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Shiga Prefecture
Explore Shiga Prefecture
Shiga Prefecture
Shiga Prefecture
Explore Shiga Prefecture

Part of the Kansai Region, Shiga Prefecture (ꌧ, Shiga-ken) is located east of Kyoto. Prefectural capital is Otsu. Shiga Prefecture fully encloses Lake Biwa, Japan's largest lake. Another attraction is Hikone with its feudal castle.

Top destinations in Shiga

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Hikone
Castle town at the shores of Lake Biwa.
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Koka
Rural city known as a homeland of the ninja.
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Shiga Prefecture

Official website.

Tours and travel services

See the Sunrise Over World Heritage Site Himeji Castle A sunrise tour of the castle town, then breakfast at a traditional Japanese tea house. ~See the sun rising among the castlefs four towers and the six views of Himeji.~
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