Hikone, Shiga
Hikone (Japanese彦 根 市, -shi) is an ancient castle town in the Japanese prefecture of Shiga.
Geography
Hikone extends between the eastern shore of Lake Biwa and the western reaches of the Suzuka Mountains.
History
The appointment to Shi took place on February 11, 1937 with the merger of Chō Hikone (彦 根 町, chō ) with the Mura Aonami (青 波 村, -mura ), Chimoto (千 本村, -mura ), Fukumitsu (福 満 村- mura ), Matsubara (松原 村, -mura ) and Kitaaoyagi (北 青 柳 村, -mura ) in Inukami -gun (犬 上郡).
On June 10, 1942 Isoda (矶 田村, -mura ) and Minamiaoyagi were (南 青 柳 村, -mura ), on April 1, 1950 Hinatsu (日 夏 村, -mura ) and Kawase (河 瀬 村, -mura ) in Inukami -gun, on April 1, 1952 Toriimoto (鸟 居 本村, -mura ) in Sakata -gun (坂 田 郡), on September 30, 1956 Kameyama (亀 山村, -mura ) in Inukami -gun, on April 3, 1957 Takamiya ( 高 宫 町, -chō ) in Inukami -gun and on April 1, 1968 Inae (稲 枝 町, -chō ) in Echi -gun (爱 知 郡) incorporated.
Attractions
- Hikone Castle
- Genkyu -en
- Rakuraku -en
Traffic
- Street: Meishin highway, or to Komaki Nishinomiya
- National Highway 8, to Niigata or Kyoto
- Nakasendō
- JR Tōkaidō Main Line ( Biwako Line), to Tokyo or Kobe
- Ōmi tetsudō main line, after Maibara or Kōka
University
- University of Shiga
Twinning
- Japan Takamatsu, Japan, since 1966
- Japan Mito, Japan, since 1968
- Japan Sano, Japan, since 1969
- United States Ann Arbor, United States, since 1969
- China People's Republic of Xiangtan, People's Republic of China, since 1991
Adjacent Cities and Towns
- Maibara
- Higashiomi