats of the Minakuchi Festival, a symbol of Minakuchi (there are two in the east and west of Misuji Town).
Ishibashi, Minakuchi-cho, Koka City
15 minutes from Tsuchiyama-Koka IC on the Shin-Meishin Expressway, 15 minutes from Konan IC
From Kibugawa Station on the JR Kusatsu Line, take the Omi Railway and get off at Ishibashi Station.
♯東海道 ♯時計 ♯Japan