がんばれ！ニッポン！ The Paris 2024 Summer Olympics are being held on July 26 to August 11 and Paralympics on August 28 to Sept. 8,…
Chronology of Shiga Prefecture’s major news headlines for January–June 2024. Second half to be posted at the end of 2024. Updated: July 7,…
Updated Sept. 8, 2023 Ibuki soba buckwheat noodles (伊吹そば) is a local specialty unique to Maibara, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. It has been cultivated…
Chronology of Shiga Prefecture’s major news headlines for January–December 2023. (Updated in Dec. 2023 to include the second half of the year.) Originally…
Next to Kyoto, Enryakuji Temple (延暦寺) on Mt. Hiei (Hiei-zan 比叡山) in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture is now offering a rare look at its…
Chronology of Shiga Prefecture’s major news headlines for July–December 2022. Originally posted on Twitter under Shiga Headlines by Philbert Ono. Twitter posts are limited to…
Chronology of Shiga Prefecture’s major news headlines for January–June 2022. Originally posted on Twitter under Shiga Headlines by Philbert Ono. Twitter posts are limited to…
Chronology of Shiga Prefecture’s major news headlines for July–December 2021. Originally posted on Twitter under Shiga Headlines by Philbert Ono. Twitter posts are limited to…