SHIGA – Nourished Felicitations 滋賀県 If there are multiple theories for the origin of the prefectural name, it means nobody knows for sure…
Updated Sept. 8, 2023 Ibuki soba buckwheat noodles (伊吹そば) is a local specialty unique to Maibara, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. It has been cultivated…
Finally had the great pleasure to taste the well-publicized Ukrainian food in Hikone cooked by Ukrainian evacuees. Iryna Yavorska (52) and her mother…
Compiled by Philbert Ono, updated: Aug. 3, 2023 Here’s my 2023 summer fireworks (hanabi) schedule for Shiga Prefecture listed by date. Most fireworks…
Chronology of Shiga Prefecture’s major news headlines for January–December 2023. (Updated in Dec. 2023 to include the second half of the year.) Originally…
I’ve been experimenting with AI chatbots ChatGPT and Google Bard and AI image generators such as Bing Image Creator for creating text and…
Next to Kyoto, Enryakuji Temple (延暦寺) on Mt. Hiei (Hiei-zan 比叡山) in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture is now offering a rare look at its…
Chronology of Shiga Prefecture’s major news headlines for July–December 2022. Originally posted on Twitter under Shiga Headlines by Philbert Ono. Twitter posts are limited to…