With a stay at Youth Hostel WANIHIMA~Lakeside BIWA in Otsu, you'll be in a national park, within a 10-minute drive of Lake Biwa and Roadside Station Biwako Ohashi Kome Plaza. This beach hostel is 20.4 mi (32.8 km) from Kyoto University and 20.8 mi (33.5 km) from Kyoto International Conference Centre.