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
The renown Tonda bunraku puppet troupe in Nagahama will hold its summer performance on Aug. 1, 2010 at Lute Plaza in Nagahama. The show starts at 1:30 pm and includes… Read more