Did you know that Kyoto Shimbun has a collection of English articles? Most of them are about Kyoto, but there are some about Shiga. Here are articles about Nagahama by Kyoto Shimbun:
Kohoku Region Tourist Booklet
http://www.kyoto-np.co.jp/kp/topics/eng/2006jun/06-10.html
Guidebook for Kazutoyo-Chiyo Exhibition
http://www.kyoto-np.co.jp/kp/topics/eng/2005dec/12-23.html
Tourist Grape Farm
http://www.kyoto-np.co.jp/kp/topics/eng/2006aug/08-11.html
Bonsai plum tree exhibition (Bonbai)
http://www.kyoto-np.co.jp/kp/topics/eng/2006jan/01-31.html
Other articles in English
http://www.kyoto-np.co.jp/kp/topics/eng/eng.html
Unfortunately, most newspapers will delete old articles so we cannot view them after 1 month or so. The Japan Times has some good articles about Shiga, but we cannot freely access them. I’m not sure how long these Kyoto Shimbun articles will stay online. Maybe 1 year or so. Hopefully forever.
