Higashiōmi

Higashiōmi is located in east-central Shiga Prefecture, with a small shoreline the eastern shore of Lake Biwa, and extending inland to the Suzuka Mountains and the border with Mie Prefecture. Parts of the city are within the borders of the Suzuka Quasi-National Park.

Mie Prefecture

• Inabe
• Komono

Shiga Prefecture

• Aishō
• Hikone
• Hino
• Kōka
• Ōmihachiman
• Ryūō
• Taga

Higashiōmi has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Higashiōmi is 12.7 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1673 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.5 °C, and lowest in January, at around 1.1 °C.[https://en.climate-data.org/asia/japan/shiga/higashiomi-4796/ Higashiōmi climate data] The highest recorded temperature was 38.8 °C (July 26, 2014) and the lowest was -11.6 °C (January 31, 1982).

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|location = Higashiōmi (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1978−present)

|Jan record high C = 16.6

|Feb record high C = 20.6

|Mar record high C = 24.9

|Apr record high C = 30.4

|May record high C = 33.8

|Jun record high C = 36.0

|Jul record high C = 38.8

|Aug record high C = 39.2

|Sep record high C = 36.9

|Oct record high C = 33.2

|Nov record high C = 25.0

|Dec record high C = 23.5

|year record high C = 39.2

|Jan high C = 7.6

|Feb high C = 8.4

|Mar high C = 12.6

|Apr high C = 18.6

|May high C = 23.5

|Jun high C = 26.8

|Jul high C = 30.9

|Aug high C = 32.5

|Sep high C = 28.0

|Oct high C = 22.2

|Nov high C = 16.3

|Dec high C = 10.5

|year high C = 19.8

|Jan mean C = 3.1

|Feb mean C = 3.5

|Mar mean C = 7.0

|Apr mean C = 12.4

|May mean C = 17.7

|Jun mean C = 21.7

|Jul mean C = 25.7

|Aug mean C = 26.7

|Sep mean C = 22.8

|Oct mean C = 16.7

|Nov mean C = 10.7

|Dec mean C = 5.5

|Jan low C = -0.8

|Feb low C = -0.7

|Mar low C = 1.7

|Apr low C = 6.5

|May low C = 12.3

|Jun low C = 17.3

|Jul low C = 21.7

|Aug low C = 22.4

|Sep low C = 18.5

|Oct low C = 11.9

|Nov low C = 5.6

|Dec low C = 1.2

|year low C = 9.8

|Jan record low C = -11.6

|Feb record low C = -10.8

|Mar record low C = -7.6

|Apr record low C = -2.7

|May record low C = 2.3

|Jun record low C = 6.5

|Jul record low C = 13.2

|Aug record low C = 12.9

|Sep record low C = 6.8

|Oct record low C = 0.0

|Nov record low C = -2.9

|Dec record low C = -10.0

|year record low C = -11.6

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 77.7

|Feb precipitation mm = 82.2

|Mar precipitation mm = 105.8

|Apr precipitation mm = 102.9

|May precipitation mm = 130.7

|Jun precipitation mm = 181.0

|Jul precipitation mm = 181.7

|Aug precipitation mm = 123.1

|Sep precipitation mm = 167.0

|Oct precipitation mm = 142.0

|Nov precipitation mm = 74.4

|Dec precipitation mm = 72.0

|year precipitation mm = 1440.5

|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 11.3

|Feb precipitation days = 11.7

|Mar precipitation days = 11.7

|Apr precipitation days = 10.4

|May precipitation days = 10.2

|Jun precipitation days = 11.8

|Jul precipitation days = 12.3

|Aug precipitation days = 8.6

|Sep precipitation days = 10.4

|Oct precipitation days = 9.5

|Nov precipitation days = 8.6

|Dec precipitation days = 10.6

|Jan sun = 106.0

|Feb sun = 114.1

|Mar sun = 154.6

|Apr sun = 175.5

|May sun = 186.3

|Jun sun = 135.2

|Jul sun = 152.7

|Aug sun = 201.0

|Sep sun = 149.4

|Oct sun = 151.0

|Nov sun = 136.4

|Dec sun = 119.2

|year sun = 1781.3

|source 1 = Japan Meteorological Agency{{cite web

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| title = 東近江　年・月ごとの平年値 | accessdate = October 18, 2012 | publisher = Japan Meteorological Agency}}{{cite web

| url = https://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/rank_a.php?prec_no=60&block_no=0963&year=2012&month=&day=&view=

| title = 東近江　観測史上1～10位の値 | accessdate = January 16, 2014| publisher = Japan Meteorological Agency}}

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Per Japanese census data,[https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-shiga.php Higashiōmi population statistics] the population of Higashiōmi has recently plateaued after several decades of growth.

