Nagahama (長浜市, Nagahama-shi?) is a city located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan on the northeastern shore of Lake Biwa. The city center was developed and renamed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi when Hideyoshi moved the center of his administration from Odani Castle. Kunitomo (国友), the northeast of the city center, had been known for the production of arquebuses and guns since 1544.
Population: 62,089
Latitude: 35° 22' 59.99" N
Longitude: 136° 16' 0.01" E
Lake Biwa (Japanese: 琵琶湖, Hepburn: Biwa-ko) is the largest freshwater lake in Japan, located in Shiga Prefecture (west-central Honshu), northeast of the former capital city of Kyoto Because of its proximity to the ancient capital, references to Lake…
The Japanese Sengoku period from the mid-15th to early 17th century was a time of nearly continual military conflict. Powerful military lords known as daimyo, such as Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi or Tokugawa Ieyasu, struggled to unify Japan. Dur…
Hikone Castle (彦根城, Hikone-jō) is an Edo period castle in the city of Hikone, in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. It is considered the most significant historical building in Shiga.
Sekigahara (関ケ原町, Sekigahara-chō) is a town located in Fuwa District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan.
Maibara Station (米原駅, Maibara-eki) is a railway station in Maibara, Shiga, Japan.
The 1891 Mino-Owari earthquake (美濃尾張地震, Mino-Owari Jishin) struck the former Japanese provinces of Mino and Owari in the Nōbi Plain in the early morning of October 28 with a surface wave magnitude of 8.0. The event, also referred to as the Nōbi Eart…
Mount Ibuki (伊吹山, Ibuki-yama) is a 1,377 m (4,518 ft) high mountain, on the border of Maibara, Shiga Prefecture, and Ibigawa, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains, and is also included on the lists of the 100 Kinki …
Toyosato (豊郷町, Toyosato-chō) is a town located in Inukami District, Shiga Prefecture, Japan.
Odani Castle (小谷城, Odani-jō) was a Sengoku period mountain-top castle located in the present day town of Kohoku in Higashiazai District, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. Only the ruins remain today. It was the home castle of the Azai clan and the mountain i…
Sawayama Castle (佐和山城, Sawayama-jō) is a castle in the city of Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, Japan.
Chikubu (竹生島, Chikubu-shima) is an island in Lake Biwa in Japan.
Yōrō (養老町, Yōrō-chō) is a town located in Yōrō District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, on the eastern side of the Yōrō Mountains.
Nagahama Castle (長浜城, Nagahama-jō) is a hirashiro (castle on a plain) located in Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture, Japan.
Yogo (余呉町, Yogo-chō) was a town located in Ika District, Shiga Prefecture, Japan.
Tarui (垂井町, Tarui-chō) is a town in Fuwa District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan.
Taga-taisha (多賀大社) is a Shinto shrine located in Taga, Shiga Prefecture, Japan dedicated to Izanagi and Izanami. It is associated with long life, successful marriage and good fortune. The shrine is frequently referred to as O-taga-san (お多賀さん) by loc…
Taga (多賀町, Taga-chō) is a town located in Inukami District, Shiga Prefecture, Japan.
Ibigawa (揖斐川町, Ibigawa-chō) is a town located in Ibi District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan.