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The biwa (Japanese: 琵琶) is a Japanese short-necked wooden lute traditionally used in narrative storytelling. The biwa is a plucked string instrument that first gained popularity in China before spreading throughout East Asia, eventually reaching Japan sometime during the Nara period (710–794).
Lake Biwa is an ancient lake, over 4 million years old. [1] It is estimated to be the 13th oldest lake in the world. [4] Because of its proximity to the country's historical capital Kyoto, references to Lake Biwa appear frequently in Japanese literature, particularly in poetry and in historical accounts of battles.
The biwa is a Japanese short-necked fretted lute. Biwa may also refer to: Biwa, Shiga, a town in Shiga Prefecture, Japan; Biwa (restaurant), a former restaurant in Portland, Oregon, U.S. Biwa trout, an anadromous fish in the salmon family enzootic to Lake Biwa; Eric Biwa, a former Namibian politician; Lake Biwa, a lake in Shiga Prefecture, Japan
Bima city (Bima: Mbojo) is a coastal city on the east of the island of Sumbawa in Indonesia's province of West Nusa Tenggara.It is the largest city on the island of Sumbawa, with a population of 142,443 at the 2010 census [2] and 155,140 at the 2020 census; [3] the official estimate as at mid-2023 was 161,362 (comprising 80,085 males and 81,277 females). [1]
The Lake Biwa Museum (琵琶湖博物館, Biwako Hakubutsukan) is in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. It was founded in 1996. It was founded in 1996. The theme of the museum is "relationship between lakes and people" and introduces the nature and culture of Lake Biwa , the largest and oldest lake in Japan.
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Takeijima photographed from Lake Biwa Kisen. Takeshima (多景島) is an island in Shiga, Japan.It is uninhabited and part of Biwako Quasi National Park. [1] It is the smallest island of Lake Biwa [2] and is administered by the city of Hikone which is 6.5 km east of the island. [3]
The giant Lake Biwa catfish is very similar to wels catfish, which it is closely related to. It has an elongated cylindrical body and can reach up to 1.18 m (3 ft 10 in) in length and weigh as much as 17 kg (37 lb). [ 1 ]