Shiga Prefecture - 滋賀縣

Shiga Prefecture

Shiga Prefecture(しが Shiga) YesJapanKinki areaOf the county.

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Neighboring prefectures:Fukui Prefecture(North),Kyoto Prefecture(West),Mie County(South East),Gifu Prefecture(North East)

Shiga Prefecture is surrounded by mountains such as the Suzuka Mountains, Ibuki Mountains, and Hiei Mountains, and there is Lake Biwa in the middle of the prefecture. Lake Biwa is surrounded by the Omi Basin. The entire prefecture has an inland climate, but Hubei and Lake West have a climate near the Sea of ​​Japan, and it is snowy in winter. In 1981, the snow cover in Hanoi was 6 meters 55 dm, which was the highest recorded in Yushang Town (now Nagahama City).

The area around Lake Biwa is the area of ​​Lake Biwa National Park, and the Suzuka Mountain Range in the eastern part of the prefecture is the area of ​​Suzuka National Park. Lake Biwa National Park is the first national park in Japan.

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history

  • 667 Emperor Tenchi moved the capital to Otsukyo.
  • 672 Renshen Rebellion. The destruction of Ojinjing.
  • 742-745 Emperor Shengmu moved the capital to Zixiang Legu.
  • 764 The rebellion of Fujiwara Nakamaro.
  • 788-Zuicheng founded Enli Temple.
  • Heian period Sasaki clan occurred and affected Omi country.
  • Omi merchants occurred during the Kamakura period. During the Edo period, he was active as one of the three largest merchants in Japan (Osaka, Ise, Omi).
  • Muromachi period Koga-ryu ninja happened.
  • 1570 Battle of Zichuan.
  • 1573 Battle of Otani Castle.
  • 1568 Battle of Guanyin Temple City.
  • In 1573 Toyotomi Hideyoshi (Hashiba Hideyoshi) built Nagahama Castle.
  • In 1576, Oda Nobunaga built Azuchi Castle. Burnt down in 1582.
  • 1583 Battle of Jianyue.
  • 1600 Battle of Sekihara (Skihara Town, Gifu Prefecture). The commander of the Western Army Ishida Sansei is from Omi.
  • In 1622, the Hikone Clan built Hikone Castle.
  • In 1871, the feudal clan was abolished and the prefectures were set up, and Otsu (Shiga) and Nagahama (Inukami) prefectures were established. The following year, the two prefectures merged into Shiga Prefecture.
  • From 1876 to 1881, the southern part of Tsuruga Prefecture (now southern part of Fukui Prefecture) was incorporated.
  • Showa Era-The high-speed transportation network was opened and it became a developed industrial county. The environmental pollution of Lake Biwa has become a social problem.

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Central Japan International Airport, Kansai International Airport may arrive quickly. And express fromNagoyaStand up quickly.

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Shiga Prefecture is roughly the middle part of Japan, and is the hub of transportation connecting East Japan and West Japan. In addition, the transportation network connecting Kyoto, Osaka and the major cities of Shiga Prefecture is developing. The time required from Kyoto Station to Otsu Station|Otsu Station on the New Rapid Railway of Biwako Line is 10 minutes, and the time required from Kyoto Station to Hikone Station|Hikone Station is 46 minutes.

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    • Tokaido Shinkansen Yonehara Station
    • Tokaido Main Line (Biwako Line), Hokuriku Main Line, Kusatsu Line, Kosei Line
    • Keihan Electric Railway Otsu Line, Omi Railway, Shigaraki Kogen Railway
  • the way
    • Meishin Expressway, Shin Meishin Expressway, Hokuriku Expressway
    • National Highway No. 1 (Japan)|National Highway No. 1, National Highway No. 8 (Japan)|National Highway No. 8, etc.

Attractions

Omi Hachiman

Omi Hachiman, located in the middle of Shiga Prefecture and at the foothills of Mount Hachiman, is a "castle town" (a town developed around the castle of the lords) that was built in 1585 on the east bank of Lake Biwa, the largest lake in Japan. The hometown of Omi merchants. The streets of the black-lacquered building with lattice windows and the area around the Yawata Moat, an important place for water transportation, have been designated as the country's "important traditional building group preservation area."

Otsu

Located in the southwestern part of Shiga Prefecture, Otsu, developed as a lodging district on Tokaido, is the central city of Shiga Prefecture on the southwestern shore of Lake Biwa. In addition to historical sites and cultural assets such as Hieizan Enryaku-ji Temple, Mitsui Temple, and Ishiyama-ji Temple, which are known as the birthplace of Japanese Buddhism, the city also has six of the eight scenic views of Lake Biwa.

Mount Hiei

Mt. Hiei is the general name for the north-south mountain range centered on the Shimeidake and Ohira 2 peaks spanning Sakyo District in Kyoto City and Otsu City in Shiga Prefecture. In 788, the founder of the Tiantai sect of Buddhism, Zhicheng, opened the main temple of Yanli Temple on the mountain. Inside there is the basic nave designated as a national treasure, as well as more than 100 temples and pagodas such as the large lecture hall and the Shakya hall. It is a lush ancient cedar tree. As a sacred place for Buddhism, killing is forbidden and many wild birds inhabit.

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