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Shiga
11 events
Prehistoric
About 10,000–5,000 years ago
People live at the Awazu site on the shore of Lake Biwa
Ancient
667–672
The capital moves to Ōtsu in Ōmi
788
Saichō founds the temple that becomes Enryakuji on Mount Hiei
Medieval
Kamakura to Edo periods
The Sugaura documents are handed down in a lakeside village
Sengoku
1571
Oda Nobunaga burns Enryakuji and Sakamoto
1576
Oda Nobunaga begins building Azuchi Castle
Edo
Edo period
Ōmi merchants open shops across Japan
1604–1622
The Ii family builds Hikone Castle and its castle town
Meiji
1882–1889
Nagahama Port links the railway with Lake Biwa ferries
1885–1890
The Lake Biwa Canal brings water from Shiga to Kyoto
Contemporary
1979
Shiga passes the Lake Biwa Ordinance after a red tide
Nearby
Fukui
Gifu
Mie
Kyoto