Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Hikone (彦根市; -shi) is a city located in Shiga, Japan. As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 108,613 and the density of 1,106.60 persons per km². The total area is 98.15 km². The city was founded on February 11, 1937. External Links Official website in Japanese This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.