Japan Midokoro / Shiga Prefecture
Prefecture
Places to see in Shiga Prefecture
154 places in 19 municipalities.
Highlights
Hōgon-ji Temple
Nagahama · National Treasure
Hiyoshi Taisha
Otsu · Historic Site
Lake Biwa Canal
Otsu · Japan Heritage
Shirahige Shrine
Takashima · Important Cultural Property
Mii-dera Temple
Otsu · National Treasure
Ōmi Jingū
Otsu · Registered Tangible Cultural Property
Hikone Castle
Hikone · Historic Site
Hyakusai-ji Temple
Higashiōmi-shi · Historic Site
Aga Shrine
Higashiōmi-shi · Registered Tangible Cultural Property
Hachiman
Ōmihachiman-shi · Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings
Lakefront Village of Sugaura
Nagahama · Important Cultural Landscape
Hikone Castle Keep Tower
Hikone · Important Cultural Property
Photos (Wikimedia Commons) Hōgon-ji Temple: 日:Jnn (CC BY 2.1 jp), Hiyoshi Taisha: baggio4ever (CC BY 3.0), Lake Biwa Canal: Aw1805 (CC BY-SA 4.0), Shirahige Shrine: Saigen Jiro This photo was taken with Nikon D3200 (CC0), Mii-dera Temple: KENPEI (CC BY-SA 3.0), Ōmi Jingū: 663highland (CC BY 2.5), Hikone Castle: 高菜明太 (CC BY-SA 4.0), Hyakusai-ji Temple: Yusuke.ogawa at Japanese Wikipedia (Public domain), Aga Shrine: 663highland (CC BY-SA 4.0), Hachiman: 663highland (CC BY 2.5), Lakefront Village of Sugaura: Hiyotchi (CC BY-SA 4.0), Hikone Castle Keep Tower: 高菜明太 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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By municipality
| Municipality | Places | Highlights |
|---|---|---|
| Otsu | 38 | Enryaku-ji Temple, Mangetsu-ji Temple, Hiyoshi Taisha |
| Nagahama | 22 | Hōgon-ji Temple, Odani Castle, Chikubu Island |
| Ōmihachiman-shi | 21 | Kannonji Castle, Azuchi Castle, Sōken-ji |
| Kōka-shi | 14 | Shigaraki Palace, Shigaraki Palace Sites, Ōtori Shrine |
| Hikone | 10 | Rakuraku-en, Genkyū-en, Hikone Castle |
| Konan | 9 | Hakusan Shrine, Pinus densiflora form. Umbraculifera. habitat of Hiramatsu district, Chōju-ji Temple |
| Higashiōmi-shi | 7 | Hyakusai-ji Temple, Aga Shrine, Yukinoyama Kofun |
| Takashima | 6 | Shirahige Shrine, Kaizu Osaki, Tōju Shoin |
| Yasu | 5 | Mikami Shrine, Ōsasahara Shrine, Ōsasahara Shrine Honden |
| Kōra-chō | 3 | Saimyō-ji Temple, Three-storied Pagoda, Saimyoji, Main Hall, Saimyoji |
| Kusatsu | 3 | Kusatsu-Juku Honjin, Kusatsu-juku Kaidō Kōryūkan, Lake Biwa Museum |
| Aishō-chō | 3 | Kongōrin-ji Temple, Kongōrin-ji Main Hall, Aishō-chō Historical Museum |
| Moriyama | 3 | Ise Site, Sagawa Art Museum, Moriyama City Archaeological Culture Center |
| Taga | 2 | Taga Taisha, Taga Town Museum |
| Hino | 2 | A colony of Japanese rhododendrons in kamagakedani, Omi Hino Merchant Museum |
| Ryūō-chō | 2 | Namura Shrine, Nishi Honden, Namura Shrine |
| Maihara | 2 | Samegai Woodcarving Art Museum, Samegai Post-town Historical Folk Museum |
| Rittō-shi | 1 | Rittō History Museum |
| Toyosato | 1 | Chubei Itoh Memorial Museum |