長浜市 合併おめでとう！ Today, Jan. 1, 2010, is when Nagahama became a new city upon its merger with six towns in northern Shiga: Torahime, Kohoku, Takatsuki, Kinomoto, Yogo, and Nishi-Azai. Congratulations… Read more
Chronology of Shiga Prefecture’s news bits for January-December 2009. Compiled by Philbert Ono.Updated: April 27, 2025 March 1, 2009: Hikone Prince Hotel is renamed Hikone View Hotel (彦根ビューホテル) upon the… Read more
人形浄瑠璃「冨田人形」秋公演 The highly-acclaimed Tonda Ningyo Bunraku puppet troupe based in Nagahama will stage their autumn puppet show on Dec. 6, 2009 at 1:30 pm at Lute Plaza in Biwa-cho. Tickets… Read more
After one month into the 2009-2010 season, the Shiga Lakestars lead the Western Conference in the bj-league with 7 wins and 3 losses as of November 1, 2009. They won… Read more
For foreigners in Shiga, Shiga Prefecture has opened a telephone consultation hotline for the H1N1 swine flu . The phone No. is: 077-522-4776 You can speak in English, Portuguese, Spanish, Tagalog,… Read more
The William Merrell Vories exhibition is being held in Omi-Hachiman until Nov. 3, 2009. For 1,000 yen, you can enter a few of the Vories-designed buildings in Omi-Hachiman normally closed… Read more
滋賀県の2010年の英文カレンダーを作りました！（日本語は下にあります。） For the first time, I have created and published a 2010 calendar for Shiga Prefecture in English. The calendar features my photos of Shiga, showing its beautiful seasons, traditional… Read more
Oct. 10-11, 2009 was a great weekend for the Shiga Lakestars who played their first home games for the 2009-2010 season in Yasu, Shiga Prefecture. Playing against the Takamatsu Five Arrows,… Read more