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Ryuo Town
Shiga Prefecture · Town
Official websiteShiga Prefecture page
Ryuo Town is in the middle of the Koto Plain between Mt. Kagami and Mt. Yukino. It has Daihatsu's Shiga plant and is a working town whose daytime population grows much larger than at night, and it is also one of the producers of Omi beef. Near Ryuo Interchange on the Meishin Expressway is Mitsui Outlet Park Shiga Ryuo.
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
Shinto shrineNamura ShrineShinto shrine in Shiga Prefecture, Japan
Shopping centerMitsui Outlet Park Shiga Ryuo
Buddhist templeRyuo-ji Templetemple in Ryūō, Shiga
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Agri-park Ryuoroadside station in Ryuo, Gamo district, Shiga prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Ryuo Kagami-no-satoroadside station in Ryuo, Gamō district, Shiga prefecture, Japan- Shinto shrineNishi Honden, Namura ShrineShinto shrine in Shiga Prefecture, Japan
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Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Shiga Prefecture
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