Chronology of Shiga Prefecture’s news bits for January-December 2010. Compiled by Philbert Ono. Jan. 1, 2010: Nagahama merges with six towns in northern…
Shiga Prefecture is now offering free high-res downloads of manga characters depicting the three Azai sisters for your New Year’s postcards (nengajo). For…
The renown Tonda bunraku puppet troupe in Nagahama will hold its summer performance on Aug. 1, 2010 at Lute Plaza in Nagahama. The…
An NPO in Nagahama called Machizukuri Yakuba created a sightseeing map of Nagahama in English. The A3-size black-and-white map is available at the…
長浜市 合併おめでとう！ Today, Jan. 1, 2010, is when Nagahama became a new city upon its merger with six towns in northern Shiga: Torahime,…
Chronology of Shiga Prefecture’s news bits for January-December 2009. Compiled by Philbert Ono. March 1, 2009: Hikone Prince Hotel is renamed Hikone View…
人形浄瑠璃「冨田人形」秋公演 The highly-acclaimed Tonda Ningyo Bunraku puppet troupe based in Nagahama will stage their autumn puppet show on Dec. 6, 2009 at 1:30…