The familiar white building with a triangular roof on Hikone’s lake shore has been a stand-out structure since 1981 when it opened as Hikone Prince…
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…
On March 15, 2008, a new train station opened on the Ohmi Railways Taga Line called Screen Station (スクリーン駅). Located between Takamiya Station…
Chronology of Shiga Prefecture’s news bits for January-December 2007. Compiled by Philbert Ono. March 21, 2007: Hikone Castle celebrates its 400th anniversary with…
Next to Hikone Prince Hotel is the JAPAN CENTER for MICHIGAN UNIVERSITIES (JCMU). It is a small campus for students from Michigan universities…
On Nov. 25, 2007, the 400th anniversary festival for Hikone Castle ended with a total attendance of 764,484 during the period of March…
An international exchange group in Hikone called VOICE will hold an international event this Sunday, June 24, 2007. From about 2:30 pm, Jamie…
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…