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Plum blossoms in Shiga Prefecture

Aisho · February 20, 2013 · comments off
Updated: Jan. 4, 2017 Plum blossoms, called ume (梅) in Japanese, have absolutely the sweetest and most pacifying fragrance of all the flowers in Japan. Whenever you see plum blossoms, put… Read more

Crown Prince Naruhito visits Shiga Prefecture

Higashi-Omi · July 24, 2012 · comments off
Crown Prince Naruhito (Japan’s next emperor) arrived in Shiga Prefecture on July 23, 2012 for an official visit to attend a blood donation promotion convention (献血運動推進全国大会) to be held in… Read more
Hotaru udon

Hotaru udon noodles

Art in Shiga Prefecture · June 16, 2012 · comments off
Maibara is well-known for fireflies in June. They appear at dark along the Amanogawa River and Yurigawa River for about 2-3 weeks. We’re at the tail end now. The species is… Read more

Shiga treated to annular solar eclipse

Higashi-Omi · May 22, 2012 · comments off
A large swath of Japan was treated to an annular solar eclipse at around 7:30 am on May 21, 2012. People in southeastern Shiga Prefecture joined the masses in Tokyo,… Read more

Heavy snowfall in Shiga

Higashi-Omi · February 4, 2012 · comments off
Shiga and the Japan Sea Coast (especially Niigata Prefecture) got a heavy dump of snow during Feb. 2 and 3, 2012. Nagahama and Imazu (Takashima) in northern Shiga have gotten… Read more

Oyako photo exhibition in Maibara Station

Art in Shiga Prefecture · August 12, 2011 · comments off
My friend Bruce Osborn, an American pro photographer based in Hayama, Kanagawa Prefecture, is now having a grand photo exhibition inside Maibara Station on the Tokaido/Hokuriku Lines in northern Shiga… Read more

Sakura blooming in Shiga

Festivals in Spring · April 18, 2011 · comments off
Hanami is subdued this year due to the Tohoku disaster. In Shiga, Sakura Matsuri was canceled in Yogo (Nagahama) and the night illumination of the flowers have been canceled in… Read more

Maihara Hikiyama Matsuri

Festivals in Autumn · October 11, 2010 · comments off
*See updated version of this post: https://shiga-ken.com/blog/2024/09/maihara-hikiyama-matsuri/ The annual Maihara (Maibara) Hikiyama Festival was held on Oct. 9-11, 2010 near Maibara Station. I went to see it on Oct. 10… Read more