Minamigasachō
in Kusatsu-shi of Shiga, Japan

How to get there and get around
Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
34.997 and 135.937 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 34° 59' 50" and E 135° 56' 12"
Currency and Currency Code:
Yen - JPY
Spoken languages:
Japanese
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 07:46 PM (Thursday)
Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
UTC/GMT offset: 9 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:36 am and 4:47 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-30.250 and -50.233 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Pinhal
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Japan in Eastern Asia

Safety Score: 2,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Japan.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Japan. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

Discover Minamigasachō

Minamigasachō in Kusatsu-shi (Shiga) is a city in Japan about 217 mi (or 349 km) west of Tokyo, the country's capital city.

Local time in Minamigasachō is now 07:46 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Asia / Tokyo with an UTC offset of 9 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Minamigasachō, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in Japan is Osaka International Airport in a distance of 32 mi (or 51 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Japan is Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) in a distance of 10 mi (or 15 km), West. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Kusatsu, Ritto, Otsu, Moriyama and Yasu. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 14°C / 57 °F

Morning Temperature 8°C / 47 °F
Evening Temperature 13°C / 55 °F
Night Temperature 11°C / 52 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 59%
Air Pressure 1017 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from South-East
Cloud Conditions Clear sky, covering 0% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Friday, 22nd of November 2024

15°C (59 °F)
11°C (51 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, few clouds.

Saturday, 23rd of November 2024

9°C (48 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.

Sunday, 24th of November 2024

10°C (50 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

LAKE BIWA OTSU PRINCE HOTEL

Address
2,8 mi
4-7-7 NIONOHAMA 4CHOME
5208520 OTSU
Japan

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Royal Oak Hotel Spa & Gardens

Address
1,6 mi
23-1 Kayanoura
520-2143 Otsu-shi
Japan

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 0:00
Weekend: closed


Hotel Boston Plaza Kusatsu Biwako

Address
2,2 mi
1-27 Nishiojicho, Kusatsu-shi, Shiga
525-0037 Nishioji-Cho,,Kusatsu-Shi
Japan

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


(RYOKAN) Biwako no Senmatsu

Address
1,5 mi
297 1, SHINHAMA CHO, KUSATSU SHI, SHIGA, 525 0067, JAPAN.
5250067 Kusatsu-Shi
Japan

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Urban Hotel Kusatsu

Address
2,1 mi
1-4-31, Oji
525-0032 Kusatsu
Japan

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Kusatsu Estopia Hotel

Address
2,2 mi
4 32, Nishiojicho, Kusatsu city, Shiga 525 0037, Japan.
5250037 Kusatsu Shi
Japan

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


(RYOKAN) Nango Onsen Futabaya

Address
4,5 mi
5 15 7, NANGO, OTSU SHI, SHIGA, 520 0865, JAPAN.
5200865 Otsu Shi
Japan

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 16:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


(RYOKAN) Ryokan Karahashi

Address
2,5 mi
17 6, KARAHASHI CHO, OTSU SHI, SHIGA, 520 0851, JAPAN.
5200851 Otsu Shi
Japan

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Hotel Piazza Biwako

Address
3,4 mi
PIAAZA OMI, 1 1 20, NIONOHAMA, OTSU SHI, SHIGA, 520 0801, JAPAN.
5200801 Otsu Shi
Japan

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 0:00
Weekend: closed


Urban Hotel Minamikusatsu

Address
0,7 mi
1-1-5, Minamikusatsu
525-0050 Kusatsu
Japan

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

2010.12.21 南草津駅新快速通過 Shin-kaisoku rapid service train passing at Minami-Kusatsu.

Published: May 21, 2011
Length: 40:26 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: fuyukazefox

朝の南草津駅を発車する下り快速列車と通過する上り新快速を撮影。当日は霧の為、若干列車のダイヤが乱れていました。


[HD]キハ181集約臨@草津(2010-5-25)/Series 181 Diesel car@Kusatsu

Published: May 26, 2010
Length: 13:37 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Masaharu Aono

キハ181集約臨@草津(2010-5-25)/Series 181 Diesel car@Kusatsu(chartered)


[FHD]陸上自衛隊機材輸送列車(20131024) JGSDF Equipment delivery Train

Published: October 25, 2013
Length: 22:45 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Masaharu Aono

陸上自衛隊機材輸送列車(20131024) JGSDF Equipment delivery Train 米原/草津/新大阪 Shot at Maibara/Kusatsu/Shin-Osaka ※表題と字幕が異なっておりますがご容赦を・...


