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Country
  
Japan

Area
  
44.52 km²

Local time
  
Sunday 1:20 AM

Region
  
Kansai

Population
  
13,403 (Feb 2003)

Prefecture
  
Shiga Prefecture

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Time zone
  
Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

City hall address
  
3 Oguchi, Ryūō-chō, Gamō-gun, Shiga-ken520-2592

Website
  
www.town.ryuoh.shiga.jp/english/index.html

Weather
  
4°C, Wind NE at 6 km/h, 97% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Kamouno Hot Spring, Ryūō‑ji Temple, Kagamiyama

Ryūō (竜王町, Ryūō-chō) is a town located in Gamō District, Shiga Prefecture, Japan.

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Map of Ryuo, Gamou District, Shiga Prefecture, Japan

As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 13,403 and a density of 301.06 persons per km². The total area is 44.52 km².

Geography

Ryūō is located in the center of Shiga. The Hino River and its 3 tributaries, Zenkōji-gawa, Sofu-gawa, and Sōshirō-gawa, run on the flat land between Mount Kagami on the West and Mount Yukino on the East. Hilly regions cover the southern area in and out of Ryūō.

  • Mountains: Kagami-yama (also called Western Ryūō-zan), Yukinoyama (also called Eastern Ryūō-zan)
  • Rivers: Hino, Zenkōji, Sofu, Sōshirō

    • Nearby cities

  • Ōmihachiman
  • Higashiōmi
  • Yasu
  • Koka
  • Konan

    • History

  • April 1, 1889
  • Kawamori (川守村), Iwai (岩井村), Yamanoue (山之上村), Hayashi (林村), Shō (庄村), Shinano (信濃村), Kayochō (駕輿丁村), Shima (島村), and Ayado (綾戸村) (all from Gamō District) merged to form Na (苗村).
  • Kagami (鏡村), Yamazura (山面村), Ukawa (鵜川村), Oguchi (小口村), Kuzushi (薬師村), Shichiri (七里村), Kawakami (川上村), Hashimoto (橋本村), Yuge (弓削村), Sue (須恵村), Nishikawa (西川村), Nishiyokozeki (西横関村), Yamanaka (山中村), and Okaya (岡屋村) (all from Gamō District) merged to form Kagamiyama (鏡山村).
  • April 29, 1955 — Kagamiyama and Na merged to form Ryūō.

    • Industry

  • Car Industry - Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd.
  • Industry Ratio
  • Farmer 6.3%
  • Industry 52.4%
  • Service 41.3%

    • Sister cities

  • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, United States Since September 9, 1974

    • Education

    Elementary Schools
  • Ryūō Elementary School
  • Ryūō-Nishi Elementary School
    • Junior High Schools
  • Ryūō Junior High School

    • Previously the city hosted a Brazilian school, Colégio Latino de Shiga. It moved to Omihachiman and changed its name to Colégio Latino do Japão.

    Railway

    There are no railways in Ryūō. The nearest station is Shinohara Station, but many people find the Ōmi-Hachiman Station or Yasu Station to be more convenient.

    Road

    Toll Road
  • Meishin Expressway
  • Ryūō Interchange
  • Ryūō Bus stop
    • National Highway
  • Route 8
  • Route 477
    • Prefecture Route
  • Trunk Line
  • Pref. No. 13
  • Pref. No. 14
  • Pref. No. 22
  • General Line
  • Pref. No. 164
  • Pref. No. 165
  • Pref. No. 166
  • Pref. No. 176
  • Pref. No. 541

    • Bus

  • Ōmi Bus

    • References

    Ryūō, Shiga Wikipedia
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