Lake Biwa Museum

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Outdoor Exhibits

In the grounds of the museum you can enjoy a walk around a forest as it would have appeared 5000 years ago. Visit the Life and Culture Laboratory and the rivers and ponds that have been created around the museum's grounds.

The area is also great for bird watching. Birds often seen around the Lake Biwa area include Tufted Ducks, Pochards, Eurasian Wigeons, Mallards, Spot-billed Ducks, Gadwalls, Northern Schovelers, Green-winged Teals, Whistling Swans, Common Coots, Great Crested Grebes, Little Grebes, Cattle Egrets, Great Egrets, Intermediate Egrets, Little Egrets, Grey Herons, Black Kites, Eastern Marsh Harriers, Kestrels, Bull-headed Shrikes, White Wagtails, Japanese Wagtails, Gray-headed Lapwings, Great Cormorants and many more.

For a complete list of birds spotted in the Lake Biwa area, including many photographs, visit the Biwako Waterfowl and Wetland Center.

Other attractions of the Karasuma Peninsula include a large area of lotuses in the lake. During the last half of July and first half of August the lotuses bloom creating a spectacular view.


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