Editing Shiga Prefecture (section)

== Culture ==
[[File:Sagawa art museum01s3200.jpg|thumb|right|Sagawa Art Museum]]
[[File:Lake Biwa Aquarium.jpg|thumb|Aquarium of Lake Biwa Museum]]

[[Biwa, Shiga|Biwa Town]] (a part of Nagahama) is a home of The [[Tonda Traditional Bunraku Puppet Troupe]].{{cn|date=May 2025}} 

Museums include the [[Sagawa Art Museum]] in Moriyama, the [[Lake Biwa Museum]] in Kusatsu and the [[Miho Museum]] in Kōka. In Kōka, a ninja house is preserved as a visitor center.<ref>{{cite web | author =  Biwako Visitors Bureau | title = Experiencing Ninjutsu (Ninja's techniques) at the ninja's native place – Koka Ninjutsu Yashiki | url = http://en.biwako-visitors.jp/reports/ninja2/ | access-date = 2011-05-13}}</ref>

=== Education ===
[[File:The University of Shiga Prefecture.JPG|thumb|right|University of Shiga Prefecture]]
Ten universities, two junior colleges, and a learning center of [[The Open University of Japan]] operate in Shiga.<ref>{{cite web | author = Shiga Prefecture | script-title=ja:滋賀県内の大学・短期大学 | trans-title = Universities and junior colleges in Shiga prefecture | url = http://www.pref.shiga.lg.jp/b/sigaku_daigaku/daigaku/index.html | access-date = 2011-05-08 | language = ja}}</ref>
* [[Newton College (Japan)|Biwako-Gakuin University]] (Higashiomi)
* [[Biwako Seikei Sport College]] (Otsu)
* [[Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology]] (Nagahama)
* [[Ritsumeikan University]] (Kyoto and Kusatsu)
* [[Ryukoku University]] (Kyoto and Otsu)
* [[Seian University of Art and Design]] (Otsu)
* [[Seisen University (Shiga)|Seisen University]] (Hikone)
* [[Shiga Bunkyo Junior College]] (Nagahama)
* [[Shiga Junior College]] (Otsu)
* [[Shiga University]] (Hikone and [[Ōtsu]])
* [[Shiga University of Medical Science]] (Otsu)
* [[University of Shiga Prefecture]] (Hikone)

=== Sports ===
The following sports teams are based in Shiga.

*Basketball: Shiga LakeStars
*Football (soccer): [[Lagend Shiga FC|Lagend Shiga]] (Moriyama), MIO Biwako Kusastsu (later [[Reilac Shiga FC|Reilac Shiga]]) (Kusatsu), [[Sagawa Shiga F.C.]] (Moriyama).
*Tennis: SHRIGGA AKA UVEAL
*Volleyball: [[Toray Arrows (women's volleyball team)]] (Otsu)