Lake Biwa Museum
Visitors can learn all about the history, culture and nature of Lake Biwa under the theme of "the lake and People (human activities)" and enjoy interactive exhibits such as the 'Discovery Room'. The museum also boasts one of the largest collections of fresh water fish in Japan.
- Name
- Lake Biwa Museum
- Category of Industry
- Exhibitions
- Tour the permanent exhibitions at your leisure. Hands-on activities include making reed-pipe workshops (for group).
- Touring procedures
- Admission
- Charged
- Attendance figure
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1回：36 *varies according to the experience programs
1日：― - Hours
- 9:30 to 17:00 *Last admission at 16:30
- Amount of time required
- approx. 60 minutes for Experience programs
- Closed
- Closed on Mondays (Open if it is a national holiday), the New Year holiday period and irregularly for facility checkups.
- Parking
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large buses : 40
passenger cars : 480 - Shopping and food
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Shopping : Yes
Food : Yes - Categories of visitors
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(Acceptance of people in the same category of industry : ) - Available service for guests from overseas
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Guide : Recorded audio tour : English, Korean, Portuguese
Brochures : English, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese and Taiwaｎ - Reservation
- one week before the tour
- Reservation number
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TEL : 077-568-4811
FAX : 077-568-4850 - Access
- Public Transportation: take the Omi Railway Bus bound for Karasuma Hanto at the West Entrance of JR Biwako Line Kusatsu Station and get off at Biwako-hakubutsukan/ Car: exit the Ritto Interchange on the Meishin Expressway and drive along Route 1, the Ritto-Shinanaka Route, and then take the Koshu (Lakeshore) Road to Karasuma Hanto.
- Address
- 1091 Oroshimo-cho, Kusatsu City, Shiga 525-0001
- Inquiry address
- 1091 Oroshimo-cho, Kusatsu City, Shiga 525-0001
- Applications and inquiries
- Administration Division Planning Coordination Section
- Number
- 077-568-4811
- URL
- http://www.lbm.go.jp/