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[[Image:Osakamap2.png|thumb|270px|right|Municipalities of [[Osaka Prefecture|Osaka]].]] As of March 31, [[2006]], [[Osaka Prefecture|Osaka]] has 33 [[City|cities]] (''-shi''; 市), 9 [[Town|towns]] (''-cho''; 町)

Torahime Station (虎姫駅) is a train station in [[Nagahama, Shiga]] Prefecture on the [[Hokuriku Main Line]] operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR We ...Torahime Shrine] (popular with fans of the Hanshin Tigers baseball team in Osaka).

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...e|Shiga]], [[Kyoto Prefecture|Kyoto]], [[Osaka Prefecture|Osaka]], [[Hyogo Prefecture|Hyogo]] | ...ion]], [[Yamashina Station]], [[Kyoto Station]], [[Shin-Osaka Station]], [[Osaka Station]], [[Sannomiya Station]], [[Kobe Station]] |

| Prefecture = Shiga '''Torahime''' (虎姫町; -chō) was a town in [[Shiga Prefecture]]. It was dissolved as a municipality upon the town's merger with the city

Location = [[Kyoto Prefecture|Kyoto]] and [[Shiga Prefecture|Shiga]] Prefectures | ...trains on the line go beyond Nagahama until [[Tsuruga Station]] in [[Fukui Prefecture]].

Based in [[Otsu, Shiga|Otsu, Shiga Prefecture]], Japan, the [http://www.lakestars.net/ Shiga Lakestars] is a pro basketba ...stern and Eastern. The Lakestars were in the Western Conference along with Osaka, Takamatsu, Fukuoka, Oita, Shimane, Miyazaki, and Okinawa. The top four win

| Prefecture = Shiga '''Toyosato''' (豊郷町; -chō) is a town in eastern [[Shiga Prefecture]], Japan.

...e center of Honshu island, it is easy to spot on a map of Japan in [[Shiga Prefecture]]. ...ighboring Fukui Prefecture caused a major controversy and concern in Shiga Prefecture after the Fukushima meltdown in 2011.

| Prefecture = Shiga '''Ryuo''' (also Ryuoh or Ryuou) (竜王町; Ryūō-chō) is a town in eastern [[Shiga Prefecture]], Japan.

| Prefecture = Shiga '''Kinomoto''' (木之本町; -chō) was a town in [[Shiga Prefecture]]. It was dissolved as a municipality upon the town's merger with the city

Prefecture = Shiga | ...illage, Okinawa; Nemuro, Hokkaido; Morioka, Iwate; Asahi Ward, Osaka City, Osaka |

Prefecture = Shiga | '''Higashi-Omi''' (東近江市; also spelled ''Higashiomi'') is a city in [[Shiga Prefecture]], Japan east of Lake Biwa.

| Prefecture = Shiga '''Nishi-Azai''' (西浅井町; -chō) was a town in [[Shiga Prefecture]]. It was dissolved as a municipality upon the town's merger with the city

Prefecture = Shiga | '''Ritto''' (栗東市; Ritto-shi) is a city in [[Shiga Prefecture]], Japan.

| Prefecture = Shiga | Sister = Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture

Prefecture = Shiga | '''Kusatsu''' (草津市; -shi) is a city in southeastern [[Shiga Prefecture]], Japan.

| Prefecture = Shiga '''Taga''' (多賀町; Taga-chō) is a town in eastern [[Shiga Prefecture]], Japan.

{{Prefecture | ...= [[Fukui Prefecture]], [[Gifu Prefecture]], [[Mie Prefecture]], [[Kyoto Prefecture]] |

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Prefecture = Shiga | Maibara (米原市; Maibara-shi) is a city in northeastern [[Shiga Prefecture]], [[Japan]] between Hikone and Nagahama.

| Prefecture = Shiga '''Aisho''' (愛荘町; -chō) is a landlocked town in eastern [[Shiga Prefecture]], Japan.

Prefecture = Shiga | Fame = Capital of Shiga Prefecture. Otsu was also once the capital of Japan when Emperor Tenji moved the capit

| Prefecture = Shiga '''Takatsuki''' (高月町; Takatsuki-chō) was a town in [[Shiga Prefecture]]. It was dissolved as a municipality upon the town's merger with the city

| Prefecture = Shiga '''Hino-cho''' (日野町; Hino-chō) is a landlocked town in southeastern [[Shiga Prefecture]], Japan.

Prefecture = Shiga | '''Hikone''' (彦根市; -shi) is a city in northeastern [[Shiga Prefecture]], Japan facing Lake Biwa.

Besides supplying water to millions of people in Kyoto and Osaka, '''Lake Biwa''' offers boat cruises to places like Chikubushima island, a ...Nagahama Castle 長浜城] - Nagahama Castle (reconstructed) in Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture is a lakeside castle within Hokoen Park. The original castle was built by T

Prefecture = Shiga | ...d city in southeastern [[Shiga Prefecture]], Japan, on the border with Mie Prefecture.

Prefecture = Shiga | '''Konan''' (湖南市; Konan-shi) is a landlocked city in southeastern [[Shiga Prefecture]], Japan.

Listed below are Shiga Prefecture's major festivals in chronological order by month. ...a Taisha has impressive ogre (called oni in Japanese) dancers from Shimane Prefecture to act as the demons to chase away during the festival.

Prefecture = Shiga | '''Nagahama''' (長浜市; Nagahama-shi) is a city in northeastern [[Shiga Prefecture]], Japan on the shore of Lake Biwa.

...g the local fishing industry, the lake also served as an important surface transportation link between Kyoto and cities up north facing the Sea of Japan. Before rail ...entury when warlords jostled for power and conquest, Omi (now called Shiga Prefecture) was a strategic province since it was the gateway to Kyoto which was the I