{"id":6158,"date":"2017-12-31T23:59:44","date_gmt":"2017-12-31T14:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shiga-ken.com\/blog\/?p=6158"},"modified":"2022-02-03T00:18:36","modified_gmt":"2022-02-02T15:18:36","slug":"shiga-history-september-december-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiga-ken.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/shiga-history-september-december-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Shiga History September\u2013December 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chronology of Shiga Prefecture\u2019s major news headlines for September\u2013December 2017 (according to the year, month, day, and time posted at GMT).<\/p>\n

Originally posted on Twitter under Shiga Headlines<\/a> by Philbert Ono. Twitter posts were limited to 140 characters including spaces and links (shortened by Twitter) until early Nov. 2017. After that, the limit was increased to 280 characters in English. Dates and times below are based on GMT instead of Japan time.<\/p>\n

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2017-09-01 15:34:24<\/td>\nDue to North Korea’s missile threat, Hikone Higashi School has canceled a 4-day class trip to Guam scheduled for this Nov. for 317 students.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-09-03 10:58:28<\/td>\nRopeway to Biwako Valley\/Terrace had mechanical problems this morning, stranding most of the 600+ visitors who had to hike down the mountain<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-09-03 11:12:37<\/td>\nRT @onyanlif:\u3073\u308f\u6e56\u30d0\u30ec\u30a4\u306e\u516c\u5f0f\u30b5\u30a4\u30c8\u306e\u4eca\u65e5\u306e\u55b6\u696d\u6848\u5185\u306e\u66f8\u304d\u65b9\u304a\u304b\u3057\u3044\u3068\u601d\u3046(\u7b11)<\/p>\n

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2017-09-04 02:42:48<\/td>\nAfter waiting 4 hours, they were told to hike down Biwako Valley, taking them 2.5 hours while the ropeway had mechanical problems. https:\/\/t.co\/b8mwnArvw2<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-09-07 19:45:37<\/td>\nDue to North Korea’s missile threat, Torahime High School also changed its class trip destination from Guam to Okinawa this year. #\u4ea4\u901a\u4e8b\u6545\u306e\u65b9\u304c\u5371\u967a<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-09-09 11:49:45<\/td>\nBiwako Valley and Biwako Terrace will be closed until Oct. due to cable replacement work on the ropeway that had mechanical problems since Sept. 3.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-09-09 13:24:45<\/td>\nHikone-native Kiryu Yoshihide, the 1st Japanese to run 100 meters in less than 10 sec. (9.98 sec.) at intercollegiate meet in Fukui today. https:\/\/t.co\/O6M4mH0Vo1<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-09-10 02:59:28<\/td>\nHikone-native sprinter Yoshihide Kiryu is front-page news in almost all Japanese newspapers this morning. #\u6850\u751f\u7965\u79c0\uff19\u79d2\u53f0 https:\/\/t.co\/FZ45VKwGIl<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-09-12 12:28:33<\/td>\nShiga’s ineptness during disasters became evident when Ane River overflowed last month. Disaster info systems had errors or didn’t work.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-09-13 03:30:02<\/td>\nPre-1903 old photo of Nagahama Station from my friend’s family collection. Going semi-viral. Lots of railway fans in Japan. https:\/\/t.co\/OOnETWge6s<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-09-14 01:04:26<\/td>\nTanaka Kazuma (23,\u7530\u4e2d\u4e00\u771f), employee at National Printing Bureau’s Hikone Plant arrested for groping and hitting age-20 college coed in Hikone.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-09-14 01:07:42<\/td>\nNew edition of Japan Post Office\u2019s die-cut postcards (gotochi form card) are out. Shiga\u2019s latest one shows Nagahama Hikiyama Matsuri. https:\/\/t.co\/4ziI5UeDB6<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-09-15 12:22:38<\/td>\nAge 31 Hino High School male teacher fired for DUI hit-and-run accident in Osaka in June. Also fined \u00a5300,000 for improper disposal of docs.