Arnold the Miniature Schnauzer

Published: November 28, 2010
Length: 29:54 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Stephen Return

The dog has returned to Kusatsu!


天下の名湯 草津にある湯畑(ゆばたけ) - Yubatake, hot water field

Published: July 31, 2008
Length: 07:28 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: keisukenjapon

The Yubatake is a natural system for cooling down the spring water. In those wooden boxes Yunohana one of Kusatsus specialties is cultivated. 温泉の源泉を地表や木製の樋に掛け流し...


第45回草津宿場まつり(滋賀県)

Published: April 30, 2013
Length: 20:40 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: 櫻木勇

2013年4月28日の「第45回草津宿場まつり」(滋賀県)が草津駅一帯で盛大に開催されました。天井川(旧草津川)ステージででは、南実行委員...


【HM付き】JR西日本113系4連 草津線からの普通京都行き JR琵琶湖線・草津発車

Published: November 30, 2014
Length: 49:21 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: JRwehksf

手持ち撮影です。 今年2014年の11月末に、災害で不通になっていた第三セクターの信楽高原鐵道の運行再開記念のヘッドマークを掲出していました。


EF65-1135号機牽引 C57-1号機試運転の送り込み回送 JR琵琶湖線・草津到着

Published: February 18, 2015
Length: 18:44 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: JRwehksf

手持ち撮影です。 京都府の梅小路蒸気機関車館にて重要部検査を受けたC57-1号機が、実際の営業路線での試運転をするにあたっての送り込み回送...


ダウン症児が奏でるギロック「秋のスケッチ」

Published: February 11, 2011
Length: 08:06 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: 市原幸子

高校1年生のダウン症児で、指は不器用ですが表現力が抜群ですw ギロック作曲「秋のスケッチ」


珍しいPA。無料マッサージ機等まで設置。名神草津PA. Rest facilities of highway /Japan

Published: January 17, 2015
Length: 58:23 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: yuki-film

名神高速道路の草津パーキングエリア(上り線)にはシャワールームや無料マッサージ機が有りました。マッサージ機は2台設置。ちなみに、マッサ...


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Kusatsu-juku

Kusatsu-juku was the fifty-second of the fifty-three stations of the Tōkaidō as well as the sixty-eighth of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō. It is located in the downtown area of the present-day city of Kusatsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan.

Located at 35.0177, 135.96 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Stations of the Nakasendō, Stations of the Tōkaidō, Stations of the Tōkaidō in Shiga Prefecture

Kusatsu Station (Shiga)

Kusatsu Station is a railway station operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight) in the city of Kusatsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan.

Located at 35.0224, 135.962 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Tōkaidō Main Line, Railway stations in Shiga Prefecture

Seta Station (Shiga)

Seta Station is a railway station in Ōtsu, Shiga, Japan.

Located at 34.9869, 135.925 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Tōkaidō Main Line, Railway stations in Shiga Prefecture, Ōtsu, Shiga

Minami-Kusatsu Station

Minami-Kusatsu Station is a railway station on the West Japan Railway Company Tokaido Line in the city of Kusatsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan.

Located at 35.0037, 135.947 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Tōkaidō Main Line, Railway stations in Shiga Prefecture

Ishiyama Station

is a railway station in Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. The station is on the Biwako Line (Tōkaidō Main Line) of West Japan Railway Company (JR West). In front of Ishiyama Station is Keihan Ishiyama Station on the Ishiyama-Sakamoto Line of Keihan Electric Railway. This article covers both stations.

Located at 34.9799, 135.9 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Tōkaidō Main Line, Railway stations in Shiga Prefecture, Ōtsu, Shiga

Shiga University of Medical Science

Shiga University of Medical Science is a national university in Ōtsu, Shiga, Japan, founded in 1974.

Located at 34.9742, 135.951 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Educational institutions established in 1974, Japanese national universities, Universities and colleges in Shiga Prefecture

Karahashimae Station

Karahashimae Station is a railway station in Ōtsu, Shiga, Japan.

Located at 34.9737, 135.903 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway stations in Shiga Prefecture, Ōtsu, Shiga

Takebe taisha

Takebe taisha is a Shinto shrine located at Ōtsu in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. The shrine is also known in Japanese (esp. formerly) as Takebe-jinja .

Located at 34.9737, 135.914 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Shinto shrines in Shiga Prefecture

Popular in vicinity

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Minamigasachō, 南笠町