Otsu Matsuri

Held on Oct. 11-12, 2008, this is another major float festival in Shiga where they display and pull ornate floats along the city…

Mascot character festival

I went to the ゆるキャラ festival yesterday on Yume-Kyobashi Castle Road (Google Map) in Hikone. I’m not a fan of mascot characters, but…

Maibara Sumo Tournament

On Oct. 17, 2008, an exhibition sumo tournament was held in Maibara’s Green Park Santo. It was called Ozumo Maibara Basho 大相撲米原場所. It…

Spo-rec Shiga 2008

Jamie and Megan Thompson sang “Lake Biwa Rowing Song” (Biwako Shuko no Uta) at Spo-Rec Shiga on Oct. 18, 2008 at Kibogaoka Park…

Shiga LakeStars debut game

On Oct. 11, 2008, I went to see the pro debut game of the Shiga LakeStars pro basketball team in Otsu’s Shiga Prefectural…

Event notice: Sports Recreation Shiga 2008

The Sports Recreation event will be held in Shiga during Oct. 18-21, 2008. On the first day Oct. 18 at Kibogaoka Park in…

3rd Imazu Regatta

The 3rd Imazu Regatta was held on Aug. 17, 2008 in Imazu, Takashima. Imazu Jr. High and Takashima High rowing clubs and people…

Adogawa and Nakae Toju

Visited the Nakae Toju Memorial Hall museum in Adogawa, Takashima for the first time. There’s also a nice Michinoeki (roadside station) called Toju-no-Sato…
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