Nagahama

Population 113,740 (Wikidata)

Live guide From your hotel
Photo · Commons

Before you go

Emergency numbers in Japan

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Japan
Daylight 9 h 47 in Dec, dark by 16:43 · 14 h 32 in Jun
  1. January: 10 h 01 of daylight
  2. February: 10 h 54 of daylight
  3. March: 11 h 55 of daylight
  4. April: 13 h 03 of daylight
  5. May: 14 h of daylight
  6. June: 14 h 32 of daylight
  7. July: 14 h 20 of daylight
  8. August: 13 h 32 of daylight
  9. September: 12 h 27 of daylight
  10. October: 11 h 21 of daylight
  11. November: 10 h 20 of daylight
  12. December: 9 h 47 of daylight

Getting there

Remembered in this browser only, with the last few you used.

Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Hikiyama Festival

    April

    Every April 15th. Begins at Hachimangu Shrine and snakes its way towards Kurokabe Square. Young boys perform traditional kabuki plays on floats

  2. Nagahama and Kita-Biwako Fireworks Festival

    August

    Every August 5th, a massive fireworks festival launched in the harbor area of Lake Biwa. Green Hotel Yes Nagahama Minato-kan offers the best view, but generally any rooftop will do nicely. Remember to wear your yukata!

  3. Nagahama Shusse Festival

    October

    This festival started in 1983 commemorating the reconstruction of Nagahama Castle. It's now a major October event in Nagahama.

3 events here have no dates for this year yet. We can look them up on each event's own site.

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Nagahama); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Eating nearby

All 10 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

More train stations: Tamura 3.0 km, Torahime 5.2 km, Sakata 5.3 km

Want picks in Nagahama that suit you? Ask your travel assistant, free with an account. Something wrong or missing on this page? Tell me

Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 17 October 2026. Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.