Audio Guide App

We also offer an audio guide application for you to visit the town's Vories architecture on your own, including the Waterhouse Memorial Hall.

To use the program, first install the app on your mobile device (iPhone or Android). With GPS function enabled, commentary about the architecture will play automatically when you visit designated Vories buildings. You can adjust the audio speed, and replay all or parts of the audio. Enjoy the architecture tour at your own pace with this app!

Contents

• Explanation of the architecture of William Merrell Vories
• Ikeda-cho Western-Style House District (Waterhouse Memorial Hall, Yoshida Residence, Double House)
• Andrews Memorial Hall
• Omi-Hachiman Church (United Church of Christ in Japan), former Chien Dormitory
• Vories Memorial Hall, Hyde Memorial Hall, Educational Hall
• Guided explanation by Director Tsuji at Hyde Memorial Hall
• Guided explanation by Director Yabu at Vories Memorial Hall

How to Use

STEP 1: Download the cocokiku app

STEP 2: Accessing the Tour

The audio tour is available in two formats: Guide Cards and Download Version.

[Guide Cards]

• The Guide Card set includes a card printed with a QR code to install the audio tour app, three historical photographs of Omi-Hachiman from the Taisho era, one vintage map, and three original illustration cards featuring Vories architecture. It also makes a charming souvenir from your architectural walk.
• The Guide Cards can be purchased at tourist information centers in Omihachiman (Hakuunkan and the station office), the Vories Memorial Hall, the front desk of the Omihachiman Machiya Club, or through the Machiya Club’s online shop “Hachiman Biyori.”

  Omi-Hachiman Vories Architecture Audio Tour [GUIDE CARDS]: ¥1,650 (incl. tax)

  Online purchase: shop link

• To start the tour, simply install the cocokiku audio guide app on your smartphone and scan the QR code (available in Japanese and English) printed on the Guide Card.
  
  

[Download Version]

• The Download Version can be purchased directly on your smartphone from the Machiya Club’s online shop “Hachiman Biyori.”
• After purchase, you can download the “Omi-Hachiman Vories Architecture Audio Tour Instructions” (PDF file).
• On your smartphone, tap the tour URL (Japanese/English) shown in the instruction PDF to load and begin the tour.

Omi-Hachiman Vories Architecture Audio Tour [Download Version]: ¥990 (incl. tax)

※ Important Notes

• The tour begins at the Waterhouse Memorial Hall. Please go there to start the tour.
• Please be mindful of traffic and your surroundings while enjoying the tour. We are not responsible for any accidents or injuries.
• A smartphone with iOS 15.6 or later, or Android 10 or later, is required.