Updated: April 25, 2024 Golden Week is Japan’s spring vacation from late April to early May with a string of national holidays. April…
Updated: March 21, 2023 Kaizu-Osaki is deservedly one of Japan’s 100 Famous Cherry Blossom Spots (さくら名所100選 according to the Japan Cherry Blossom Association). During…
Click here for the 2018 Nagahama Hikiyama Festival Schedule. All 13 Nagahama hikiyama floats appearing in 2017! YOISA!! Held annually on several days centering…
Updated: July 16, 2017 Ten years after the grand 400th anniversary of Hikone Castle in 2007, Hikone is at it again, albeit on…
This post kicks off a new blog category named “Shiga Food & Gifts.” I’ll be trying Shiga’s food, beverages, and other products. Finally did a…
Updated: Feb. 1, 2024 February 3 is the Setsubun Festival at many temples and shrines in Japan. It marks the beginning of spring…
Chronology of Shiga Prefecture’s major and interesting news headlines for September–December 2016 (according to the year, month, day, and time posted at GMT).…
After a few years of uncertainty and about a year of major renovations, a new lease on life has been bestowed on the JR…