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Shiga Highlands is a plateau at Yamanouchi, Nagano, Japan. It is famous for Shiga-kōgen, one of the largest ski resorts not only in Japan but also in the world. Shiga-kōgen is a 4.25 square kilometre resort made up of many smaller, interconnected resorts having 71 lifts in total. The resort was the venue for several events in the 1998 Nagano Olympics. Over 100 resorts can be found in the area is in Japanese style or Western style. Shiga-kōgen also has one of the longest ski seasons in Japan running from mid-to-late November and continuing throughout April to the first week of May.

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