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Shiga Seisen University Gate
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甲良町立図書館 - panoramio (1)
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甲良町立図書館 - panoramio
甲良町立図書館 - panoramio · 400a, CC BY 3.0
Shimonogo, Kora, Inukami District, Shiga Prefecture 522-0271, Japan - panoramio
Shimonogo, Kora, Inukami District, Shiga Prefecture 522-0271, Japan - panoramio · 400a, CC BY 3.0
Road side station Kora , 道の駅 せせらぎの里 こうら - panoramio
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Road side station Kora , 道の駅 せせらぎの里 こうら - panoramio (1)
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Kōra, Japan

Kōra is a town of 6,362 people in Shiga, Japan.

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Population6,362 GeoNames
RegionShiga
Elevation154 m 505 ft
Time zoneAsia/Tokyo
Nearest airportGifu Airbase (QGU) 59 km

Why visit Kōra

Townapedia lists 4 museums and landmarks, 19 parks and trails, 4 places to eat and 1 attraction in and around town.

Highlights include Seisen University and Binmanji Ishibotokedani Necropolis.

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Seisen University

School · 5.1 km

Higher education institution in Shiga Prefecture, Japan

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Museums and landmarks4

Binmanji Ishibotokedani Necropolis

Monument and historic site · 2.6 km

Sengoku period cemetery in Taga, Japan

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藤堂高虎像

Monument and historic site

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飛び出しガールズ・琴吹紬

Monument and historic site · 2.3 km

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飛び出しガールズ・長門有希

Monument and historic site · 2.5 km

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Parks, trails and playgrounds19

かぶとの森

Park · 0.6 km

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きらめき公園

Park · 1.3 km

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すずむしの森

Park · 2.2 km

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せせらぎの径

Park

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ヒイラギの森

Park · 1.2 km

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ピエロの滝

Park · 1.1 km

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ほたるの森

Park · 1.5 km

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三川分水公園

Park · 2.0 km

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下之郷スポーツ公園

Park · 1.1 km

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古川の径

Park · 0.7 km

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呉竹梅林親水公園

Park · 1.8 km

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土塁公園

Park

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7 more on the map.

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Restaurants and cafes4

ピッツェリア ウノ

Restaurant · Pizza · 1.3 km

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幸楽食堂

Restaurant · Japanese · 1.3 km

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ひふみ食堂

Restaurant · 1.4 km

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ローズマリー

Cafe · 1.9 km

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Churches and places of worship5

Schools, colleges and libraries5

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Healthcare1

Map of Kōra

39 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.

Getting there and nearby towns

Gifu Airbase (QGU) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 59 km away.

  • Taga 3 km northeast, about 3 min by car
  • Hikone 5 km north, about 5 min by car
  • Echigawa 7 km southwest, about 7 min by car
  • Maibara 13 km north, about 13 min by car
  • Ōmihachiman 17 km southwest, about 17 min by car
  • Nagahama 20 km north, about 20 min by car
  • Hino 23 km south, about 23 min by car
  • Yasu 25 km southwest, about 25 min by car
  • Konan 27 km southwest, about 27 min by car
  • Moriyama 30 km southwest, about 30 min by car

Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.

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