Lake Biwa Museum, Kusatsu

Name: Lake Biwa Museum
Address: Kusatsu, Japan

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The Lake Biwa Museum is in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. It was founded in 1996. The theme of the museum is "relationship between lakes and people" and introduces the nature and culture of Lake Biwa, the largest and oldest lake in Japan. ()

Local name: 滋賀県立琵琶湖博物館 Established: 1996 (28 years ago)Visitors per year: ~450 pplCoordinates: 35°2'16"N, 135°55'5"E

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Kusatsu Japan

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Lake Biwa Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Enryaku-ji, Omi Shrine, Hiyoshi Taisha, Miidera Temple.

4.9 miNW
Buddhist monastery with a long history
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Temple, Sacred and religious sites
Omi Shrine, Otsu
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3.9 miNW
Temple, Sacred and religious sites
Hiyoshi Taisha, Otsu
100 min walk • Hiyoshi Taisha is a Shinto shrine located in the city of Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture Japan. This shrine is one of the Twenty-Two Shrines. Known before World War II as Hiei Taisha or Hie jinja, "Hiyoshi" is now the preferred spelling. It was also known as the Sannō Gongen.
4 miSW
Temple, Sacred and religious sites, Buddhist temple
Miidera Temple, Otsu
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3.5 miSW
Canal
Lake Biwa Canal, Kyoto
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3.7 miNW
Sacred and religious sites
Hiyoshi Tōshō-gū, Otsu
95 min walk • Hiyoshi Tōshō-gū is a Shinto shrine in Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. It enshrines the first Shōgun of the Tokugawa Shogunate, Tokugawa Ieyasu. It was established in 1623. The shrine's annual festival is held on June 1.
2.8 miNE
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5.1 miN
Museum, Art museum
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Temple, Sacred and religious sites
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Temple, Sacred and religious sites
Mangetsu-ji, Otsu
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Temple, Sacred and religious sites
Takebe taisha, Otsu
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