Maibara
A compact Shiga Prefecture town where bullet trains streak past snow-dusted mountains, sitting close to Lake Biwa's northern shore with easy access to the wider region's UNESCO-listed sites.
Description drafted with AI from public sources such as Wikipedia and OpenStreetMap. How this works
- Population38,259
- Nearest water from center 0.2 km0.1 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 9.4 km5.9 mi
Nearest airports
Maibara: quick answers
Where is Maibara?
Maibara is in Maibara City, Japan, about 45 km28 miles in a straight line from Gifu.
How do you get to Maibara?
The nearest airport is Gifu (QGU), about 1 hr 17 min away by road. The nearest train station is 関ヶ原, about 25 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Maibara?
The warmest month is August, averaging 25°C78°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at 2°C36°F. The wettest month is July, with about 273 mm10.8 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Maibara?
OpenStreetMap lists 1 museum, 5 restaurants, 6 cafés and 21 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Maibara?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Kusatsu, Higashiōmi-shi and Nagahama. Maibara is listed among the day trips from Kyoto and day trips from Osaka.