Lake Biwa Museum

Lake Biwa Museum

Info

  • Address:
  • 1091 Shimomono-cho, Kusatsu, Shiga
  • Public Transportation:  
JR Kusatsu Station → Omi Railway bus 25 minutes to Karasumaru Peninsula, bus stop: Lake Biwa Museum Get off, short walk
  • Car Access:  
10km25 minutes from Meishin High Speed Kuriyama IC
  • Phone Number:  
  • 077-568-4811
  • Parking Number:  
420 units

Business Hours

9:30 to 17:00 (~ 16:00)

Price

Permanent exhibition admission: 840 yen, university students: 470 yen, free for high school students and below

Spot Category

Museums・Science Museums・Archives


Appearance


The giant catfish of Lake Biwa, Biwako Ohnamazu, can be seen in the aquarium exhibition.


Japan's largest tunnel aquarium in freshwater


We can observe about 1300 different types of specimens and paper in our hands.

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