Lake Biwa Rowing Song Museum

The Lake Biwa Rowing Song Museum displays exhibitions about local rowing traditions through photographs, documents, audio recordings, and historical artifacts from the region.

The museum opened in 1998 to preserve the memory of a four-day rowing expedition in 1917 when seven college students from Kyoto circled Lake Biwa.

The museum houses recordings of the famous Biwako Shuko no Uta folk song, which describes various locations around Lake Biwa and remains central to local traditions.

Located near JR Omi-Imazu Station, the museum relocated to Imazu-Higashi Community Center in 2020, offering CD listening stations and educational displays about composers.

Visitors can discover six monuments placed around Lake Biwa that correspond to each verse of the rowing song, marking specific locations mentioned in the lyrics.

Location: Takashima

Official opening: April 1998

Phone: 0740222108

Website: https://city.takashima.lg.jp/soshiki/shokokankobu/kankoshinkoka/6/2/652.html

GPS coordinates: 35.39755,136.03447

Latest update: March 3, 2025 16:15