a well from which fresh water gushes out. The Hashirii teahouse survived to the early Meiji period, and was later purchased for use as a villa by the nihonga painter Hashimoto Kansetsu in 1915. After his death, it became a Bushiest temple called Gesshin-ji. It is located between Oiwake Station and Ōtani Station on the Keihan Keishin Line. Neighboring post towns Nakasendō & Tōkaidō Kusatsu-juku - Ōtsu-juku - Sanjō Ōhashi Ōsaka Kaidō (extended Tōkaidō) Kusatsu-juku - Ōtsu-juku - Fushimi-juku References External links THE WOODBLOCK PRINTS OF UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE The Great Tōkaidō Ōtsu on Kiso Kaido Road Shiga-Biwako Visitors Guide Notes Stations of the Tōkaidō Stations of the Nakasendō Stations of the Tōkaidō in Shiga Prefecture Ōtsu Ōmi Province