The Japan Times printed a pretty interesting story about William Vories on Feb. 28, 2008: http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fa20080228a1.html The writer says that his architectural designs…
Created a Web page in English for Toyosato: https://photoguide.jp/txt/Toyosato-cho,_Shiga Photos: https://photoguide.jp/pix/index.php?cat=179
On Feb. 6, 2008, Omi-Hachiman mayor Fujitani Eisho was caught speeding by police while driving a car in Yasu. He was driving 23…
So Nagahama has published a sightseeing map in English (together with Japanese). http://mainichi.jp/area/shiga/news/20080123ddlk25040237000c.html That’s really nice. Next time I visit Nagahama, I hope…
One great hands-on experience in Shiga is indigo dyeing in Konan. An indigo fabric shop called Konki Senshoku offers easy indigo dyeing lessons…
I’ve started creating Google Maps of Shiga. Unfortunately, we still cannot see an English version of Google Maps of Japan. However, we can…
Chronology of Shiga Prefecture’s news bits for January-December 2007. Compiled by Philbert Ono. March 21, 2007: Hikone Castle celebrates its 400th anniversary with…
On Dec. 27, 2007, at the Otsu District Court, a court settlement was reached between a citizen’s group and the town of Toyosato…