Moriyama Ashikari-en (もりやま芦刈園) in Moriyama, Shiga Prefecture has 100 varieties of 10,000 hydrangea on a huge two hectares. It has numerous hydrangea groves displaying a very impressive collection of many… Read more
Updated: April 25, 2025 Golden Week is Japan’s spring vacation from late April to early May with a string of national holidays. April 29 is Showa Day, May 3 is… Read more
Video link: http://youtu.be/FKchoOLG2TY Pharrell Williams scored a huge hit with his song Happy last autumn. It has since become a worldwide phenomenon with people in cities around the world making street… Read more
Updated: Feb. 27, 2014 After Japan’s biggest celebration called New Year’s, it’s back to work. But there’s still some fun left during this cold or freezing season. Here are some… Read more
Video link: http://youtu.be/n-SfD9DFxOg This is my cutest video of Shiga so far. I have three Japanese kids from Shiga who appear as my English reporters in this video of Katsube Shrine… Read more
Big congratulations to Shiga-native and Shiga-based Olympians who won medals at the London 2012 Olympics. They include Olympians who made history as being Japan’s first Olympic medalist in their sport.… Read more
関西の読売テレビの番組が私が撮った滋賀の祭りの動画を放送されることになりました。 放送されるのは守山市のすし切り祭りと甲賀市土山のケンケト祭りの動画です。 放送日：２０１２年５月９日（水） 時間帯：午前５：２０～８：００で、滋賀の祭り企画コーナーが流れるのは午前７：００ごろ。 番組名：読売テレビ「朝生ワイドす・またん！＆ＺＩＰ！」 番組の「超スゴい衝撃映像ＳＰ」というコーナーで「滋賀の超オドロキ奇祭」が紹介されます。 （緊急ニュースなどが入った場合、流れない場合もございます） 関西（大阪、京都、滋賀、奈良、兵庫、和歌山）にいる人、時間ありましたら是非見て（または録画して）ください。 http://www.ytv.co.jp/cematin/ Yomiuri TV will introduce Golden Week festivals in Shiga Prefecture on a morning TV program on May 9, 2012 (Wed.). They… Read more