Shiga Prefecture (滋賀県, Shiga-ken) is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Shiga Prefecture has a population of 1,412...

Shiga (志賀町, Shiga-chō) was a town in Shiga District, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. It was on the western shore of Lake Biwa and the eastern foot of Hira Mountains...

Shiga toxins are a family of related toxins with two major groups, Stx1 and Stx2, expressed by genes considered to be part of the genome of lambdoid prophages...

Shiga (滋賀郡, Shiga-gun) was a district located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 21,964 and a density...

Kiyoshi Shiga (志賀 潔, Shiga Kiyoshi, February 7, 1871 – January 25, 1957) was a Japanese physician and bacteriologist. He had a well-rounded education and...

Ōtsu (大津市, Ōtsu-shi) is the capital city of Shiga Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2021[update], the city had an estimated population of 343,991 in...

Shiga Lakes (滋賀レイクス), officially Shiga Lakestars, is a Japanese men's basketball team playing in the Western Conference of the B.League. They are based...

Shiga Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan. Shiga may also refer to: Shiga District, Shiga, a former district of Shiga Prefecture Shiga, Shiga, a former...

Akane Shiga (志賀 紅音, しが あかね, Shiga Akane, born 3 March 2001) is a Japanese ice hockey player and member of the Japanese national team, currently playing...

Yoshio Shiga (志賀 義雄, Shiga Yoshio, 12 January 1901 – 6 March 1989) was a member of the Japanese Communist Party. Yoshio Shiga was born in Yamaguchi in...

Shiga Taguchi, better known as Shiga Lin Si-nga (born 29 June 1988), is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer and actress. As a singer, she is known for songs including...

Shiga (四賀村, Shiga-mura) was a village located in Higashichikuma District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the village had an estimated population...

Naoya Shiga (志賀直哉, Shiga Naoya, February 20, 1883 – October 21, 1971) was a Japanese writer active during the Taishō and Shōwa periods of Japan, whose...

Shiga Kogen (志賀高原, Shiga-kōgen) is a ski resort and hiking spot, located in the Jōshin'etsu-kōgen National Park in the highlands of Yamanouchi, Nagano...

Yoshio Shiga (志賀 淑雄, Shiga Yoshio) was an officer, ace fighter pilot, and leader in the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the Second Sino-Japanese War...

Shiga (written: 志賀) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: Akane Shiga (志賀 紅音, born 2001), Japanese ice hockey player Akiko Shiga...

Azuchi (安土町, Azuchi-chō) was a town located in Gamō District, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 12,217 and...

Mariko Shiga (志賀 真理子, Shiga Mariko, December 24, 1969 – November 23, 1989) was an idol star and voice actress born in Funabashi, Chiba, Japan. She attended...

Hikone (彦根市, Hikone-shi) is a city located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 August 2021[update], the city had an estimated population of 111,958 in...

coli (VTEC) are strains of the bacterium Escherichia coli that produce Shiga toxin (or verotoxin). Only a minority of the strains cause illness in humans...

Shiga Prefectural Ishiyama High School (Japanese: 滋賀県立石山高等学校) is a senior high school located in Ōtsu, Shiga, Japan. It is called Ishi-Kou as a term of...

Ōmi (近江町, Ōmi-chō) was a town located in Sakata District, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. On October 1, 2005, Ōmi was merged into the expanded city of Maibara...

Aoi Shiga (Japanese: 志賀 葵, しが あおい, Hepburn: Shiga Aoi, born 4 July 1999) is a Japanese ice hockey player and member of the Japanese national team, currently...

Gamō (蒲生町, Gamō-chō) was a town located in Gamō District, Shiga, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 14,710 and a density of 424...

Shiga University (滋賀大学, Shiga daigaku) or Shigadai (滋賀大, Shigadai) is a national university in Shiga Prefecture, Japan, with campuses in the cities of...

Lieko Shiga (志賀理江子; born 1980) is a Japanese photographer. She is best known for her "Rasen Kaigan" (spiral coast) series. Shiga was born in Okazaki, Aichi...

Yōkaichi (八日市市, Yōkaichi-shi) was a city located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the city had an estimated population of 44,823 and the density...

Moriyama (守山市, Moriyama-shi) is a city located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 August 2021[update], the city had an estimated population of 85,485...

Kōsei (甲西町, Kōsei-chō) was a town located in Kōka District, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. "Kōsei" means "western Kōka". As of 2003, the town had an estimated...

Ishibe (石部町, Ishibe-chō) was a town located in Kōka District, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. On October 1, 2004, Ishibe, along with the town of Kōsei (also...