Takeshima (多景島) is an island in Shiga, Japan.

It is uninhabited and part of Biwako Quasi National Park.

[3] The island is formed of granite and it is the only place where Biwamelania takeshimensis, an endemic snail is found.

He also carved the Buddhist sutra, Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō, into a rock which still stands on the island; however in 2018 the top half of the rock broke off due to weathering.

[2] Due to the fact that the island is uninhabited it lacks a chief monk and one can only receive the island's shuin by contacting a branch temple in Hikone.