Shiga Prefecture

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prefecture of Japan

Shiga Prefecture is a landlocked prefecture in central Japan known for encompassing Lake Biwa, the country’s largest freshwater lake, and for its historical towns and proximity to Kyoto in the Kansai region.

Aliases (1)

former Omi Province ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	prefecture of Japan →
borders	Fukui Prefecture NERFINISHED → Gifu Prefecture NERFINISHED → Kyoto Prefecture NERFINISHED → Mie Prefecture NERFINISHED → Nara Prefecture NERFINISHED →
capital	Ōtsu →
climate	humid subtropical climate →
contains	Aisho, Shiga → Echigawa River → Hikone → Konan, Shiga → Kusatsu, Shiga → Kōka → Kōra, Shiga → Lake Biwa → Maibara → Moriyama, Shiga → Nagahama → Rittō → Taga, Shiga → Takashima, Shiga → Toyosato, Shiga → Yasu River → Yasu, Shiga → Ōmihachiman →
country	Japan →
formerName	Ōmi Province NERFINISHED →
hasBodyOfWater	Lake Biwa →
hasHistoricSite	Azuchi Castle ruins → Enryaku-ji → Hikone Castle →
hasLake	Lake Biwa →
hasLargestCity	Ōtsu →
hasTransportationHub	Maibara Station NERFINISHED →
hasUniversity	Shiga University → Shiga University of Medical Science →
hasWorldHeritageSite	Enryaku-ji →
isLandlocked	true →
ISO3166-2Code	JP-25 →
knownFor	Lake Biwa → historical towns → proximity to Kyoto →
language	Japanese →
locatedIn	Honshu → Kansai region →
partOf	Chūbu-Kinki border area →
regionCode	JP-25 →
timeZone	Japan Standard Time →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Kyoto Prefecture →	borders
Kansai region →	contains
Osaka High Court →	jurisdiction
Omihachiman ("former Omi Province") →	partOf