Here’s the fireworks (hanabi) schedule for Shiga Prefecture in summer 2010 listed by date: July 17, 2010 Echigawa Gion Noryo Hanabi Taikai in Aisho, 7:30 pm – 9:20 pm Along the Echigawa River bank near Miyukibashi Bridge. If rained out, to be postponed to July 18. 愛知川祇園納涼祭花火大会 More info: 愛荘町秦荘観光協会／愛荘町愛知川観光協会 TEL：0749-37-8051 http://www.biwa.ne.jp/~e-machi/new/hanabitaikai.html July 24, 2010 Kashiwabara-juku [...]
Posts under ‘Aisho’
Japanese school for Brazilians reopens in Aisho
Santana Gakuen (サンタナ学園) in Aisho is a school catering to Brazilian children. However, due to the children’s parents losing their factory jobs in Shiga due to the recession, the kids could no longer afford the tuition. The school’s enrollment of over 100 shrank to 67 by last autumn, and 40 of them were unable to [...]
Kongorinji temple installs new Mandala
Kongorinji temple (金剛輪寺), one of the Koto Sanzan temple trio of Tendai Buddhist temples (National Treasures) in eastern Shiga, lost its precious Mandala about 140 years ago during the Meiji Era (it is now owned by Nezu Art Museum in Tokyo and designated as an Important Cultural Property). They tried to get it back [...]
Aisho to form int’l association in April 2010
I’ve been informed that Aisho town in eastern Shiga will form the Aisho International Association in April 2010 and preparations are currently underway. They have an interim Web site here: http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/aishointernational Email address: aishointernational@yahoo.co.jp
Selling more bin-temari in Aisho
Chunichi Shimbun newspaper reported on April 9, 2009 that sales of bin-temari in Aisho town has increased by 150% during fiscal 2008 compared to last year. The local tourist association sold some 173 bin-temari this year, priced from 18,000 yen to 30,000 yen. “Bin” means bottle, and “temari” is a threaded ball. The bin-temari [...]
Yamabiko Yusui one of Japan’s 100 Best Spring Waters
On June 5, 2008, the Ministry of the Environment announces Japan’s 100 Best Spring Waters of the Heisei Era (平成の名水百選) and four of them are in Shiga Prefecture including one in Aisho-cho: Yamabiko Yusui (山比古湧水) in Matsuo-dera. The 100 locations were selected based on the water’s quality, volume, and how well it was used and [...]
English Web page for Aisho-cho
I’ve made a simple Web page in English introducing Aisho-cho: http://photoguide.jp/txt/Aisho-cho,_Shiga Also Google Map of Aisho: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=105501786212832952601.0004442a73a914bb420f1&z=13&om=0
Echigawa Public Library wins “Library of the Year” award
On Dec. 12, 2007, the Echigawa Public Library 愛知川図書館 won the “Library of the Year” Award from among 5,000 libraries in Japan. The date was also the library’s 7th anniversary. The library staff was praised for having field-specific expertise (museum curation, education, etc.) and being active in promoting and vitalizing the town. The library opened [...]