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Lake Biwa inland fishing gear（琵琶湖の内水面漁具）

びわこのぎょぐ Fishing Gear of Lake Biwa

Photo: Kekero / CC BY-SA 4.0 ／ Source

Bamboo weirs driven into the lake bed draw geometric lines across the water - a fishing method become a landscape.

Type	Museum
Genre	Mingei folk crafts / Architecture
City / town	Kusatsu
Founded / opened	Edo period
Area in the prefecture	Konan

FAQ

Where is Fishing Gear of Lake Biwa?: It is in Kusatsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. It is a museum.
What can I see at Fishing Gear of Lake Biwa?: Bamboo weirs driven into the lake bed draw geometric lines across the water - a fishing method become a landscape. The focus is mingei folk crafts, architecture.
When was Fishing Gear of Lake Biwa established?: It dates from the Edo period.

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