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-09-15 12:32:48<\/td>\nAge 48 Kokusai Joho High School male teacher (soccer club advisor) reprimanded for losing docs containing soccer club members’ personal info<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-09-15 12:42:29<\/td>\nShiga police sergeant (40s) received a warning for unauthorized use of police database to check criminal record of his wife’s male friend.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-09-16 02:56:41<\/td>\nTyphoon No. 18 rains expected to hit Shiga tomorrow the 17th from around noon.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-09-17 02:45:57<\/td>\nDue to the typhoon, the Inazuma Rock Festival has been canceled today. Tickets will be refunded. See website: https:\/\/t.co\/k0tKpKaMI9<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-09-17 03:52:19<\/td>\nCreated the “Shiga Travel Alerts” section on https:\/\/t.co\/MzT4BdgWjB<\/a> home page. Because nobody does it, not even in Japanese. Poor tourists.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-09-23 12:15:54<\/td>\n\u4eca\u65e5\u306e\u30c4\u30fc\u30ea\u30ba\u30e0EXPO\u30b8\u30e3\u30d1\u30f3\uff08\u6771\u4eac\u30d3\u30c3\u30b0\u30b5\u30a4\u30c8\uff09\u306e\u6ecb\u8cc0\u306e\u30b9\u30c6\u30fc\u30b8\u306f\u3055\u3059\u304c\u306b\u3064\u307e\u3089\u306a\u3044\u3002\u3054\u5f53\u5730\u30ad\u30e3\u30e9\u3068\u304f\u3060\u3089\u306a\u3044\u304a\u3057\u3083\u3079\u308a\u3060\u3051\u3002\uff08\u305d\u306e\u51fa\u5f35\u8cbb\u304c\u52ff\u4f53\u7121\u3044\u3002\uff09\u30b9\u30c6\u30fc\u30b8\u3063\u3066\u3084\u3063\u3071\u308a\u8e0a\u308a\u306a\u3069\u306e\u30d1\u30d5\u30a9\u30fc\u30de\u30f3\u30b9\u304c\u306a\u3044\u3068\u30c0\u30e1\u3067\u3059\u3002\u6765\u5e74\u306b\u306f\u571f\u5c71\u306e\u30b1\u30f3\u30b1\u30c8\u8e0a\u308a\u3067\u3082\u62ab\u9732\u3057\u305f\u3089\u3044\u304b\u304c\u3067\u3059\u304b\uff1f \"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-09-23 12:22:10<\/td>\nAt Tourism Expo Japan today at Tokyo Big Sight, friendly staff (including this American lady) at the Omi-jofu (#\u8fd1\u6c5f\u4e0a\u5e03) hemp fabric booth. \"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-09-28 17:05:57<\/td>\nOn Sep. 23 at Hikone Castle Resort and Spa, 29 people at a banquet suffered from food poisoning. Hotel’s kitchen was shutdown until the 29th.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-09-28 17:23:05<\/td>\nA recent survey found 141 Airbnb-type “minpaku” lodges operating in Shiga and 110 of them operating without a hotel business license.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-09-29 12:55:34<\/td>\nFormer Shiga Governor Kada Yukiko will run for Shiga’s House of Representatives District 1 Diet seat in the Oct. 22 election. A shoo-in.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-10-01 15:01:28<\/td>\nCeremony held today for Ohmi Railways Hino Station now completely renovated, looks like new. Will miss the old station from 1916.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-10-02 10:15:21<\/td>\nCUTE video of “Lake Biwa Rowing Song” sung in English by kids at ECC Junior in Konan city. Taught by our friend. GOOD JOB!!! #\u7435\u7436\u6e56\u5468\u822a\u306e\u6b4c\u82f1\u8a9e\u7248 https:\/\/t.co\/IQhv8Uidp3<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-10-06 12:16:17<\/td>\n\u4eca\u591c\u306eNHK\u7dcf\u5408\u300c\u6b74\u53f2\u79d8\u8a71\u30d2\u30b9\u30c8\u30ea\u30a2\u300d\u304c\u3088\u304b\u3063\u305f\u306d\u3002\u6d45\u4e95\u9577\u653f\u306e\u8a71\u3067\u611f\u52d5\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u3053\u306e\u756a\u7d44\u306f\u3044\u3064\u3082\u65e5\u672c\u306e\u6b74\u53f2\u3092\u308f\u304b\u308a\u3084\u3059\u304f\u8aac\u660e\u3059\u308b\u306e\u3067\u5927\u597d\u304d\u3067\u3059\u3002\u8996\u8074\u8005\u306e\u7686\u3055\u3093\u3001\u662f\u975e\u5c0f\u8c37\u57ce\u3092\u8a2a\u308c\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u300210\u670815\u65e5\u5348\u524d0\u664205\u5206\u306b\u518d\u653e\u9001\u3055\u308c\u307e\u3059\u3002 https:\/\/t.co\/ZNV7UqQDUe<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-10-10 12:47:26<\/td>\nEnjoyed child kabuki at Maibara Hikiyama Matsuri on Oct. 9, Sports Day. #\u7c73\u539f\u66f3\u5c71\u307e\u3064\u308a #\u65ed\u5c71 #\u83c5\u539f\u4f1d\u6388\u624b\u7fd2\u9451\u4e09\u6bb5\u76ee \"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-10-11 13:45:52<\/td>\nUniv. of Shiga Prefecture Human Cultures male professor (age 63)-cum-former vice president punished for sexual harassment of female student.