Ōmihachiman, Shiga

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**Ōmihachiman**
**近江八幡市**
Ōmihachiman's location in Shiga, Japan.
Location
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Shiga
Physical characteristics
Area	76.97 km² (29.72 sq mi)
Population (as of 2005)
Total	68,914
Density	895.34 /km² (2,319 /sq mi)
Location	35°8′N, 136°6′E
Symbols
Tree	Azalea,Sakura
Flower	Salvia
Ōmihachiman Government Office
Address	〒523-8501 236 Sakuragi-chō, Ōmihachiman-shi, Shiga-ken
Phone number	0748-33-3111
Official website: City of Ōmihachiman

Ōmihachiman (近江八幡市, Ōmihachiman-shi^?) is a city located in Shiga, Japan.

The city was founded on March 31, 1954.

"Ōmihachiman" means "Hachiman in Ōmi". This is caused when Hachiman Town (the forerunner of this city) became a city, there was the city of Yahata in Fukuoka Prefecture. In Japanese, "Hachiman" and "Yahata" are written by same kanji. To avoid being confused, "Ōmi" was added.

Ōmihachiman had been a developed commercial town even since Toyotomi Hidetsugu built a castle and gathered many merchants in the last part of 16th century. So former merchant's residences and a canal used transport are preserved in an old city area.

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The canal in Ōmihachiman	Another picture of the canal	Another picture ofn the canal	Himure Hachimangu (God of war) shrine
Hakuun-kan (Tourist information)	A community of western-style houses in the town of Ikeda-cho	Hachiman Grade School	Shinmachi street