Access and Contact
Transportation Information
Railway
By JR
■ JR Biwako Line: Get off at Otsu Station → Take the Kojaku bus bound for Katata Station and get off at Yanagasaki stop (approximately 15 minutes) → Walk (approximately 3 minutes)
■ JR Kosei Line: Get off at Otsukyo Station → Walk (approximately 15 minutes)
By Keihan Railway
■ Keihan Ishiyama Sakamoto Line: Get off at Biwako-hamaotsu Station → Take the Kojaku bus bound for Katata Station and get off at Yanagasaki stop (approximately 5 minutes) → Walk (approximately 3 minutes)
■ Keihan Ishiyama Sakamoto Line: Get off at Omi-jingumae Station → Walk (approximately 15 minutes)
By Car (via Meishin Expressway)
■ Exit the Meishin Expressway at Otsu IC. Take Route 161 towards Ogoto, and turn right at the Yanagasaki intersection. (5km, approximately 20 minutes)
Contact
Lake Biwa Environmental Research Institute (LBERI)
5-34 Yanagasaki, Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture, 520-0022
TEL: +81-77-526-4800 / FAX: +81-77-526-4803
E-mail:de51200@pref.shiga.lg.jp
Opening hours
8:30 AM - 5:15 PM (closed on Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, and during New Year's holidays, and summer special holidays)