{{Historical populations

| 1950 | 93,357

| 1960 | 86,945

| 1970 | 85,214

| 1980 | 98,664

| 1990 | 106,509

| 2000 | 114,395

| 2010 | 115,479

| 2020 | 112,819

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Higashiōmi is part of ancient Ōmi Province. Portions of the area were under the control of Yamakami Domain, a 13,000 koku fudai territory during the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. With the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889, the town of Yōkaichi was established within Gamō District, Shiga. Yōkaichi merged with the villages of Hirata, Ichinobe, and Tamano in Gamō District, and Misono and Takebe from Kanzaki District and was elevated to city status on August 15, 1954. The city of Higashiōmi was established on February 11, 2005, from the merger of Yōkaichi with the towns of Eigenji and Gokashō (both from Kanzaki District), and the towns of Aitō and Kotō (both from Echi District).

On January 1, 2006, the town of Notogawa (from Kanzaki District), and the town of Gamō (from Gamō District) were merged into Higashiōmi.

Higashiōmi has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 25 members. Higashiōmi, together with the town of Ryūō, contributes three members to the Shiga Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Shiga 2nd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan, and is represented by Kenichiro Ueno.{{Cite web |date=2022-11-28 |title=公職選挙法の一部を改正する法律 |url=https://www.shugiin.go.jp/internet/itdb_housei.nsf/html/housei/21020221128089.htm |access-date=2025-02-04 |publisher=Shugiin}}{{Cite web |date=2024 |title=衆議院選挙2024 滋賀(大津・彦根など)開票速報・選挙結果|url=https://www.nhk.or.jp/senkyo/database/shugiin/25/ |access-date=2025-02-17 |publisher=NHK}}

The economy of Higashiōmi is centered on agriculture and light manufacturing. There are several industrial parks in the city. Murata Manufacturing, Kyocera, Panasonic, Suntory and Toppan have large factories in the city.

Higashiōmi has 22 public elementary schools and ten public middle schools operated by the city government. There are five public high schools operated by the Shiga Prefectural Department of Education. The prefecture also operates one special education school for the handicapped. The Biwako-Gakuin University, a private's university with associated junior college, is also located in Higashiōmi.

20px JR West – Biwako Line

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20px Ohmi Railway – Main Line

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20px Ohmi Railway – Yōkaichi Line

• {{STN|Yōkaichi|x}} - {{STN|Shin-Yōkaichi|x}} - {{STN|Tarōbōgū-mae|x}} - {{STN|Ichinobe|x}} - {{STN|Hirata|x|Shiga}}

• File:JP Expressway E1.svg Meishin Expressway
• {{jct|country=JPN|Route|8}}
• {{jct|country=JPN|Route|307}}
• {{jct|country=JPN|Route|421}}
• {{jct|country=JPN|Route|477}}

• Eigen-ji, noted Rinzai Zen temple
• Hyakusai-ji, noted Tendai temple, National Historic Site
• Yōkaichi Kite Festival

File:Nakae Jungoro House Kondo-cho Gokasho01s4s4410.jpg|Kondo-cho, Gokasho

File:yokaichi01.jpg|Yōkaichi Giant Kite Festival held in May

File:240608 Aga-jinja Higashiomi Shiga pref Japan06s3.jpg|Aga-jinja Shrine or Tarobogu Shrine

File:Eigen-ji (Rinzai temple).jpg|Eigen-ji Temple

Higashiōmi maintains the following sister city relationships.[http://www.city.higashiomi.shiga.jp/outside/English/page04.html Sister Cities and Cultural Exchange City of Higashiomi] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517212057/http://www.city.higashiomi.shiga.jp/outside/English/page04.html |date=2008-05-17 }}. Higashiomi City Homepage. Retrieved on July 10, 2008.

• {{flagicon|China}} Changde, Hunan, China, since August 15, 1994
• {{flagicon|Korea}} Jangam-myeon, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea, since November 2, 1992
• {{flagicon|USA}} Marquette, Michigan, United States, since August 13, 1979, renewed 2005
• {{flagicon|Sweden}} Rättvik, Dalarna County, Sweden, since November 1, 1994
• {{flagicon|Canada}} Taber, Alberta, Canada, since March 27, 1981
• {{flagicon|Korea}} Tongyeong, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea, since May 26, 2001

• Tadayoshi Ichida, politician
• Mitsunori Okamoto, politician
• Masayoshi Takemura, politician

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• {{Official website|http://www.city.higashiomi.shiga.jp/|Higashiōmi City official website}} {{in lang|ja}}
• [http://www.higashiomi.net/ Tourist Association website] {{in lang|ja}}
• [http://cgi2.nhk.or.jp/michi/cgi/detail.cgi?dasID=D0004200022_00000 Giant Kite Festival in Higashiomi] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150526154143/http://cgi2.nhk.or.jp/michi/cgi/detail.cgi?dasID=D0004200022_00000 |date=2015-05-26 }}NHK(video)

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