The Inukami River ( 犬上川 , Inukami-gawa ) has its source in the Suzuka Mountains in Shiga Prefecture , Japan . During the Edo period , Takamiya-juku , a post station along the Nakasendō , sat on the banks of the river in Hikone.
11-523: The Kitaya River (北谷川 Kitaya-gawa ) and the Minamiya River (南谷川 Minamiya-gawa ), literally the "North Valley" and "South Valley" rivers, originate in the Suzuka Mountains. The two rivers merge as they flow into Taga . The river's central portion spreads out into an alluvial fan as it flows into a plain . When the river reaches Hikone , it flows into Lake Biwa . The river passes through or forms
22-574: A mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 12 members. Taga, collectively with the other municipalities of Inukami District, contributes one member 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 . Agriculture and forestry has dominated the local economy since ancient times. Manufacturing includes
33-579: A number of small to medium-sized factories, the largest of which is a bottling plant owned by Kirin Beer and a bakery owned by Fuji Baking Group. Taga has two public elementary schools and one public middle school operated by the town government. The town does not have a high school. [REDACTED] Ohmi Railway – Taga Line This Shiga Prefecture location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Ohmi Railway Ohmi Railway Co., Ltd. ( 近江鉄道株式会社 , Ōmi Tetsudō Kabushiki-gaisha )
44-563: Is a Japanese private railway company which operates in Shiga Prefecture , and a member of the Seibu group since 1943. The company is named after the Ōmi Province , the former name of the present-day Shiga. The railway is nicknamed "Gachakon train" ( ガチャコン電車 , Gachakon densha ) by local users because of its noisy sound. Ohmi Railway is the longest private railway company in Shiga. The company
55-529: The Battle of Sekigahara and the region came under the control of Hikone Domain under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate . The village of Taga was established on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system.Taga merged with the neighboring villages of Seritani and Kyutoku to form the town on Taga on November 3, 1941. The town expanded in 1955 by annexing the villages of Ōtaki and Wakigahata. Taga has
66-807: The Tōkaidō Main Line ( Biwako Line ), the Hokuriku Main Line and the Tōkaidō Shinkansen at Maibara, the Biwako Line at Hikone, and the Kusatsu Line and the Shigaraki Kōgen Railway at Kibukawa. The Yōkaichi Line connects with the Biwako Line at Ōmi-Hachiman. At first, the Main Line was planned to connect Hikone and Fukawa (now Kōnan ) and run through to Ujiyamada . The Yōkaichi Line had
77-512: The boundary of the following communities: This Shiga Prefecture location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a river in Japan is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Taga, Shiga Taga ( 多賀町 , Taga-chō ) is a town located in Inukami District , Shiga Prefecture , Japan . As of 31 July 2021 ,
88-504: The population of Taga has declined over the past 70 years. The area of Taga was part of ancient Ōmi Province , and the name is listed in the ancient Kojiki chronicle. The area was dominated by the local Taga clan from ancient times into the Sengoku period , and the town itself developed as market town in front of the gates of Taga Taisha , a noted Shinto shrine that was favored by Toyotomi Hideyoshi . The Taga clan were dispossessed after
99-641: The town had an estimated population of 7,525 in 2900 households and a population density of 940 persons per km . The total area of the town is 135.77 square kilometres (52.42 sq mi). Taga developed as a shrine town of Taga Taisha , a major Shinto shrine . Taga is located in eastern Shiga Prefecture, with the eastern part of the town is in the Suzuka Mountains bordering Inabe in Mie Prefecture and Ogaki in Gifu Prefecture. The western part of
110-537: The town is in the flatlands of the Koto Plains, which extend towards Lake Biwa . The administrative and industrial center of the town is in the west, with the mountainous areas suffering from rural depopulation.The Inukami River flows through the south of the town. Gifu Prefecture Mie Prefecture Shiga Prefecture Taga has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa ) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. Per Japanese census data,
121-705: Was founded in 1896 and started train services from Hikone to Echigawa in 1898. The company was a subsidiary of Ujigawa Electric ( 宇治川電気 , Ujigawa Denki ) from 1926 to 1942. In 1944, the company absorbed the Yōkaichi Railway ( 八日市鉄道 , Yōkaichi Tetsudō ) , now the Yokaichi Line. Ohmi Railway consists of three lines: the Main Line, and two branch lines, the Yōkaichi Line and the Taga Line. The Main Line connects with
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