is a town located in Echi District in eastern Shiga Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 21,411 in 8310 households and a population density of 940 persons per km2. The total area of the town is .
Geography Aishō is located in east-central Shiga Prefecture in the flatlands of the Ōmi Basin.
Surrounding municipalities Shiga Prefecture Hikone Higashiōmi Kōra Taga Toyosato
Climate Aishō has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Aishō is 12.9 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1810 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.7 °C, and lowest in January, at around 1.3 °C. Aishō climate data
Demographics Per Japanese census data,Aishō population statistics the population of Aishō has grown slightly over the past 50 years.
History The area of Aishō was part of ancient Ōmi Province. During the Edo period, Echigawa-juku was the 65th post station on the Nakasendō highway connecting Kyoto with eastern Japan. The village of Echigawa was established on April 1, 1889, with the establishment of the modern municipalities system. It was raised to town status on October 1, 1909, and merged with the neighboring village of Toyokuni in 1955. The town of Aishō was founded on February 13, 2006, when the towns of Echigawa and Hatashō merged. The name "Aishō" combines the first character in and the second character in .
Government Aishō has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 14 members. Aishō contributes one member to the Shiga Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Shiga 2nd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.
Economy Agriculture has dominated the local economy since ancient times. Manufacturing includes a number of small to medium-sized food processing and metals processing factories.
Education Aishō has four public elementary schools and two public middle schools operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Shiga Prefectural Board of Education. The prefecture also operates one special education school for the handicapped.
International schools Colégio Sant'Ana - Brazilian school"Escolas Brasileiras Homologadas no Japão" (Archive). Embassy of Brazil in Tokyo. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
Transportation Railway Ohmi Railway – Main Line
Highway Meishin Expressway
Sister cities West Bend, Wisconsin, United States
Local attractions Kongōrin-ji, a major Tendai Buddhist temple
Noted people from Aishō Yasujirō Tsutsumi, entrepreneur and politician
References
External links
Aishō official website