Here’s the 2014 summer fireworks (hanabi) schedule for Shiga Prefecture (Shiga-ken hanabi) listed by date. Also see the schedule for 2014 summer festivals (matsuri) here. Updated: Aug. 8, 2014 Essential vocabulary Hanabi… Read more
Video link: http://youtu.be/U6vSoyvD2Sw Compiled by Philbert Ono, Updated on July 11, 2014 Here are some of the many events and festivals in Shiga in summer 2014, from July to early September.… Read more
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Video link: http://youtu.be/FKchoOLG2TY Pharrell Williams scored a huge hit with his song Happy last autumn. It has since become a worldwide phenomenon with people in cities around the world making street… Read more
Updated: Mar. 21, 2022滋賀県の一番美しい駅舎 〜心に残る駅舎〜 The train station is a major gateway to the local area, and it may give first-time visitors their first impressions of the place. It’s like the… Read more
Updated May 7, 2014 Update: Gov. Yukiko Kada announced on May 7, 2014 that she will not run for a third term as governor of Shiga Prefecture. She will instead support Mikazuki Taizo… Read more
A rare and magnificent exhibition of eighteen Kannon statues from Nagahama is being held at The University Art Museum (東京藝術大学美術館), Tokyo University of the Arts (Geidai) from March 21 to… Read more
Updated April 23, 2014 On April 1, 2014, Japan’s consumption tax increased from 5% to 8%. This means almost everything will cost slightly more, including train fares, souvenirs (some souvenirs… Read more