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 [...]
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Shiga movie: Satoyama (里山)
A full-length movie filmed in Shiga Prefecture called Satoyama (里山) will be released to theaters in Japan from Aug. 22, 2009. In July, I was invited to a movie screening in Tokyo. The movie is a narrated documentary showing how people in Shiga interact and coexist with nature. The term “Satoyama” literally means “Human habitat [...]
3rd Imazu Regatta
The 3rd Imazu Regatta was held on Aug. 17, 2008. Imazu Jr. High and Takashima High rowing clubs and people from Kyoto also rowed. I donated copies of the Lake Biwa Rowing Song CD as one of the prizes. They played the song during the regatta. http://photoguide.jp/pix/thumbnails.php?album=704
Adogawa and Nakae Toju
Visited the Nakae Toju museum in Adogawa for the first time. There’s also a nice Michinoeki called Toju-no-Sato Adogawa. Bought some Adoberry jam and cakes. Good stuff. It also has a nice folding fan museum. Great place to buy gifts from Shiga. Highly recommended. Photos here: http://photoguide.jp/pix/thumbnails.php?album=110
Photo exhibition at Imazu Public Library
I’m holding a photo exhibition now at Imazu Public Library near Omi-Imazu Station (West exit). It will be until July 30. I’m showing photos of the Imazu Jr. High School Rowing Club’s rowing trip on Biwako which I took last Aug. (also see the above note). I also have photos of Biwako Shuko no Uta. [...]
Harie one of Japan’s 100 Best Spring Waters
On June 5, 2008, the Ministry of the Environment announced 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 Takashima: Harie-no-Shozu (針江の生水) in Shin-Asahi. The 100 locations were selected based on the water’s quality, volume, and how well it was used and preserved [...]
Hakodate-yama and Kunizakai Ski Resorts for sale
In Oct. 2007, Ohmi Railways announced that it is looking to sell the Hakodate-yama Ski Resort in Imazu and Kunizakai Ski Resort in Makino (both in Takashima) due to a drastic drop in skiers in recent years. They also plan to sell Hikone Prince Hotel in Hikone. Update: All three of these facilities have since [...]
Stray dogs rejected in Imazu
On Oct. 6, 2007, a dog lovers organization in Osaka drove two truckloads of stray dogs to Imazu, intending to keep them at a facility there. But they came across 250 residents sitting on the road leading to the facility to protest the move. The trucks arrived at past 1 am, and after 8 hours, [...]
Rowing with Imazu Jr. High School Rowing Club
On Aug. 8, 2007, I went rowing on Biwako (琵琶湖周航) with the Imazu Jr. High School Rowing Club from Nagahama to Imazu. It was a very hot and sunny day with little wind. Almost 50 club members and three teachers went on this rowing trip. I was allowed to join them. Every Aug., they row [...]
Lake Biwa Cruise and choir contest
We had a fun time in Imazu during the weekend of June 16-17, 2007. On the 16th (Sat.), there was a 3-hour Lake Biwa Cruise to commemorate the 90th anniversary of Biwako Shuko no Uta. Jamie and Megan Thompson sang the English song in the chartered boat and also on Chikubushima. We also introduced [...]
Lake Biwa Rowing Song now on CD
On June 16, 2007, the English version of Shiga’s most famous song, Biwako Shuko no Uta 琵琶湖周航の歌, called Lake Biwa Rowing Song, was issued on CD. Available for 800 yen at the Biwako Shuko no Uta Shiryokan museum in Imazu.
Event notice: Biwako Shuko no Uta choir contest
第１１回「琵琶湖周航の歌」音楽祭合唱コンクール 私が作成した「琵琶湖周航の歌」の英語版がまた公の場で歌われます。 歌の発祥地である滋賀県高島市今津町は、毎年の6月にこの歌の合唱コンクールを開催していて、今年はアメリカ人のJamie and Megan Thompson姉妹がゲストとして午後12:15に出場して英語版を歌う予定です。関西、近畿、北陸地方などの様々なコーラスが参加します。 そして、会場内で英語版CDも発売されます。 入場料は500円。コンクールは午前10時から始まるが、姉妹は何時ごろに出るかまだ分かりません。 分かりましたらまたお知らせします。 高島市民会館 滋賀県高島市今津町中沼１丁目３番地１ （JR湖西線近江今津駅から徒歩5分。駅構内に観光案内あり）TEL: 0740-22-1764 同時に今津町にある琵琶湖周航の歌資料館に英語版の写真展も開催されます。5月22日〜7月1日 （このお知らせを自由にメール、ブログなど転送・転載してもOK.) The 11th Biwako Shuko no Uta Choir Contest will be held on June 17, 2007 at Takashima, Shiga. Various choirs from the Kansai, Kinki, and Hokuriku regions will participate to sing two songs: Biwako Shuko no Uta and one other song. [...]
Imamori Mitsuhiko’s Satoyama seminar
I think some of you might know who Imamori Mitsuhiko is (今森光彦）. He is a well-known professional photographer from Shiga who has published many photo books about Shiga and insects. He is an expert on Shiga’s nature, especially river and lake systems. Every year, he holds a Satoyama Seminar 里山塾 in Takashima where there is [...]