Hikone [city] - Hikone

Japanese: 彦根[市] - ひこね

A city in central-eastern Shiga Prefecture, on the eastern shore of Lake Biwa. It was incorporated as a city in 1937. It has long been a key point for land and water transport, and the city centre developed as a castle town around Hikone Castle, owned by the Ii clan. It is served by the Tokaido Main Line, the Omi Railway and the Meishin Expressway. There are large spinning factories, valve factories and cement factories, with women's underwear being particularly common. Buddhist altars are a local industry. The area around the castle ruins still retains the atmosphere of a castle town, and is a park containing the triple castle tower, Kaikoku Kinenkan (National Opening Memorial Hall) and Ii Art Museum. The Faculty of Economics at Shiga University is located here. In 1993, Lake Biwa became a Ramsar Convention registered wetland. Area: 196.87 ^km2 . Population: 112,156 (2010).
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Japanese:

滋賀県中東部，琵琶湖東岸の市。1937年市制。古くから水陸交通の要衝で，中心市街は井伊家彦根城の城下町として発達。東海道本線，近江(おうみ)鉄道，名神高速道路が通じる。紡績の大工場，バルブ，セメントの工場があり，特に婦人下着の生産が多い。地場産業に仏壇がある。城下町の面影を残し，城跡一帯は三重の天守閣，開国記念館，井伊美術館などのある公園。滋賀大学経済学部がある。1993年に琵琶湖がラムサール条約登録湿地となる。196.87km²。11万2156人（2010）。
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