Nagahama, Shiga

Nagahama (Japanese长 浜 市, -shi, literally long beach ) is a town in the Japanese prefecture of Shiga on Lake Biwa.

History

The appointment to Shi took place on April 1, 1943 with the merger of Chō Nagahama (长 浜 町, chō ) with the Mura Ibuki (伊 吹 村, -mura ), Minamigōri (南 郷 里 村, -mura ), Kamiteru (神 照 村- mura ), Kanda (神 田村, -mura ), Kitagōri (北 郷 里 村, -mura ), Nishikuroda (西 黒 田村, -mura ) and Rokusho (六 荘 村, -mura ) in Sakata -gun (坂 田 郡). On 13 February 2006 Azai (浅井 町, -chō ) in Higashizai -gun (东 浅井 郡) was incorporated in Nagahama.

Attractions

  • Ruins of the Castle Nagahama (长 浜 城)
  • Keiunkan (庆云 馆, garden)
  • Kunitomo (国 友, historical village, were produced in the firearms)
  • Narita Museum (成 田 美术馆)
  • Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples: Daitsu -ji (大通 寺)
  • Hogon -ji (宝 厳 寺)
  • Hokoku Shrine (豊 国 神社, Hokoku -jinja )
  • Nagahama Hachiman- gū (长 浜 八 幡 宫)
  • Shana - in (舎 那 院)
  • Tsukubusuma Shrine (都 久 夫 须 麻 神社, Tsukubusuma -jinja )

Traffic

  • Street: Hokuriku Expressway, to Niigata or Maibara
  • National Highway 8, to Niigata or Kyoto
  • National Road 365

Twinning

  • Germany Augsburg, since 1959
  • Verona Italy since 1992

Adjacent Cities and Towns

  • Maibara
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