Shiga News has been modernized with a new look and feel. The banner images (all Shiga photos) rotate each time you access Shiga News. The blog content is the same… Read more
The news about Shiga which I present here are gleaned from various Japanese sources. When I’m in Shiga, I always try to watch NHK TV news at 6:10 pm on… Read more
I’ve created this new blog at shiga-ken.com/blog. The former blog was hosted at PHOTOGUIDE.JP (my sister site). So now this blog is totally dedicated to Shiga Prefecture. Most of the… Read more
Sister site PhotoGuide Japan was selected by Japanzine magazine as one of the “Best of Japan On the Web 2009” sites under the Photo Gallery category. http://www.japanzine.jp/article/jz/1974/best-of-japan-on-the-web-2009 Read more
I’ve started creating Google Maps of Shiga. Unfortunately, we still cannot see an English version of Google Maps of Japan. However, we can add placemarks in English which is what… Read more
I’m creating English Web pages for Shiga’s towns. Most Shiga towns do not have their own English Web page, so I make one for them. So far, I have English… Read more
During my New Year’s vacation, I visited many places in Shiga. See the photos here: Lake Biwa Rowing Lesson Hikone Castle Parade JRA Ritto Racehorse Training Center Ritto Tumuli Gokasho… Read more