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Yasu City
Shiga Prefecture · City
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Yasu City spreads on the south shore of Lake Biwa at the foot of Mt. Mikami, called "Omi Fuji." The main hall of Mikami Shrine, which treats Mt. Mikami as its sacred mountain, is a National Treasure, and 24 bronze bells (dotaku) were excavated from nearby Mt. Oiwa. It was a transport hub crossed by the Nakasendo road and the Chosenjin Kaido road, and Maiami Beach on the lakeshore offers camping.
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
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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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