A year in review of the top 2018 news headlines in Shiga Prefecture compiled from Shiga Headlines (Twitter). Major construction continues in front…
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Chronology of Shiga Prefecture’s major news headlines for September–December 2018 (according to the year, month, day, and time posted at GMT). Originally posted…
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Recommended festivals (matsuri), events, exhibitions, and fall leaves in Shiga Prefecture in November–December 2018. (Most official Web sites are in Japanese only.) Compiled…
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For autumn foliage in 2021, click here. In 2018, the Koto Sanzan autumn foliage season will be November 17th–25th, 2018. Shuttle buses will…
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1. Shiga Prefecture is easy to find on a map of Japan. Just look for the large blue lake near the center of…
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Chronology of Shiga Prefecture’s major news headlines for May–August 2018 (according to the year, month, day, and time posted at GMT). Originally posted…
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The recent massive flooding in Western Japan from Kyushu to Gifu has made many of us living in Japan check the vulnerability of…