Biwa, Shiga
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Biwa (びわ町; Biwa-cho) was a town located in Higashiazai District, Shiga Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 7,599 and a population density of 447.53 persons per km². The total area was 16.98 km².
Biwa-cho is the home of the Tonda Traditional Bunraku Puppet Troupe, a troupe founded in the 1830s in the tradition of Bunraku puppetry. The Tonda Troupe has performed internationally four times in the United States and Australia.
[edit] Merger
On February 13, 2006, the town of Biwa merged into the city of Nagahama.
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| Higashiomi | Hikone | Koka | Konan | Kusatsu | Maibara | Moriyama | Nagahama | Otsu (capital) | Omihachiman | Ritto | Takashima | Yasu | |||
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