Konan, Shiga

Konan (Japanese湖南 市, -shi, literally Seesüden ) is a city in Shiga Prefecture in Japan, south of Lake Biwa.

History

During the Edo period Ishibe was a post station (宿 场 町Shukuba -machi ) of the Tōkaidō.

Konan was born on 1 October 2004 by the merger of Chō Ishibe (石 部 町, -chō ) and Kosei (甲 西 町, -chō ) in Kōka -gun.

Attractions

• Historical building of the post station Ishibe
• Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines: Choju -ji (长寿 寺)
• Hakusan Shrine (白山 神社, Hakusan -jinja )
• Jōraku -ji (常 楽 寺, Japanese National Treasure )
• Yoshimiko Shrine (吉 御 子 神社, Yoshimiko -jinja )
• Zensui -ji (善 水 寺)

Traffic

• Street: Meishin highway, or to Komaki Nishinomiya
• Route 1, according to Tokyo or Osaka
• National Road 477

• JR Kusatsu Line, to Iga or Kusatsu

Adjacent Cities and Towns

• Kōka
• Ritto
• Yasu