Posts under ‘Nagahama’

I’ve created an English page about Yogo-cho here:  http://photoguide.jp/txt/Yogo-cho%2C_Shiga

I visited Ishida Mitsunari’s birthplace in Ishida, Nagahama. There are a few monuments and a shrine dedicated to him. I didn’t have time to visit nearby Kan’onji though, where he gave tea to Hideyoshi. The place is a short bus ride from Nagahama Station.  Pictures:  http://photoguide.jp/pix/thumbnails.php?album=468  When you think of Mitsunari, you also think about [...]

Hisashi-buri I went to Kinomoto. They have a nice, spanking-new train station which opened at the same time as Nagahama’s station in Oct. 2006.  I was impressed by Jizo-in temple. Very interesting. You’ll love it if you like frogs. My pictures:  Kinomoto is also where Kazutoyo bought his famous horse with his wife’s money. There [...]

The new JR Nagahama Station opened its doors on Oct. 14, 2006. The new station building has a retro look based on the very first Nagahama Station building which is now preserved as a nearby museum called Nagahama Railroad Square. This month, the JR Hokuriku Main Line switched to direct-current electrification between Nagahama Station and Tsuruga Station (Fukui), [...]

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 [...]

Is everyone watching “Komyo ga Tsuji,” NHK’s Taiga Drama? I’m watching and enjoying it, but sometimes I miss a few episodes. When I miss an episode, I read the synopsis in English here so I can find out what happened:  http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Koumyou_ga_Tsuji  This show has helped me understand a little more about Shiga’s history. I cannot [...]

Uh-oh, looks like Shiga will have another big debate, probably bigger than the shinkansen station in Ritto.  On Sept. 20, 2006, the mayor of Yogo-cho town again told the town assembly that he wants to accept highly radioactive nuclear waste for final disposal in Yogo. He said that it was important for Japan to find [...]

I just found an interesting article in English about a 27-year-old woman who has taken over a large farm in Kohoku-cho. Her name is Tanaka Sayuri and her farm is Kizu Noen. The article is here:  http://www.stella-web.jp/en/interview/tanaka01.html  There will be Part 2 of the interview later.   I also found a Japanese version:  http://www.nca.or.jp/shinbun/20060825/agri060825.html Her blog: [...]