JapanLiveNowLIVE琵琶湖の水鳥
Periodically updated image · 29/09, 20:00 JSTThe Ministry of the Environment provides periodically updated photographs from the Waterfowl and Wetland Center on northern Lake Biwa. Birds may not always be visible. Images are not acquired on Tuesdays (the next day when Tuesday is a holiday) or December 29–January 3, so check the capture time. The map uses an approximate facility reference.
Otsu · Conditions at the camera site may differ.
If you plan to watch waterbirds on Lake Biwa’s north shore, use the center image for a look at the lakeside. Check both the birds in frame and the image time.
Official page · still preview. This is a still-image preview, not continuous video. Check the official page for its capture time and any video feed.
Images may not update when the center is closed. Missing birds or a repeated image do not by themselves establish camera failure.
If the image has not changed, check its source timestamp or service notice.
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Approximate location · 35.447, 136.190
The map also shows rail lines serving Takatsuki Station. The distance above is a straight line, not a walking time. Check the actual entrance and route below.
The closest station in a straight line may not be the easiest way in. The route also ends at the camera reference point, so change it to the place you actually plan to visit. Check buses, journey time and first or last trains in the route results.
Distances are straight lines between camera reference points, not actual journey distances or times.
Periodically updated image · 29/09, 19:00 JSTFukui
三方湖の水鳥
This official Ministry of the Environment image shows the water and bird-watching setting at Lake Mikata, one of the Five Lakes of Mikata.
About 29.6 km · straight line
Ministry of the Environment Biodiversity Center
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No on-site preview · check the official sourceFukui
レインボーライン山頂公園
The Rainbow Line operator provides periodically updated summit-park photographs under 山頂公園カメラ on its official homepage. Use them for a local weather and viewpoint check before visiting.
About 33.6 km · straight line
Rainbow Line Co., Ltd.
Open official cameraNo on-site preview · check the official sourceShiga
びわ湖テラス・びわ湖バレイ
Biwako Valley's summit camera shows the area around Biwako Terrace. The image updates about every ten seconds; check the operator's notices for ropeway service.
About 37.3 km · straight line
Biwako Valley
Open official cameraFukui
立石岬
This camera looks out over the Sea of Japan from Cape Tateishi on the Tsuruga Peninsula in Fukui. Check local notices separately for road restrictions or coastal access before visiting.
About 38.2 km · straight line
Japan Coast Guard
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