Omi-Hachiman-based confection maker Taneya has opened a new cafe and shop named LAGO Otsu (LAGO 大津) on Lake Biwa’s lakefront in Otsu. Ever since it opened on March 24, 2025,… Read more
Chronology of Shiga Prefecture’s major news headlines for January–December 2025. To be posted on a continuing basis until the chronology for this year is completed. Compiled by Philbert Ono, updated:… Read more
Updated: July 12, 2025 Maihara Hikiyama Matsuri (米原曳山まつり) is a traditional float festival highlighted by child kabuki performed by local elementary school boys in Maibara, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. It is held annually in mid-October during… Read more
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, 2024. Out of 409 athletes from Japan… Read more
Chronology of Shiga Prefecture’s major news headlines for January–December 2024.News and information sources include NHK Otsu TV news and local newspapers in Shiga. Updated: April 27, 2025 Jan. 1, 2024:… Read more
From mid to late June, serene Lake Yogo in northern Nagahama becomes a major attraction for numerous hydrangea. Finally went to see it for the first time. There was a… Read more
Moriyama Ashikari-en (もりやま芦刈園) in Moriyama, Shiga Prefecture has 100 varieties of 10,000 hydrangea on a huge two hectares. It has numerous hydrangea groves displaying a very impressive collection of many… Read more
SHIGA – Nourished Felicitations 滋賀県 If there are multiple theories for the origin of the prefectural name, it means nobody knows for sure what the origin or the exact meaning… Read more