Nagahama
Nagahama-shi 長 浜 市 |
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Geographical location in Japan | ||
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Region : | Kinki | |
Prefecture : | Shiga | |
Coordinates : | 35 ° 23 ' N , 136 ° 17' E | |
Basic data | ||
Surface: | 149.57 km² | |
Residents : | 115,069 (October 1, 2019) |
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Population density : | 769 inhabitants per km² | |
Community key : | 25203-4 | |
Postal code area : | 526-0001 - 529-0722 | |
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Flag / coat of arms: | ||
town hall | ||
Address : |
Nagahama City Hall 12 - 34 , Takada-chō Nagahama -shi Shiga 526-8501 |
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Website URL: | http://www.city.nagahama.shiga.jp | |
Location Nagahamas in Shiga Prefecture | ||
Nagahama ( Japanese 長 浜 市 , - shi , literally: long beach ) is a city in the Japanese prefecture of Shiga on Lake Biwa .
history
The appointment as Shi took place on April 1, 1943 with the merger of the Chō Nagahama ( 長 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 Rokushō ( 六 荘 村 , -mura ) in the Sakata-gun ( 坂 田 郡 ). On February 13, 2006 Azai ( 浅井 町 , -chō ) was incorporated into the Higashizai-gun ( 東 浅井 郡 ) in Nagahama.
The island of Chikubu-shima in Lake Biwa is administered by the city.
Attractions
In and around Nagahama
- Nagahama Castle Ruins ( 長 浜 城 )
- Keiunkan ( 慶雲 館 , garden)
- Kunitomo ( 国 友 , historic village where firearms were made)
- Narita Museum ( 成 田 美術館 )
Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples :
- Daitsū-ji ( 大通 寺 )
- Hokoku Shrine ( 豊 国 神社 , Hokoku-jinja )
- Nagahama Hachiman-gū ( 長 浜 八 幡 宮 )
- Shana-in ( 舎 那 院 )
On Chikubu-shima in Lake Biwa
- Hōgon-ji ( 宝 厳 寺 )
- Tsukubusuma Shrine ( 都 久 夫 須 麻 神社 , Tsukubusuma-jinja )
traffic
- Street:
- Hokuriku Highway , to Niigata or Maibara
- National Road 8 , to Niigata or Kyōto
- National road 365
- Train:
- JR Hokuriku Main Line ( Biwako Line ), to Fukui and Kanazawa
Town twinning
Nagahama lists the following four twin cities :
city | country | since | Type |
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augsburg | Bayern Germany | 1959 | Sister city |
Nishinoomote | Kagoshima, Japan | 1987 | City friendship |
Tatsuno | Hyogo, Japan | 2001 | Sister city |
Verona | Veneto, Italy | 1992 | Sister city |
Neighboring cities and communities
Web links
Commons : Nagahama - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Nagahama Corporate Location Guide (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ 長 浜 市 の 姉妹 都市 ・ 友好 都市 な ど - 長 浜 市 役 所. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on October 12, 2016 ; accessed on February 12, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Comune di Verona - Grandi Eventi - Gemellaggi e Patti d'Amicizia . Retrieved April 24, 2018.