Aishō, Shiga

Aishō (愛荘町, Aishō-chō) is a town located in Echi District in eastern Shiga Prefecture, Japan.

Shiga Prefecture Aishō has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall.

During the Edo period, Echigawa-juku was the 65th post station on the Nakasendō highway connecting Kyoto with eastern Japan.

Aishō has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 14 members.

In terms of national politics, the town is part of Shiga 2nd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Kongōrin-ji Hondō, a National Treasure