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Shiga Live Cameras in Japan — 2 official webcams

Waterbirds on Lake Biwa, and river cameras on the Seta and Yasu. The northern shore of Lake Biwa is one of the main wintering grounds for Bewick's swans in Honshu.

2 cameras in Shiga

1 video, 1 still. Tap one to open it in the camera list.

• Sample August 2026

  Waterbirds on Lake Biwa

  Nagahama, Shiga · Wildlife · Nature

  The north shore of Japan's largest lake. In winter it becomes a wintering ground for Bewick's swans and ducks; how crowded the water is tells you the season.

  MOE Still, hourly Open the official page →

• Live video, rotating

  Seta and Yasu Rivers

  Shiga · River

  The Seta is the only outlet of Lake Biwa. How much water is let through here sets the level of the lake itself.

  MLIT Live Live video, rotating Open the official page →

When to watch

The Lake Biwa camera faces the Nagahama side, with Mount Ibuki and the ranges behind it. Its strength is that it still works as a lake view when there are no birds at all. For Bewick's swans the season is winter, with numbers peaking from December to February.

Compare it with Yonago Waterbird Sanctuary in Tottori, which watches the same species, and the distance these birds travel starts to feel real.

Agencies publishing the cameras on this page

• MLIT river live streams (Government Standard Terms 2.0) — Official site
• Ministry of the Environment — Internet Nature Institute (PDL 1.0) — Official site

The footage belongs to each agency. This site is an unofficial guide, and each sample frame was copied once per camera under that agency's terms of use.