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Nagahama City
Shiga Prefecture · City
Official websiteShiga Prefecture page
Nagahama City is the center of the Kohoku region, a town laid out by Hashiba Hideyoshi as the castle town of Nagahama Castle. Besides the Kurokabe (black wall) streets, which prospered as the temple town of Daitsu-ji, it has many sights, such as Hogon-ji Temple and Tsukubusuma Shrine on Chikubu Island, the ruins of the Azai clan's Odani Castle and Kunitomo, once a gun-making center. Its six-row barley output ranks 2nd in Japan.
Key facts
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
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Places to visit
IslandChikubu Islandisland in Japan
CastleOdani Castlecastle in Nagahama in Shiga Prefecture, Japan
Buddhist templeHogon-ji TempleBuddhist temple in Shiga Prefecture, Japan
CastleNagahama Castlecastle
Shinto shrineTsukubusuma ShrineShinto shrine in Shiga Prefecture, Japan
LandmarkLakefront Village of SugauraArea centered on Sugaura in Sugaura, Nishiazai-cho, Nagahama City, Shiga Prefecture
LakeLake Yogolake in Japan
Buddhist templeDaitsu-ji TempleBuddhist temple in Nagahama, Shiga prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Shiotsukaido Ajikama-no-satoroadside station in Nagahama, Shiga prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Azai-3shimai-no-satoroadside station in Nagahama, Shiga prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Kohoku Mizutori stationroadside station in Nagahama, Shiga prefecture, Japan
Chosen automatically, most popular first, from landmarks and cultural properties registered in Wikidata (we have not checked whether each is open). Names and descriptions: Wikidata (CC0); photos: Wikimedia Commons (photographer and license under each photo).
Mountains in this city
Mountains whose summit is in this municipality (mountains of 800 m or higher on this site's map, and mountains in the famous-mountain lists). Elevations from Wikidata and other sources.
Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Shiga Prefecture
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