Maibara
米原市35°19′ N 136°17′ ECityPop. 37,374Shiga and Lake Biwa
Maibara suits riders arriving on the Shinkansen who want to be on the lake within minutes, and it has few beds of its own by the water.
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Who should base here
Base in Maibara when the Shinkansen matters most: it is the Tokaido Shinkansen stop for Lake Biwa, with rental bikes at the station.
Things to do in Maibara
Maibara Station cycle station米原駅サイクルステーションBike rental
Rental bikes and a Biwaichi certificate checkpoint at the station.
Maibara Station is where the Tokaido Shinkansen meets the lines round Lake Biwa, which makes it the fastest way in from Tokyo or Nagoya. The station has a cycle station that stamps the Biwaichi certificate, and the NPO Gokan Seikatsu rents bikes for the loop there. The city writes its name Maihara, while JR's station keeps Maibara.
Hikone and Nagahama, on either side, have far more beds. Omi Haha no Sato roadside station on the shore at Ugano serves Ibuki soba, and inland at Joheiji the Umu farmhouse puts you at the foot of Mt. Ibuki.
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