Umi no Schole (湖のスコーレ) is a large, multipurpose shopping facility with a spacious store, cafe, outdoor courtyard, bookstore, event space, gallery, workshop for…
Updated: July 30, 2025(大阪・関西万博で滋賀の発見) Osaka-Kansai Expo 2025 (大阪・関西万博) just reached its halfway point on July 13. It’s been three months since it opened…
Omi-Hachiman-based confection maker Taneya has opened a new cafe and shop named LAGO Otsu (LAGO 大津) on Lake Biwa’s lakefront in Otsu. Ever…
Chronology of Shiga Prefecture’s major news headlines for January–December 2025. To be posted on a continuing basis until the chronology for this year…
Updated: July 12, 2025 Maihara Hikiyama Matsuri (米原曳山まつり) is a traditional float festival highlighted by child kabuki performed by local elementary school boys in Maibara, Shiga Prefecture, Japan.…
がんばれ！ニッポン！ The Paris 2024 Summer Olympics are being held on July 26 to August 11 and Paralympics on August 28 to Sept. 8,…
Chronology of Shiga Prefecture’s major news headlines for January–December 2024.News and information sources include NHK Otsu TV news and local newspapers in Shiga.…
From mid to late June, serene Lake Yogo in northern Nagahama becomes a major attraction for numerous hydrangea. Finally went to see it…