English Web page for Yogo, Shiga

I’ve created an English page about Yogo-cho here: https://photoguide.jp/txt/Yogo-cho%2C_Shiga

Rowing with Imazu Jr. High School Rowing Club

On Aug. 8, 2007, I went rowing on Biwako (琵琶湖周航) with the Imazu Jr. High School Rowing Club from Nagahama to Imazu. It…

Ishida Mitsunari’s birthplace

I visited Ishida Mitsunari’s birthplace in Ishida, Nagahama. There are a few monuments and a shrine dedicated to him. I didn’t have time…

Jizo-in temple

Hisashi-buri I went to Kinomoto. They have a nice, spanking-new train station which opened at the same time as Nagahama’s station in Oct.…

Shiga History 2006

Chronology of Shiga Prefecture’s news bits for January-December 2006. Compiled by Philbert Ono. January 1, 2006: Notogawa-cho and Gamo-cho towns merge with Higashi-Omi.…

New Nagahama Station opens

The new JR Nagahama Station opened its doors on Oct. 14, 2006. The new station building has a retro look based on the…

Kyoto Shimbun’s English articles about Shiga

Did you know that Kyoto Shimbun has a collection of English articles? Most of them are about Kyoto, but there are some about…

Komyo ga Tsuji

Is everyone watching “Komyo ga Tsuji,” NHK’s Taiga Drama? I’m watching and enjoying it, but sometimes I miss a few episodes. When I…
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