Happy 2012!

Wishing everyone in Shiga a Happy New Year. Praying for a safe, healthy, and prosperous 2012. 明けましておめでとうございます。 (Dragon photo was shot at Taga…

New Year’s worshippers in Shiga

The Shiga Prefectural Police Department has estimated that 1.31 million people will pray at shrines and temples in Shiga during the first three…

More spring festivals in Shiga

During this rainy season, I’m staying at home to sort through the thousands of photos I took in Shiga during spring. Here are…

Taga Taisha Setsubun

On Feb. 3, 2009, I went to see Setsubun mame-maki at Taga Taisha Shrine in Taga for the first time. They had an…

Rice-planting festivals in Yasu and Taga

I went to see two rice-planting festivals in Shiga, for the first time. The first one was in Yasu on May 25, 2008.…

English Web page for Taga, Shiga

I now have an English Web page for Taga-cho: https://photoguide.jp/txt/Taga-cho%2C_Shiga

Taga-cho’s awful English Web pages

I’m checking all the official Web sites for all of Shiga’s cities and towns. A few towns have English pages.  Taga-cho has English…
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