Traveling Luck for Biwa-ko Japan (general), Japan Japan flag

Alternatively known as Biwa Lake

The timezone in Biwa-ko is Asia/Tokyo
Morning Sunrise at 05:59 and Evening Sunset at 18:07. It's light
Rough GPS position Latitude. 35.2500°, Longitude. 136.0833°

Weather near Biwa-ko Last report from Nagoya Airport, 31.5km away

Weather Temperature: 14°C / 57°F
Wind: 3.5km/h Southwest
Cloud: Few at 3000ft

Satellite map of Biwa-ko and it's surroudings...

Geographic features & Photographs around Biwa-ko in Japan (general), Japan

populated place a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work.

administrative division an administrative division of a country, undifferentiated as to administrative level.

stream a body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land.

fourth-order administrative division a subdivision of a third-order administrative division.

Accommodation around Biwa-ko

Hotel Route-Inn Hikone 111-3 Higashinonami-cho, Hikone

Hotel Estacion Hikone 8-31 Asahimachi, Hikone

Futabaso 1377 Matubara-cho, Hikone

second-order administrative division a subdivision of a first-order administrative division.

island a tract of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water.

mountain an elevation standing high above the surrounding area with small summit area, steep slopes and local relief of 300m or more.

valley an elongated depression usually traversed by a stream.

point a tapering piece of land projecting into a body of water, less prominent than a cape.

area a tract of land without homogeneous character or boundaries.

ridge(s) a long narrow elevation with steep sides, and a more or less continuous crest.

rock a conspicuous, isolated rocky mass.

first-order administrative division a primary administrative division of a country, such as a state in the United States.

lake a large inland body of standing water.


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Airports close to Biwa-ko

Nagoya(NGO), Nagoya, Japan (96.4km)
Osaka international(ITM), Osaka, Japan (98.8km)
Komatsu(KMQ), Kanazawa, Japan (163.2km)
Tottori(TTJ), Tottori, Japan (222.6km)

Airfields or small strips close to Biwa-ko

Gifu, Gifu, Japan (92.2km)
Yao, Osaka, Japan (107.1km)
Fukui, Fukui, Japan (125.3km)
Hamamatsu, Hamamatsu, Japan (199.4km)