Shiga Prefecture · Japan
Where to stay in Maibara
Maibara is a city in Shiga Prefecture, Japan, home to about 37,000 people. This guide covers 1 hotel in Maibara.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 1
- Nearest airport
- NKM58 km · Nagoya Airport / JASDF Komaki Air Base
- Currency
- JPYyen
- Time zone
- Asia/Tokyo
- Language
- Japanese
About
About Maibara
Maibara (米原市, Maibara-shi) is a city in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 September 2021, the city had an estimated population of 38,259 in 14761 households and a population density of 150 persons per km².
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Things to do
What to see and do in Maibara
See
- Samegai-juku Museum
- Seiganji Temple
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Where to stay
Places to stay in Maibara
1 place to stay from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
| Place to stay |
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| Toyoko Inn Maibara-eki Shinkansen Nishi-guchi hotel |
When to go
The best time to visit Maibara
Maibara has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; July is the wettest, with about 238 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Maibara: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Nagoya Airport / JASDF Komaki Air Base (NKM), about 58 km from the city centre in a straight line; Chubu Centrair International Airport (NGO, 69 km) and Osaka Itami International Airport (ITM, 98 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
Most of Maibara's visitors come in by train and never see more than the station. A major junction, Maibara is a Shinkansen station between Kyoto and Nagoya. Shinkansen travelers to Maibara typically use it as the gateway to Hikone, one station south. It is also the eastern terminus of some kaisoku and shinkaisoku (translated as rapid and new rapid) commuter trains from Kansai and the western terminus for all trains from Ogaki and some from Toyohashi. Some of the trains from Kansai go on further to Nagahama, Omi-Shiotsu, and Tsuruga.
Getting around
Maibara is a popular starting point for the Biwaichi Route cycling trail. See Lake Biwa for details.
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NKM · Nagoya Airport / JASDF Komaki Air Base
NGO · Chubu Centrair International Airport
ITM · Osaka Itami International Airport
Questions
Maibara: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Maibara?
Maibara has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; July is the wettest, with about 238 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Maibara?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Nagoya Airport / JASDF Komaki Air Base (NKM), about 58 km from the city centre in a straight line; Chubu Centrair International Airport (NGO, 69 km) and Osaka Itami International Airport (ITM, 98 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Maibara?
yen (JPY).
Nearby
Destinations near Maibara
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.