| Aishō | |||
| Native Name Lang: | ja | ||
| Settlement Type: | Town | ||
| Seal Type: | Emblem | ||
| Pushpin Map: | Japan | ||
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Japan | ||
| Coordinates: | 35.1667°N 149°W | ||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||
| Subdivision Name: | Japan | ||
| Subdivision Type1: | Region | ||
| Subdivision Name1: | Kansai | ||
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture | ||
| Subdivision Name2: | Shiga Prefecture | ||
| Subdivision Type3: | District | ||
| Subdivision Name3: | Echi | ||
| Extinct Title: | Now part of | ||
| Leader Title: | Mayor | ||
| Leader Name: | Toshio Muranishi | ||
| Leader Title1: | Vice Mayor | ||
| Unit Pref: | Metric | ||
| Area Total Km2: | 37.97 | ||
| Population Total: | 21,411 | ||
| Population As Of: | August 1, 2021 | ||
| Population Density Km2: | auto | ||
| Timezone1: | JST | ||
| Utc Offset1: | +09:00 | ||
| Blank Name Sec2: | Phone number | ||
| Blank Info Sec2: | 0749-42-4111 | ||
| Blank Name Sec1: | City hall address | ||
| Blank Info Sec1: | 72, Echigawa, Aishō-chō, Echi-gun, Shiga-ken 529-1380 | ||
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thumb|right|280px|Kongōrin-ji Hondō, a National Treasure is a town located in Echi District in eastern Shiga Prefecture, Japan., the town had an estimated population of 21,411 in 8310 households and a population density of 940 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the town is 37.97sqkm.
Aishō is located in east-central Shiga Prefecture in the flatlands of the Ōmi Basin.
Shiga Prefecture
Aishō has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Aishō is 12.9 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1810 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.7 °C, and lowest in January, at around 1.3 °C.[2]
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Aishō has grown slightly over the past 50 years.
The area of Aishō was part of ancient Ōmi Province. During the Edo period, Echigawa-juku was the 65th post station on the Nakasendō highway connecting Kyoto with eastern Japan. The village of Echigawa was established on April 1, 1889 with the establishment of the modern municipalities system. It was raised to town status on October 1, 1909 and merged with the neighboring village of Toyokuni in 1955. The town of Aishō was founded on February 13, 2006, when the towns of Echigawa and Hatashō merged. The name "Aishō" combines the first character in and the second character in .
Aishō has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 1４ members. Aishō contributes one member to the Shiga Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Shiga 2nd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.
Agriculture has dominated the local economy since ancient times. Manufacturing includes a number of small to medium-sized food processing and metals processing factories.
Aishō has four public elementary schools and two public middle schools operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Shiga Prefectural Board of Education. The prefecture also operates one special education school for the handicapped.
