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Lake Biwa Rowing Song Museum: Day Trip from Kyoto (52 km) – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Lake Biwa Rowing Song Museum is a museum in Takashima, Shiga Prefecture, about 52 km in a straight line from Kyoto Station. That distance puts it within day-trip range of Kyoto for most travellers, depending on train connections.

Lake Biwa Rowing Song Museum
Photo: 運動会プロテインパワー, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeMuseum
Name in Japanese琵琶湖周航の歌資料館
LocationTakashima, Shiga Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Ōmi-Imazu Station – about 0.2 km
From Kyoto Stationabout 52 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 81 km (straight line)
From Osaka Stationabout 92 km (straight line)
Coordinates35.39767, 136.03408
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://www.city.takashima.lg.jp/soshiki/shokokankobu/kankoshinkoka/6/2/652.html

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