Shiga Peace Museum

Shiga Peace Museum is a museum in Higashiōmi, Shiga. Shiga Peace Museum is situated nearby to the library 東近江市率愛東図書館, as well as near the community center 愛東コミュニティセンター.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Roadside station Higashiomi-shi Aito Margaret Station and Hyakusai-ji.

Roadside station Higashiomi-shi Aito Margaret Station

Scenic viewpoint

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Roadside station Higashiomi-shi Aito Margaret Station is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 340 metres southwest of Shiga Peace Museum.

Hyakusai-ji

Buddhist temple

Photo: Yusuke.ogawa, Public domain.

Hyakusai-ji is a Buddhist temple in the Hyakusaiji neighborhood of the city of Higashiōmi, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. It belongs to the Tendai school of Japanese Buddhism, and together with Kongōrin-ji and Saimyō-ji is regard as one of the "Three Great Temples" east of Lake Biwa. Hyakusai-ji is situated 3 km northeast of Shiga Peace Museum.

Kawaketamikabe Shrine

Shinto shrine

Photo: MOTOI Kenkichi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kawaketamikabe Shrine is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 3½ km west of Shiga Peace Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yōkaichi and Aisho.

Yōkaichi

Suburb

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Yōkaichi was a city located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the city had an estimated population of 44,823 and the density of 852.15 persons per km2. Yōkaichi is situated 5 km west of Shiga Peace Museum.

Aisho

Town

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Aishō is a town located in Echi District in eastern Shiga Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 July 2021, the town had an estimated population of 21,411 in 8310 households and a population density of 940 persons per km2. Aisho is situated 6 km north of Shiga Peace Museum.

Toyosato

Town

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Toyosato is a town located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 July 2021, the town had an estimated population of 7,296 in 3074 households and a population density of 940 persons per km2. Toyosato is situated 10 km north of Shiga Peace Museum.

Shiga Peace Museum

Type: Museum
Description: museum in Higashiōmi, Shiga, Japan
Categories: peace museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Higashiōmi, Shiga, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

35.11086° or 35° 6′ 39″ north

Longitude

136.26219° or 136° 15′ 44″ east

Open location code

8Q7R4766+8V

OpenStreetMap ID

way 630644449

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q132733689

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In Other Languages

“Shiga Peace Museum” goes by many names.

Japanese: “滋賀県平和祈念館”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 東近江市率愛東図書館 and 愛東コミュニティセンター.

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