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-10-11 13:49:40<\/td>\nFormer age 63 Vice President of University of Shiga Prefecture suspended for only 2 months for 1.5-year sexual harassment of female student.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-10-14 10:53:30<\/td>\nMatchlock gun shooting at Nagahama Castle this morning by gunners from Tanegashima (Kagoshima), Sakai (Osaka), and Hikone. #\u7b2c34\u56de\u9577\u6d5c\u706b\u7e04\u9283\u5927\u4f1a \"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-10-14 11:00:21<\/td>\nColorful kimono today at the Nagahama Kimono Garden Party. Drawing also held, grand prize (trip to Hawaii) won by a Maibara lady. #\u9577\u6d5c\u304d\u3082\u306e\u5927\u5712\u904a\u4f1a \"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-10-16 13:45:08<\/td>\n\u300c\u9db4\u74f6\u306e\u5bb6\u65cf\u306b\u4e7e\u676f\u300d\u304c\u3088\u304f\u5f66\u6839\u3078\u6765\u3066\u304f\u308c\u305f\u3002\u3057\u304b\u3057\u51fa\u4f1a\u3063\u305f\u5e02\u6c11\u306f\u30ca\u30fc\u30d0\u30b9\u307e\u305f\u306f\u30b7\u30e3\u30a4\u306a\u65b9\u304c\u591a\u304b\u3063\u305f\u306d\uff08\u7b11\uff09\u3002\u3082\u3063\u3068\u660e\u308b\u304f\u7b11\u9854\u3067\u8fce\u3048\u3066\u6b32\u3057\u304b\u3063\u305f\u306a\u3002\u9589\u9396\u7684\u306a\u770c\u306b\u306f\u82e6\u624b\u304b\u3082\u3057\u308c\u306a\u3044\u304c\u3001\u3088\u305d\u8005\u306b\u3082\u5fc3\u3092\u958b\u3044\u3066\u3082\u3063\u3068\u30d5\u30ec\u30f3\u30c9\u30ea\u30fc\u306b\u3057\u3088\u3046\u3002https:\/\/t.co\/V1YkskvIPu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-10-20 03:46:34<\/td>\nMade in Echigawa: Toured UCC Shiga Factory that uses clean water from the Suzuka mountains to make coffee filled in capped cans and PETs. https:\/\/t.co\/TzJMN2VAnp<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-10-20 03:47:07<\/td>\nMade in Echigawa: Weaving hemp fabric for the 1st time at Omi Jofu Traditional Crafts Center in Aisho. #\u8fd1\u6c5f\u4e0a\u5e03\u6a5f\u7e54\u308a\u4f53\u9a13 https:\/\/t.co\/ADXvr96iB9<\/a> \"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-10-20 04:03:22<\/td>\nMade in Echigawa: Interviewed Nishikawa Yamato Gakki who makes koto. Beautiful instrument, beautiful sound! #\u897f\u5ddd\u548c\u697d\u5668 https:\/\/t.co\/ObNR5h3XHy<\/a> \"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-10-21 07:54:57<\/td>\nDue to Typhoon Lan (No. 21) hitting Shiga on Sunday, Oct. 22, most festivals and events on this day have been cancelled in Shiga and elsewhere.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-10-21 13:38:38<\/td>\nJapan Meteorological Agency has issued heavy rain warnings for southern and eastern Shiga and Koka. https:\/\/t.co\/DQ9P6R9AeE<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-10-22 01:58:52<\/td>\nTyphoon Lan is expected to hit Shiga this evening, trains will be suspended or delayed from late afternoon. https:\/\/t.co\/Q9oRi30kOt<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-10-23 02:02:44<\/td>\nA sinkhole in Konan and 3 broken utility poles blocking Route 8 in Ryuo are part of the typhoon damage in Shiga reported so far. No injuries.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-10-23 02:04:28<\/td>\nOver 18,000 households are still without power mainly in Otsu and Takashima. https:\/\/t.co\/Ouyw6yS3EA<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-10-23 02:12:18<\/td>\nTrains on JR Biwako, Kosei, Kusatsu, and Hokuriku Lines in Shiga have been suspended or reduced as of 11 am today. https:\/\/t.co\/XWFzKVkzON<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-10-23 11:38:18<\/td>\nFormer Shiga Governor Kada Yukiko lost her bid for Shiga’s House of Representatives District 1 Diet seat against incumbent Ooka Toshitaka.