Lake Biwa Museum Ticket

Kansai, Japan

Activity type

Attraction

Operating hours

09:30 – 17:00

Highlights

See reconstructed elephant specimens and fossils tracing four million years of Lake Biwa's geological history.
Walk through the aquarium to see Biwa salmon, Japanese crucian carp and species found only in Lake Biwa.
Examine the tiny organisms that support Lake Biwa's ecosystem in the Micro Aquarium.

About this activity

Explore Lake Biwa Museum and discover how Japan's largest freshwater lake has shaped the region's nature, history and culture. Follow four million years of geological change through fossils and reconstructed specimens, then learn how local communities have lived beside the lake. Visit the freshwater aquarium to see species from Lake Biwa and other ancient lakes, and examine tiny aquatic life in the Micro Aquarium.

What's included

Included

Admission

Not included

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Location

Good to know

Child policy: - Children under 18 years old are free of charge. Good to know: - The museum is fully accessible to wheelchair users, and wheelchairs and baby strollers are available for use. - Last admission is 1 hour before closing time. - Check the official website for the daily opening hours, closure dates, and latest exhibition and aquarium updates prior to your visit.

Categories & locations

Kids & Family

Museum

Regions

Kansai, Kansai, Japan

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