A bit of disappointing news for anime fans, especially those who love the late-night anime program called “K-ON!” (けいおん！) which started to air…
In the city of Konan, JR Kosei Station (甲西駅) on the JR Kusatsu Line now has rental bicycles. You can rent them in front…
Only two years after the Maibara Basho sumo exhibition tournament was held in Oct. 2008, grand sumo came to Shiga again during Oct.…
Operated by Shiga Prefecture’s Board of Education since Aug. 2, 1983, the Uminoko “Biwako Floating School” is an educational boat going on overnight…
Natsuhara Heijiro (夏原 平次郎), the founder of the Heiwado supermarket chain, passed away on June 19, 2010. He died of pneumonia at age 91. A…
The home page at shiga-ken.com has been revamped to be an online portal to Shiga Prefecture. I used to have a long list…