I’ve started creating Google Maps of Shiga. Unfortunately, we still cannot see an English version of Google Maps of Japan.

However, we can add placemarks in English which is what I’m doing for all the cities and towns of Shiga:

See the Google Maps of Shiga I’ve done so far:

Shiga-ken
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=
105501786212832952601.00044294745f836b34e20&z=9&om=1&mid=1199858893

Azuchi-cho
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&om=1&msa=0&msid=
105501786212832952601.00044293e303675cbb8c2&ll=35.158863,136.147041&spn=
0.034033,0.049868&z=14

Maibara
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=
105501786212832952601.00043adb1abde4654783f&z=11&om=1

Otsu
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=
105501786212832952601.000442bf94ddeb3a47fa4&z=10&om=1

Ritto
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=
105501786212832952601.000442bea79b93f16e3d2&z=13&om=1

Ryuo-cho
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=
105501786212832952601.000442be4e4d0e463e506&ll=35.068572,136.13511&spn=
0.034071,0.049868&z=14&om=1

Taga-cho
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=
105501786212832952601.000442bddf6a9c4a52aa6&z=14&om=1

Takashima
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=
105501786212832952601.000442bbf83789532a58e&z=11&om=1

Takatsuki-cho
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=
105501786212832952601.000442bb566771db7e066&z=13&om=1

Torahime-cho
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=
105501786212832952601.000442b4fb0b011ac9855&z=16&om=1

Toyosato-cho
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=
105501786212832952601.000442ab9627ced4266a5&z=14&om=1

Yasu
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=
105501786212832952601.000442ac41b8172130df2&ll=35.08227,136.043873&spn=
0.136261,0.199471&z=12&om=1

Yogo-cho
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=
105501786212832952601.000442ab2ba0366ce88f0&z=13&om=1

Update: Short URLs have been incorporated. See the Shiga-ken.com home page under Maps.