Shiga

E34281
prefecture of Japan

Shiga is a landlocked prefecture in central Japan known for encompassing Lake Biwa, the country’s largest freshwater lake, and for its historical sites and natural scenery.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf prefecture of Japan ⓘ
borders Fukui Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
Gifu Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hyōgo Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kyoto Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mie Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nara Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
capital Ōtsu ⓘ
contains Lake Biwa ⓘ
containsLandmark Azuchi Castle ruins ⓘ
Chikubu Island ⓘ
Enryaku-ji ⓘ
Hieizan Enryaku-ji temple complex ⓘ
Hikone Castle ⓘ
Ishiyama-dera ⓘ
Miidera (Onjō-ji) ⓘ
Mount Hiei ⓘ
country Japan ⓘ
hasBodyOfWater Lake Biwa ⓘ
hasCity Aishō ⓘ
Hikone ⓘ
Hino ⓘ
Konan ⓘ
Kusatsu, Shiga ⓘ
surface form: Kusatsu

Kōka ⓘ
Maibara ⓘ
Moriyama ⓘ
Nagahama ⓘ
Rittō ⓘ
Ryūō ⓘ
Taga ⓘ
Takashima ⓘ
Yasu ⓘ
Ōmihachiman ⓘ
Ōtsu ⓘ
hasLake Lake Biwa ⓘ
hasNationalPark Biwako Quasi-National Park ⓘ
hasRailConnection Tokaido Shinkansen ⓘ
surface form: Tōkaidō Shinkansen
hasRailStation Maibara Station NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasUniversity Shiga University ⓘ
Shiga University ⓘ
surface form: Shiga University of Medical Science

University of Shiga Prefecture ⓘ
isLandlocked true ⓘ
knownFor Lake Biwa ⓘ
historical sites ⓘ
natural scenery ⓘ
largestLakeInJapan Lake Biwa ⓘ
locatedIn Chūbu region ⓘ
Kansai region ⓘ
locatedOnIsland Honshu ⓘ
surface form: Honshū

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Kansai region → contains → Shiga ⓘ