.jpg?width=800)
Photo: z tanuki / CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Koka City
Shiga Prefecture · City
Official websiteShiga Prefecture page
Koka City is at the southeastern end of Shiga Prefecture and is known as the home of the Koka ninja. Emperor Shomu built the Shigaraki Palace here, and Minakuchi-juku and Tsuchiyama-juku on the Tokaido road were located here. It produces Shigaraki ware, one of Japan's Six Ancient Kilns, and Tsuchiyama and Asamiya teas, and the Miho Museum is in the mountains.
Key facts
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
Live information
Current weather (observed)
Places to visit
MuseumMiho Museumart museum in Kōka, Shiga, Japan
Historic siteShigaraki Palacebuilding in Shiga Prefecture, Japan
CastleMinakuchi Castlebuilding in Koka, Shiga Prefecture, Japan
Old post townTsuchiyama-jukustation of the Tōkaidō, Japan
Historic siteShigaraki Palace Sitesarchaeological site in Kōka, Japan
Old post townMinakuchi-jukustation of the Tōkaidō, Japan
CastleMinakuchi Okayama CastleSengoku period castle in Kansai region, Japan
Shinto shrineAburahi ShrineShinto shrine in Shiga Prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Ai-no-Tsuchiyamaroadside station in Koka, Shiga prefecture, Japan
Chosen automatically, most popular first, from landmarks and cultural properties registered in Wikidata (we have not checked whether each is open). Names and descriptions: Wikidata (CC0); photos: Wikimedia Commons (photographer and license under each photo).
Mountains in this city
Mountains whose summit is in this municipality (mountains of 800 m or higher on this site's map, and mountains in the famous-mountain lists). Elevations from Wikidata and other sources.
Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Shiga Prefecture
The description was written for this site, picking out representative features.