Biwako Hall Center for the Performing Arts, Shiga

Biwako Hall Center for the Performing Arts, Shiga is a performing arts centre that opened beside Lake Biwa in Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan in 1998. Biwako Hall is one of Japan's leading centres for opera and is home to the Biwako Hall Vocal Ensemble.

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Type: Theater building
Description: concert hall in Ōtsu, Shiga, Japan
Also known as: “Biwako Hall”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ishiba Station and The museum of Shiga Prefectural Biwako Bunkakan.

Ishiba Station

Railway station

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Ishiba Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Keihan Electric Railway. Ishiba Station is situated 270 metres southwest of Biwako Hall Center for the Performing Arts, Shiga.

The museum of Shiga Prefectural Biwako Bunkakan

Museum

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The Museum of Shiga Prefecture Biwako-Bunkakan is a museum in the capital city of Shiga Prefecture, Japan. First opened in November 1948 as the Shiga Prefecture Sangyou-Bunkakan, the Museum of Shiga Prefecture Biwako-Bunkakan formally came into existence in 1961. The museum of Shiga Prefectural Biwako Bunkakan is situated 300 metres northwest of Biwako Hall Center for the Performing Arts, Shiga.

Oh! Me Otsu Terrace

Shopping center

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Oh! Me Otsu Terrace is a shopping center, which is situated 350 metres southeast of Biwako Hall Center for the Performing Arts, Shiga.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yamashina-ku and Kusatsu.

Yamashina-ku

Suburb

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Yamashina is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It lies in the southeastern part of the city, and Yamashina Station is one stop away from Kyoto Station on the Tōkaidō Main Line. Yamashina-ku is situated 7 km southwest of Biwako Hall Center for the Performing Arts, Shiga.

Kusatsu

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Kusatsu is a city located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. The city lies on Lake Biwa, Japan's largest freshwater lake. As of 31 January 2024, the city had an estimated population of 139,913 in 63,942 households and a population density of 2100 persons per km2.