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Aisho
Shigatown
Total population
20,778
Air quality index
Demographic figures from Statistics Bureau of Japan. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Aisho sits in Shiga, Japan and is identified as a town. Geographically it lies in the northern hemisphere at a warm temperate latitude (35.168°, 136.264°). It is home to roughly 20,778 residents. The location receives about 1,363 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 53% of daylight hours. Based on its warm temperate position, residents likely encounter warm summers and cool winters. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Black KiteMilvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves304
- Brown-eared BulbulHypsipetes amaurotis (Temminck, 1830) · Aves273
- Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos Wagler, 1827 · Aves219
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves205
- Gray/Purple HeronArdea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves200
- Eurasian CootFulica atra Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves196
- Eastern Spot-billed DuckAnas zonorhyncha Swinhoe, 1866 · Aves170
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves157
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.1 — 2026-03-125 km NNE of Ayabe, Japan
- M 4.1 — 2026-03-098 km S of Maizuru, Japan
- M 4.2 — 2025-12-266 km SE of Takahama, Japan
- M 5.1 — 2025-10-207 km WSW of Takahama, Japan
- M 4.1 — 2025-08-2421 km S of Ikeda, Japan
- M 4.8 — 2025-07-318 km N of Toba, Japan
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Shiga
- Kora2.5 mi away · pop. 7,039
- Toyosato2.6 mi away · pop. 7,422
- Taga4.8 mi away · pop. 7,355
- Higashiomi5 mi away · pop. 113,269
- Hikone7.4 mi away · pop. 113,468
- Akenbara7.8 mi away
- Ōmihachiman9.8 mi away · pop. 81,312
- Maibara10.3 mi away · pop. 38,719
- Hino10.4 mi away · pop. 21,873
- Ryuo11.2 mi away · pop. 12,434
- 第三緑ヶ丘13.9 mi away
- 大河原14 mi away
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Official Identifiers
e-Stat — Statistics Bureau of Japan
- JIS code
- 254258
- Population (Wikidata)
- 20,913
- Wikidata
- Q1346806
JIS X 0402 dantai codes via Wikidata P429
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • e-Stat / Statistics Bureau of Japan — JIS X 0402 dantai code via Wikidata P429 (prefecture, municipality)
- • e-Stat — Statistics Bureau of Japan — JIS X 0402 dantai codes via Wikidata P429