City

Ōmihachiman

Located in Ōmi-hachiman Shi, Shiga Prefecture Coordinates: 35°07′43″ N 136°05′51″ E

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Population: 82,233; 82.2K
Elevation: 91 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+09:00; Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go: May–JuneOctober; See the climate
Airports: NGO Chubu Centrair International Airport71 km; ITM Osaka Itami International Airport71 km

About Ōmihachiman

Ōmihachiman is a city. Location: Ōmi-hachiman Shi, Shiga Prefecture. Population: 82,233. Elevation: 91 m. The best months to visit are May–June, October. The nearest airport is Chubu Centrair International Airport (71 km). Nearby sights include Mount Mikami and Yasu River.

Photos of Ōmihachiman

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Travel notes for Ōmihachiman

From Wikivoyage

Ōmihachiman (近江八幡市) is a city in Shiga prefecture, Japan.

Understand+

Tourist information site:

The local tourist association has a partly multilingual guide site.

Get in+

By train:

Ōmihachiman is on the JR Main Line, also called the JR Biwako Line between Kyoto and Maibara, which are the closest Shinkansen stops. JR Ōmihachiman is about 30 min from Kyoto and 20 min from Maibara.

By car:

From the Meishin Expressway, Ōmihachiman is about 20 min north of the Ryuo (竜王) Interchange, 20 min west of the Yokaichi (八日市) Interchange, and about 40 min southwest of the Hikone (彦根) Interchange. Parking is available at the Obata-cho Visitor Center: ¥500 for cars and ¥2000 for buses.

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Climate of Ōmihachiman

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 16° · Night 7° · Rain 83 mm

Better nearby cities in November

Fujinomiya · 229 km east18°
Kofu · 232 km east17°
Fuji · 235 km east20°

Hottest month: August (day 31°)
Coldest month: January (night 0°)
Wettest month: June (231 mm)
Driest month: December (66 mm)

8° 0°

12° 2°

18° 8°

23° 13°

26° 18°

30° 22°

31° 23°

27° 19°

21° 12°

16° 7°

11° 2°

Jan

Feb

Mar

116

Apr

146

May

149

Jun

231

Jul

218

Aug

137

Sep

199

Oct

122

Nov

Dec

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Ōmihachiman
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	8°	8°	12°	18°	23°	26°	30°	31°	27°	21°	16°	11°
Average low (°C)	0°	0°	2°	8°	13°	18°	22°	23°	19°	12°	7°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	78	85	116	146	149	231	218	137	199	122	83	66

Other places to visit in this season: May June October

How to get to Ōmihachiman

The nearest airport is Chubu Centrair International Airport (NGO), 71 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Youkaichi, 9 km to the east.

Airports

Chubu Centrair International Airport (NGO) Tokoname 71 kmsoutheast
Osaka Itami International Airport (ITM) Osaka 71 kmsouthwest
Nagoya Airport / JASDF Komaki Air Base (NKM) Nagoya 77 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Youkaichi Population: 112.8K 9 kmeast
Kusatsu Population: 143.9K 17 kmsouthwest
Hikone Population: 113.6K 19 kmnortheast
Ōtsu Population: 345.1K 25 kmsouthwest
Nagahama Population: 113.6K 32 kmnortheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Ōmihachiman

Within 100 km: 33 historic and cultural sites, 42 natural sites, 37 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km6 places

Mount Hiei Mountain 25 kmW
Lake Biwa Lake 14 kmN
Mount Bunagatake Mountain 24 kmNW
Mount Mikami Mountain 10 kmSW

25–60 km41 places

Lake Suigetsu Lake 54 kmN
Mimi River River 56 kmN
Kita-gawa River 53 kmNW
Neo River River 58 kmNE

60–100 km65 places

Tōshi-jima Island 98 kmSE
Himakajima Island 95 kmSE
Mount Rokkō Mountain 86 kmSW
Sakate-jima Island 100 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Ōmihachiman and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure	Ōmihachiman	Akiruno	Shikokuchūō	Kimitsu
Population	82.2K	81.9K	82.8K	83.1K
Elevation	91 m	163 m	41 m	4 m
Summer day (hottest month)	31°	30°	31°	30°
Winter night (coldest month)	0°	-2°	2°	1°
Annual rainfall	1,630 mm	1,429 mm	2,000 mm	1,553 mm
Best months	May–Jun, Oct	Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct	May–Jun, Oct	May–Jun, Sep–Oct
Distance	—	292 km	267 km	344 km