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About Kora-cho, Shiga in English

Jul 15th, 2010
by philbert.
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I finally created an “About” page in English for Kora town, Shiga Prefecture. It includes a Google Map of Kora which I also created. See it here: http://photoguide.jp/txt/Kora-cho,_Shiga Kora-cho is the only municipality in Shiga which doesn’t have a tourism Web site. They do have tourist pamphlets, but nothing online.

Takatora Summit in Kora 2010

May 20th, 2010
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The town of Kora in Shiga Prefecture hosted the rotating Takatora Summit for the second time on May 9, 2010. Since 1998, the Takatora Summit has been held once every two years in one of four places (Kora, Tsu and Iga both in Mie, and Imabari in Ehime) having a close connection with Lord Todo [...]

Golden Week 2010 in Shiga

May 18th, 2010
by philbert.
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We saw fine weather during Golden Week in Shiga from late April to early May 2010. I went to see a slew of festivals in Shiga during this time. I traveled to Maibara, Ryuo, Tsuchiyama (Koka), Takashima, Yasu, and Kora. I’m trying to see all the major Golden Week festivals in Shiga. The problem is, [...]