Nagahama

Nagahama is a city situated in Shiga Prefecture, Japan on the northeastern shore of Lake Biwa. The downtown area was created and renamed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi when Hideyoshi moved the focal point of his organization from Odani Castle. Kunitomo, the upper east of the downtown area, had been known for the creation of arquebuses and weapons since 1544. As of October 1, 2016, the city has an expected populace of 119,043 and a populace thickness of 170 people for every km².

The complete region is 680.79 km². The present city is currently verifiably situated inside three previous regions; Sakata District, Higashiazai District and Ika District. Nagahama used to be known as Imahama , yet Toyotomi Hideyoshi renamed it Nagahama for Oda Nobunaga. It isn't identified with the region of a similar name in Fukuoka City and same name town in Ehime Prefecture. Nagahama is a standout amongst the most well known visitor urban communities in Shiga.

Attractions to be found in the city include:

• Focal Nagahama

• Nagahama Castle

• Kurokabe Square, shopping avenues focused a dark divider glasswork shop which made utilization of an old bank building.

• The Old Nagahama Station Museum, worked in 1882 and the most established protected railroad station in Japan.

• The Nagahama Roman Beer Brewery

• Nagahama Flintlock Gun Museum

• Nagahama Hachimangu Shrine

• Daitsu-ji Temple, the biggest sanctuary in focal Nagahama

• Shana-in Temple

• Soji-ji Temple

• Jinsho-ji Temple

• Chizen-in Temple

• Hokoku Shrine