Echigawa
A former post town on the historic Nakasendō highway, Echigawa sits beside a river with surrounding hills, offering a compact centre and easy access to the wider Shiga region's celebrated heritage sites.
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- Population20,893
- Nearest water from center 0.2 km0.1 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 16 km9.6 mi
Nearest airports
Echigawa: quick answers
Where is Echigawa?
Echigawa is in Aisyo-cho, Japan, about 43 km27 miles in a straight line from Kyoto.
How do you get to Echigawa?
The nearest airport is Osaka (ITM), about 1 hr 37 min away by road. The nearest train station is 日野, about 37 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Echigawa?
The warmest month is August, averaging 26°C78°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at 3°C37°F. The wettest month is July, with about 241 mm9.5 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Echigawa?
OpenStreetMap lists 4 museums, 27 restaurants, 4 cafés and 54 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Echigawa?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Kusatsu, Higashiōmi-shi and Nagahama. Echigawa is listed among the day trips from Osaka.