Int’l event in Okaya, Nagano

The city of Okaya in Nagano-ken held a major int’l event on March 4: http://www.oiea.jp/jpn/aboutus/other/15thanniversary.htm I participated by having a small exhibition about…

English Web page for Hino town, Shiga

I made an English page for Hino-cho. https://photoguide.jp/txt/Hino-cho%2C_Shiga It is not yet complete, but it’s a good start. I will add more info…

Japanese speech contest by Shiga foreigners

On Feb. 25, 2007, a Japanese speech contest for foreigners in Shiga was held at the Viva City Hall in Minami-Hikone. Thirteeen non-Japanese…

Event notice: BNN Japanese speech contest by non-Japanese

To held on Feb. 25, 2007 at Hikone Viva City Hall, this is a Japanese speech contest by non-Japanese in Shiga. One of…

Visit to Okaya, Nagano

In January, I visited Okaya, Nagano and met with a few members of the int’l exchange association and introduced this English song. They…

Latest photos for Jan. 2007

During my New Year’s vacation, I visited many places in Shiga. See the photos here: Lake Biwa Rowing Lesson Hikone Castle Parade JRA…

Gokasho, Higashi-Omi

During New Year’s vacation, I visited Gokasho again. My second time. This time, I took many pictures with my digital camera. The pretty…

JRA Ritto Training Center

I finally visited the JRA Ritto Training Center on Sunday. It was very interesting. I highly recommend this free tour, especially if you…
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