Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko visited Shiga Prefecture for the first time in 13 years during Nov. 10-13, 2007. The main reason was to attend the 27th Zenkoku Yutaka na Umizukuri… Read more
My friend Kenkichi Yagi, who lives in Otsu, wrote an interesting story about his sailing trip around Lake Biwa in 1966. He went with another friend and was able to… Read more
This past summer, I rented a bicycle at Omi-Maiko and went cycling along the beach toward Hira Station. There was a nice bicycle path most of the way, and some… Read more