Ryūō, Shiga

Ryūō 竜王町
Town
Location of Ryūō in Shiga Prefecture
Ryūō Location in Japan
Coordinates: 35°4′N 136°7′E / 35.067°N 136.117°ECoordinates: 35°4′N 136°7′E / 35.067°N 136.117°E
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Shiga Prefecture
Government
• Mayor	Kiyoji Yamaguchi (2004–present)
Area
• Total	44.52 km^2 (17.19 sq mi)
Population (February 2003)
• Total	13,403
• Density	300/km^2 (780/sq mi)
Symbols
• Tree	Pine
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City Hall Address	3 Oguchi, Ryūō-chō, Gamō-gun, Shiga-ken 520-2592
Website	www.town.ryuoh.shiga.jp/english/index.html

Ryūō (竜王町 Ryūō-chō) is a town located in Gamō 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.

Economy

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

Local

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.^[1] It moved to Omihachiman and changed its name to Colégio Latino do Japão.^[2]

Traffic

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

1. "Escolas Brasileiras Homologadas no Japão" (Archive). Embassy of Brazil in Tokyo. February 7, 2008. Retrieved on October 13, 2015.
2. "Escolas Brasileiras Homologadas no Japão" (Archive). Embassy of Brazil in Tokyo. Retrieved on October 13, 2015.

External links

• Media related to Ryūō, Shiga at Wikimedia Commons
• Ryūō Official Website (Japanese)