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  1. Ōmi Province (近江国, Ōmi no kuni) was a province of Japan, which today comprises Shiga Prefecture. It was one of the provinces that made up the Tōsandō circuit . Its nickname is Gōshū ( 江州 ) .

  2. The Eight Views of Ōmi (in Japanese: 近江八景 or Ōmi hakkei) are traditional scenic views of Ōmi Province which is now Shiga Prefecture in Japan. They were inspired by the Eight Views of Xiaoxiang in China which were first painted in the 11th century and then brought to Japan as a popular theme in the 14–15th centuries.

  3. Ōmi Province (近江国, Ōmi no kuni) is an old province of Japan in the area of Shiga Prefecture on the island of Honshū. It was also known as Gōshū ( 江州 ) . The ancient capital city of the province was near Ōtsu .

  4. Apr 13, 2023 · For these reasons, the Ōmi area is dotted with numerous samurai castles and history changing battlefields that influenced the fate of the Three Unifiers, the popular warlords Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu.

  5. About Ōmi. Ōmi is the old, traditional name of the central Japanese region now known as Shiga Prefecture. The locals share a certain pride in evoking the regions’ traditional name, Ōmi, as it emphasizes the rich array of history and culture that remains here.

  6. Ōmi is the region that occupies the space between the major cities of Kyoto and Nagoya. A large part of Ōmi is water – the huge Lake Biwa, Japan’s biggest lake, which is easily mistaken for the sea.

  7. Nov 12, 2019 · Omi Province ( 近江国) was an old Province of Japan, located in what is now Shiga Prefecture. 12. Location. Located on the route between the four (later five) capital provinces and eastern provinces its borders came to have three important barrier stations ( Seki-sho) called Arachi, Fuwa and Suzuka. History.