Ritto
Ritto, in Shiga Prefecture, is best known among Japanese horse racing fans as the home of one of the Japan Racing Association's two national training centres, and as the birthplace of celebrated jockey brothers Yutaka Take and Koshiro Take. The city sits in southern Shiga, with the wider region ringed by UNESCO World Heritage sites, and developed rapidly after the opening of the Meishin Expressway interchange and Ritto Station on the Biwako Line.
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- Population70,312
- Nearest water from center 0.3 km0.2 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 4.3 km2.7 mi
Nearest airports
Ritto: quick answers
Where is Ritto?
Ritto is in Ritto City, Japan, about 21 km13 miles in a straight line from Kyoto.
How do you get to Ritto?
The nearest airport is Osaka (ITM), about 1 hr 6 min away by road. The nearest train station is 石部, about 9 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Ritto?
The warmest month is August, averaging 26°C79°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at 3°C37°F. The wettest month is July, with about 190 mm7.5 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Ritto?
OpenStreetMap lists 3 museums, 4 restaurants, 5 cafés and 15 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Ritto?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Kusatsu, Higashiōmi-shi and Katano. Ritto is listed among the day trips from Osaka.