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Population23,836
GeoNames
Local name北浜
RegionShiga
Elevation97 m
318 ft
Time zoneAsia/Tokyo
Nearest airportOsaka Itami Airport (ITM)
61 km
Why visit Kitahama
Townapedia lists 2 parks and trails and 1 place to eat in and around town.
Weather in Kitahama
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Parks, trails and playgrounds2
Restaurants and cafes1
Churches and places of worship1
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Shopping1
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries4
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Healthcare1
Map of Kitahama
11 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Osaka Itami Airport (ITM) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 61 km away.
- Moriyama 13 km southeast, about 13 min by car
- Kusatsu 17 km south, about 17 min by car
- Ōtsu 19 km south, about 19 min by car
- Kyoto 22 km southwest, about 22 min by car
- Arashiyama 28 km southwest, about 28 min by car
- Mukō 30 km southwest, about 30 min by car
- Hikone 32 km east, about 32 min by car
- Maibara 37 km northeast, about 37 min by car
- Yawata 38 km southwest, about 38 min by car
- Nagahama 40 km northeast, about 40 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
Photo credits
- Japanese Red Cross Shiga Hospital, アラツク, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wani-ES, イココ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ono-ES-Otsu, 運動会プロテインパワー, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shiga-Junior-High-School2019, 運動会プロテインパワー, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Japan, motorbikes along the highway, Marie-Sophie Mejan, CC BY 4.0
- Japan, on the road, Marie-Sophie Mejan, CC BY 4.0
- Japan, somewhere on the road, Marie-Sophie Mejan, CC BY 4.0
- Wani station-20080116, Marikino2522, Public domain
- Wani station-20071110, Marikino2522, Public domain
- Wani-station 20071006, MPY223, CC BY-SA 3.0
- R161-2018-046, Puchi-masashi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 大津、志賀中前から比良山、雪の日 - panoramio, oimo, CC BY-SA 3.0
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