Lake Biwa Museum
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The Lake Biwa Museum is in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. It was founded in 1996. The theme of the museum is "relationship between lakes and people" and introduces the nature and culture of Lake Biwa, the largest and oldest lake in Japan.
Lake Biwa Museum
Entrance of LBM
The tunnel tank has a capacity of approximately 500,000 litres (132,000 US gal) of water and was newly constructed in 2016.
In Gallery C, an actual private house (the Tomie family) relocated from Hikone City is on display, faithfully reproducing the way of life around 1964, including electrical appliances and household goods.
Shiga Prefecture
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Shiga Prefecture is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Shiga Prefecture has a population of 1,412,916 and has a geographic area of 4,017 km2 (1,551 sq mi). Shiga Prefecture borders Fukui Prefecture to the north, Gifu Prefecture to the northeast, Mie Prefecture to the southeast, and Kyoto Prefecture to the west.
The floating pavilion of Mangetsu-ji on the shores of Lake Biwa, the largest freshwater lake in Japan, located in Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture
Lake Biwa in Shiga Prefecture viewed from space
The prefectural government building in Ōtsu City
Merchant mansions in Omihachiman