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Biwako Cultural Park: Location & Nearest Station (17 km from Kyoto Station)

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Biwako Cultural Park is a park in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, about 17 km in a straight line from Kyoto Station. It is close enough to fit into a half day from central Kyoto.

Biwako Cultural Park
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
TypePark
Name in Japaneseびわこ文化公園
LocationOtsu, Shiga Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Seta Station – about 2.5 km
From Kyoto Stationabout 17 km (straight line)
From Osaka Stationabout 50 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 88 km (straight line)
Established1985
Coordinates34.96990, 135.94248
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://www.seibu-la.co.jp/park/biwakobunka/

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