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Yabase Port Ruins

Japan, 525-0066 Yabase-cho, Kusatsu City, Shiga Prefecture

Since ancient times, many ports have been built on the shores of Lake Biwa. Kusatsu City has three ports: Shina, Yamada, and Yabase, and Yabase Port was famous for the ``Yabase no Kihan'' of the Eight Views of Omi. The area around the three excavated stone piers has been turned into a park, and the stone night lights still exist. The large ginkgo tree at the entrance of the port is 23 meters tall and estimated to be 250 years old. It is said that it became a landmark for heading towards Yabase from the lake. Nowadays, ``Yabase-Kihan Island Park'' has been created in Lake Biwa, and we can only imagine what it once looked like.

Access
  • Train/Bus: From the west exit of Minami-Kusatsu Station on the JR Biwako Line, take the Omi Railway Bus bound for Aeon Mall Kusatsu (via Kusatsu General Hospital) and get off at "Yabase", about a 6-minute walk. From the west exit of Kusatsu Station on the JR Biwako Line, go to Minami-Kusatsu Station and get off at "Yabase Kitaguchi", about a 10-minute walk
Language 日本語
Last Update : 2023.11.29   Kusatsu City Tourism and Products Association

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