Operated by Shiga Prefecture’s Board of Education since Aug. 2, 1983, the Uminoko “Biwako Floating School” is an educational boat going on overnight voyages year-round on Lake Biwa, taking Shiga’s… Read more
Natsuhara Heijiro (夏原 平次郎), the founder of the Heiwado supermarket chain, passed away on June 19, 2010. He died of pneumonia at age 91. A funeral was held at Hikone-shi Bunka Plaza… Read more
The home page at shiga-ken.com has been revamped to be an online portal to Shiga Prefecture. I used to have a long list of links to all my online photo… Read more
Every three years, the giant kite flown at Higashi-Omi’s annual Yokaichi Odako (Giant Kite) Matsuri festival in May is replaced with a new one. And this year in 2010 is… Read more
Ritto Mayor Kunimatsu Shoichi announced on July 16, 2010 that he would not seek a third term as mayor when Ritto’s mayoral election is held in October. Four years ago,… Read more
I finally created an “About” page in English for Kora town, Shiga Prefecture. It includes a Google Map of Kora which I also created. See it here: https://photoguide.jp/txt/Kora-cho,_Shiga Kora-cho is… Read more
Voters went to the polls in droves on July 11, 2010 to reelect 60-year-old Kada Yukiko for her second term as governor of Shiga Prefecture. She pulled in a record 419,921… Read more