Takashima, Shiga

The Adogawa and Ishida rivers form alluvial fans in the eastern part of the city on the shores of Lake Biwa, whereas the inland areas rise to the Nosaka and Hira Mountains.The former Makino town region of the city has the Kaizu Osaki, which has been selected as one of Japan's Top 100 Cherry Blossom Spots, and the area is also well known for its Asian fawn lily colonies.Takashima has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall.The clan was destroyed by Oda Nobunaga in the wars of the Sengoku period and after the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate, much of the city area came under the control of the 20,000 koku Ōmizo Domain.The village of Ōmizo was established within Takashima District, Shiga with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889.
Kaizu-Osaki in the spring
Shiga PrefectureTakashima, Shiga (town)RegionKansaiPrefectureTime zonepopulationpopulation densityLake BiwaHira MountainsAsian fawn lilyvery heavy snow accumulationFukui PrefectureMihamaTsurugaWakasaKyoto PrefectureNantanSakyō-ku, KyotoNagahamaHumid subtropical climateprecipitationsunshine hoursŌmi ProvinceYayoi periodKofun periodEmperor Keitaiburial tumuliNara periodSea of JapanJinshin WarHeian periodKamakura periodSasaki clanShimizuyama CastleOda NobunagaSengoku periodTokugawa shogunateŌmizo DomainTakashima District, ShigaTakashimaAdogawaMakinoShin'asahiKutsukiTakashima Districtmayor-councilunicameralShiga 1st districtlower houseDiet of JapanJR WestKosei LineŌmi-TakashimaShin-AsahiŌmi-ImazuŌmi-NakashōMeishin ExpresswayNational Route 161National Route 303National Route 367Petoskey, MichiganTōju ShoinKakuzo KawamotoYasuzo ShimizucapitalCore cityHigashiōmiHikoneKusatsuMaibaraMoriyamaŌmihachimanRittōEchi DistrictAishōGamō DistrictRyūōInukami DistrictToyosatoList of mergers in Shiga PrefectureKanzakiKuritaSakata