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Takashima City
Shiga Prefecture · City
Official websiteShiga Prefecture page
Takashima City, the prefecture's largest city by area, spreads from Lake Biwa's northwest shore to the Fukui border. Highlights include Shirahige Shrine, whose torii gate stands in the lake, Kaizu Osaki, famous for cherry blossoms, and the kabata of Harie, where spring water is used in daily life. It is the birthplace of the "Lake Biwa Rowing Song," and in winter the Mt. Hakodate ski area is busy.
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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Shinto shrineShirahige ShrineShinto shrine in Shiga Prefecture, Japan
LandmarkOki-no-Shiraishi
CastleOomizo Castle
LandmarkKaizu Osakirocky reef area jutting out into Lake Biwa in Kaizu, Makino Town, Takashima City, Shiga Prefecture
Ski resortHakodateyama Ski Area%20shaden.JPG?width=240)
Shinto shrineMio ShrineShinto shrine in Shiga Prefecture, Japan
Historic siteToju Shoin
Burial mound (kofun)Inariyama Kofun
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Shin-Asahi Fusha-muraroadside station in Takashima, Shiga prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Makino Ossaka-togeroadside station in Takashima, Shiga prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Toju-no-sato Adogawaroadside station in Takashima, Shiga prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Kutsugi Shin-Honjinroadside station in Takashima, 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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