Shiga

Shiga Prefecture is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Shiga Prefecture has a population of 1,412,916 and has a geographic area of 4,017 km². Shiga Prefecture borders Fukui Prefecture to the north, Gifu Prefecture to the northeast, Mie Prefecture to the southeast, and Kyoto Prefecture to the west.
  • Capital: Ōtsu
  • Country: Japan
  • Region: Kansai
  • Island: Honshu
  • Subdivisions: Districts: 3, Municipalities: 19
  • ISO 3166 code: JP-25
  • Bird: Little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Data from: en.wikipedia.org