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Bicycling-Around-Lake-Biwa-Featured

June 18, 2018 By Mac Leave a Comment

Bicycling Around Biwa-ko (琵琶湖), Japan’s Largest Lake

Name: Biwa-ko Japanese name: 琵琶湖 Location: Shiga Prefecture (滋賀県) Shore length: 146.1 mi / 235.2 km Area: 258.8 mi² / 670.3 km² Difficulty: Easy-Moderate Lake Biwa (琵琶湖) is the largest lake in Japan and is located in Shiga Prefecture. It's 8 mi / 13 km east of Kyoto (a city in Japan you've

Filed Under: Bike Touring, Japan Tagged With: Bicycling, Shiga

Mt Bunagatake Summit Marker Featured

July 13, 2015 By Mac 5 Comments

Hiking Mount Bunagatake (武奈ヶ岳) in Japan

Name: Mount Bunagatake Japanese name: 武奈ヶ岳 (Bunagatake) Location: Ōtsu, Shiga (滋賀県大津市) Summit elevation: 3,984 ft / 1,214.4 m Elevation change: 2,394 ft / 730 m Round-trip distance from trailhead: 7.86 mi / 12.65 km Round-trip time from trailhead*: 5:38 moving time / 6:56 total

Filed Under: Japan, Japan, Japan Hikes Tagged With: Kansai Hikes, Moderate Hikes, Shiga

Mt Ibuki Featured

July 5, 2015 By Mac 2 Comments

Hiking Mount Ibuki (伊吹山) in Japan

Name: Mount Ibuki Japanese name: 伊吹山 (Ibukiyama) Location: Maibara, Shiga (滋賀県米原市) Summit elevation: 4,518 ft / 1,377 m Elevation change: 2,788 ft / 850 m Round-trip distance from trailhead: 8.71 mi / 14 km Round-trip time from trailhead*: 4:13 moving time / 5:25 total time Difficulty:

Filed Under: Japan, Japan, Japan Hikes Tagged With: Kansai Hikes, Moderate Hikes, Nihon Hyaku-meizan, Shiga

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