Kawai
in Higashiōmi-shi of Shiga, Japan
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Chubu Centrair International Airport (39 mi) - Nagoya Airport (45 mi)
- Osaka International Airport (46 mi)
- Gifu Airport (46 mi)
- Kobe Airport (61 mi)
- Kansai International Airport (69 mi)
- Fukui Airport (74 mi)
- Komatsu Airport (93 mi)
- Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) (Unesco heritage, 23 mi)
- Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara (Unesco heritage, 33 mi)
- Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area (Unesco heritage, 40 mi)
- Himeji-jo (Unesco heritage, 85 mi)
- Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range (Unesco heritage, 88 mi)
- Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama (Unesco heritage, 101 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 35.067 and 136.167 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 35° 4' 0" and E 136° 10' 0"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Yen - JPY
- Spoken languages:
- Japanese
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 11:40 PM (Sunday)
- Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
- UTC/GMT offset: 9 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 4:59 am and 6:44 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -30.250 and -50.233 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Pinhal - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 2,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Japan.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Japan. Last Update: 2024-05-05 08:24:42
Delve into Kawai
Kawai in Higashiōmi-shi (Shiga) is located in Japan about 203 mi (or 327 km) west of Tokyo, the country's capital town.
Current time in Kawai is now 11:40 PM (Sunday). The local timezone is named Asia / Tokyo with an UTC offset of 9 hours. We know of 8 airports close to Kawai, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in Japan is Chubu Centrair International Airport in a distance of 39 mi (or 63 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Japan is Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) in a distance of 23 mi (or 37 km), West. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Koka, Omihachiman, Konan, Higashiomi and Yasu. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 22°C / 72 °F
| Morning Temperature | 15°C / 58 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 22°C / 71 °F |
| Night Temperature | 16°C / 62 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 46% |
| Air Pressure | 1022 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from North-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Few clouds, covering 10% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Monday, 6th of May 2024
17°C (62 °F)
17°C (63 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 7th of May 2024
15°C (60 °F)
14°C (58 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Wednesday, 8th of May 2024
15°C (59 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Yokaichi Royal Hotel
(RYOKAN) Business Ryokan Choeiso
(RYOKAN) Business Ryokan Hazama
Business Green Hotel Yokaichi
Comfort Inn Yokaichi
(RYOKAN) Restaurant & Ryokan Taiheirou
Ohmihachiman Station Hotel
Comfort Inn Omihachiman
Dai-ichi Hotel
Hotel Hachiman
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Tarōbōgū-mae Station
Tarōbōgū-mae Station is a railway station in Higashiōmi, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. Although the Ohmi Railway Company uses the name Tarōbōgū-mae (long sound for the first "o") on its web page, the actual station signage shown on that page says Tarobōgū-mae (short sound for the first "o") in Japanese script. Both readings may be accepted. The station was renamed after Tarōbō-gū, also known as Aga-jinja(阿賀神社), a shinto shrine near the station on April 1, 1998.
Ichinobe Station
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Kyocera-mae Station
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Sakuragawa Station (Shiga)
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Newton College (Japan)
Newton College was a private junior college in Higashiomi, Shiga, Japan. It was originally established in 1990 as a junior women's college and became coeducational in 1997. It was reorganized as a substructure of Biwako Gakuin University in 2009.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Kawai.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Kawaai, Kawai
