| 1．Kutsuki-Katsuragawa Prefectural Natural Park ・Shiga Prefecture, Japan |
| Kutsuki-Katsuragawa Prefectural Natural Park (朽木・葛川県立自然公園, Kutsuki-Katsuragawa kenritsu shizen kōen) is a Prefectural Natural Park in the mountains of western Shiga Prefecture, Japan. Established in 1971, the park spans the borders of the municipalities of Ōtsu and Takashima.[1] |
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| 2．Kotō Prefectural Natural Park ・Shiga Prefecture, Japan |
| Kotō Prefectural Natural Park (湖東県立自然公園, Kotō kenritsu shizen kōen) is a Prefectural Natural Park in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. Established in 1987, the park comprises areas of the eastern plains of Lake Biwa and the foothills of the Suzuka Mountains. It spans the municipalities of Aishō, Higashiōmi, Hikone, Kōra and Taga, and encompasses the temples of Hyakusai-ji (百済寺), Kongōrin-ji (金剛輪寺), and Saimyō-ji (西明寺).[1][2] |
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| 3．Suzuka Quasi-National Park ・Mie/Shiga Prefecture, Japan |
| Suzuka Quasi-National Park (鈴鹿国定公園, Suzuka Kokutei Kōen) is a Quasi-National Park in Mie and Shiga Prefectures, Japan.[2][3] It was established in 1968.[4] |
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| 4．Biwako Quasi-National Park ・Shiga/Kyoto Prefecture, Japan |
| Biwako Kokutei Kōen (琵琶湖国定公園) is a Quasi-National Park in Shiga Prefecture and Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.[1][2] It was founded on 24 July 1950 and has an area of 976.7 km2 (377 sq mi).[3] In June 1993 an area of 65,984 ha beside Lake Biwa was designated a Ramsar Site and wetland of international importance.[4] |
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| 5．Mikami-Tanakami-Shigaraki Prefectural Natural Park ・Shiga Prefecture, Japan |
| Mikami-Tanakami-Shigaraki Prefectural Natural Park (三上・田上・信楽県立自然公園, Mikami-Tanakami-Shigaraki kenritsu shizen kōen) is a Prefectural Natural Park in southern Shiga Prefecture, Japan. Established in 1969, the park spans the borders of the municipalities of Higashiōmi, Kōka, Konan, Ōmihachiman, Ōtsu, Rittō, Ryūō, and Yasu; and encompasses Mount Mikami, Mount Tanakami, and the Shigaraki district.[1] |
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| 6．Takeshima (Shiga) ・Lake Biwa |
| Takeshima (多景島) is an island in Shiga, Japan. It is uninhabited and part of Biwako Quasi National Park.[1] It is the smallest island of Lake Biwa[2] and is administered by the city of Hikone which is 6.5 km east of the island.[3] The island is formed of granite and it is the only place where the Biwamelania Takeshimensis, an endemic snail is found.[1] |
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| 7．Chikubu Island |
| Chikubu (竹生島, Chikubushima) is a small island in the northern part of Lake Biwa in Shiga Prefecture, in the Kansai region of Japan. It has been known since ancient times for the beauty of its scenery and for its small Shinto shrine and Buddhist temples. Administratively, the island is part of the city of Nagahama, Shiga. The island is both a nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty and Historic Site.[1] |
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| 8．Mount Ibuki ・Ibigawa, Gifu PrefectureMaibara, Shiga PrefectureJapan |
| Mount Ibuki (伊吹山, Ibuki-yama) is a 1,377-metre-high (4,518 ft) mountain, on the border of Maibara, Shiga Prefecture, and Ibigawa, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains, and is also included on the lists of the 100 Kinki Mountains and the 50 Shiga Mountains. Mount Ibuki is the highest mountain in Shiga Prefecture. |
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