Nagahama [city] - Nagahama

Japanese: 長浜[市] - ながはま

A city on the northeastern shore of Lake Biwa in Shiga Prefecture. The city limits include Chikubu Island on the lake. It was incorporated as a city in 1943. The central city, which is served by the Hokuriku Main Line and Hokuriku Expressway, was established in 1573 as a castle town around Toyotomi Hideyoshi's Nagahama Castle. After the castle was abandoned, it became a commercial and industrial port town, and with the city being a sericulture region, textile industries such as Hama Chirimen (crepe) developed. After World War II, industries such as machinery, synthetic resin, and plywood also flourished. The Nagahama Station building, which dates back to the time when the city was connected to Otsu by a railway ferry via Lake Biwa, is a railway monument. In 1993, Lake Biwa became a Ramsar Convention registered wetland. In February 2006, the towns of Asai and Biwa in Higashiasai district were incorporated, and in January 2010, the towns of Torahime, Kohoku, Takatsuki, Kinomoto, Yogo, and Nishiasai in Higashiasai district were incorporated. The area is 681.02 ^km2 . Population: 124,131 (2010).
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Japanese:

滋賀県，琵琶湖北東岸の市。湖上の竹生(ちくぶ)島も市域に含まれる。1943年市制。北陸本線，北陸自動車道が通じる中心市街は1573年豊臣秀吉の長浜城の城下町として発足。廃城後は商工港町となり，養蚕地帯を背景に浜縮緬(ちりめん)などの機業が発達。第２次大戦後は機械，合成樹脂，合板などの工業も興った。琵琶湖経由の鉄道連絡船で大津と結ばれた時代の長浜駅舎は鉄道記念物。1993年に琵琶湖がラムサール条約登録湿地となる。2006年２月東浅井郡浅井町，びわ町を，2010年１月東浅井郡虎姫町，湖北町，伊香郡高月町，木之本町，余呉町，西浅井町を編入。681.02km²。12万4131人（2010）。
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