Shiga Prefecture

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滋賀県
Flag of Shiga Prefecture
Official seal of Shiga Prefecture
Shiga Prefecture in Japan
Shiga Prefecture in Japan
Country Japan
RegionKansai
CapitalŌtsu
Subdivisions
Government
 • GovernorTaizō Mikazuki
Area
 • Total4,017 km2 (1,551 sq mi)
Population
 (October 1, 2020)
 • Total1,413,610
 • Density351.9/km2 (911/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
Postal code
520-8577
ISO 3166 codeJP-25
WebsiteOfficial website

History

Shiga used to be called Ōmi Province or Gōshū before Japan began using the prefectural system.[3]

Geography

Shiga borders Fukui Prefecture in the north Gifu Prefecture is in the east. Mie Prefecture is in the southeast. Kyoto Prefecture is in the west.

Lake Biwa is at the center of this prefecture. The lake divides the prefecture into four areas:

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Cities

Cities in Shiga Prefecture include

National Parks

National Parks are established in about 37% of the total land area of the prefecture.[4]

Education

 
University of Shiga Prefecture

There are ten universities, two junior colleges, and a learning center of The Open University of Japan in Shiga.[5]

Sister states

Shiga has agreements with three states.[6]

Shrines and Temples

Takebe jinja is the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) in the prefecture. [7]

Shiga Prefecture Media

Related pages

References

  1. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Shiga-ken" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 853; "Kansai" at p. 477; JETRO, Shiga Prefecture, Regional Information Archived 2013-01-22 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-4-6.
  2. Nussbaum, "Ōtsu" at p. 765.
  3. Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780.
  4. Japan Ministry of the Environment, "General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture"; retrieved 2012-3-14.
  5. Shiga Prefecture. "滋賀県内の大学・短期大学" [Universities and junior colleges in Shiga prefecture] (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2011-05-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  6. Shiga Prefecture. "滋賀県の紹介(滋賀県の国際交流 姉妹・友好都市)" [Introduction of Shiga prefecture; International exchanges of Shiga, friendship sister cities] (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2011-06-13. Retrieved 2010-11-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  7. "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 1 Archived 2013-05-17 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-3-14.

Further reading

  • Lua error in Module:Unicode_data at line 293: attempt to index local 'data_module' (a boolean value)., 1984. Tokyo: Yamato Shobo.

Other websites

  Media related to Shiga prefecture at Wikimedia Commons

Coordinates: 35°7′N 136°4′E / 35.117°N 136.067°E / 35.117; 136.067