page_title: Ōmihachiman
hierarchical_section_title: Ōmihachiman
caption_attribution_description: English: View of Omihachiman City. The West view from Hachiman'yama Castle. 日本語: 近江八幡市の風景。八幡山城址から西の眺め。
context_page_description: Ōmihachiman is a city located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan.
  The city was founded on March 31, 1954. In the quinquennial census of 2010, it has a population of 81,730 and a population density of 1,062 persons per km². The total area is 76.97 km².
  On March 21, 2010, the town of Azuchi was merged into Ōmihachiman.
context_section_description: Ōmihachiman (近江八幡市, Ōmihachiman-shi) is a city located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan.
  The city was founded on March 31, 1954. In the quinquennial census of 2010, it has a population of 81,730 (2005: 80,610) and a population density of 1,062 persons per km². The total area is 76.97 km².
  On March 21, 2010, the town of Azuchi (from Gamō District) was merged into Ōmihachiman.
caption: Old city view from Mt. Hachiman
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