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-10-23 11:39:00<\/td>\nTyphoon Lan tore off the white wall of Hikone Castle’s Tamon Yagura turret and broke 9 utility poles on the Kosei Line near Hira Station.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-10-23 12:01:35<\/td>\nKosei Line running only between Yamashina and Katata. Ohmi Railways suspended between Hino and Minakuchi Stations due to landslide. Bus provided<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-10-24 00:27:31<\/td>\nImoko-no-Sato Michinoeki roadside station in Wani, Otsu is closed due to major typhoon damage (roof blew off). #\u9053\u306e\u99c5\u59b9\u5b50\u306e\u90f7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-10-24 00:28:51<\/td>\nDue to broken utility poles near Hira Station, JR Kosei Line is not running between Katata and Omi-Imazu Stations. Reduced runs beyond Imazu.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-10-24 10:17:24<\/td>\nIn Otsu, part of Shiga Jr. High School’s gym roof got blown off by Typhoon Lan. With no power and water, it remains closed. #\u5fd7\u8cc0\u4e2d\u5b66\u6821<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-10-25 02:31:23<\/td>\nDEC is holding its annual Cancer Walk at 10 am on Oct. 29 at Higashiomi Green Stadium. Donate for cancer research. https:\/\/t.co\/0mk2j1wZ5S<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-10-25 02:31:46<\/td>\nThe entire JR Kosei Line is running again. Power returning to affected areas. Cable car from Sakamoto to Enryakuji will run from Oct. 26.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-10-27 01:33:45<\/td>\nBlog post reviewing UCC Shiga Factory tour in Aisho: https:\/\/t.co\/oSLNdsivNL<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-10-29 08:14:14<\/td>\nDue to winds, JR Kosei Line has been suspended between Katata and Omi-Imazu Stations for the rest of today. Reduced train runs to\/from Katata.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-10-29 18:24:09<\/td>\n4th graders in St. Johns, Michigan sing the Biwako Rowing Song in Japanese. They hold an art exchange with Konan. https:\/\/t.co\/Yyi2aqSjNK<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-10-29 18:29:14<\/td>\nShar Mohr in Michigan studied Japanese and visited Shiga for the 1st time in Sept. A local paper wrote about it. Nice! https:\/\/t.co\/1MupokWdwM<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-10-31 17:03:02<\/td>\n“CocoShiga,” Shiga’s new gift shop, eatery, and tourist info center opened in Nihonbashi, Tokyo on Oct. 29. General manager is from Okinawa.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-10-31 17:03:11<\/td>\nYamaguchi Yuki (28,\u5c71\u53e3\u4f51\u6a39) math teacher at Moriyama Kita High School fired for trying to take an upskirt photo of a female student in class.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-10-31 17:04:18<\/td>\nKorean envoy documents from Nagahama-born Confucian scholar Amenomori Hoshu (1668-1755) will be inscribed as UNESCO Memory of the World.\u96e8\u68ee\u82b3\u6d32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-11-02 17:57:40<\/td>\nTyphoon-caused landslide cleared and Ohmi Railways running again between Hino and Minakuchi Stations after a week of stoppage.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-11-03 20:38:55<\/td>\nDrunken Maibara City Hall worker Yomori Tatsuya (41,\u4e16\u68ee\u9054\u4e5f) arrested for punching a taxi driver who drove him home on Nov. 3, 12:45 am. #\u7c73\u539f\u306e\u6065<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-11-03 20:39:12<\/td>\n3 hikers from Kyoto who got lost on Mt. Bunagatake on Nov. 2, found safe by police next day. Avoid alpine hiking after typhoon! #\u89b3\u5149\u5ba2\u7528\u5371\u967a\u60c5\u5831\u4e0d\u8db3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-11-05 07:15:17<\/td>\nI wonder if they also showed her Lake Biwa pearls. I hope they did… https:\/\/t.co\/TxBfmshKEs<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-11-09 04:34:18<\/td>\nI welcome Twitter increasing the max. characters to 280 per tweet. Now I don’t have to use abbreviations which my Japanese readers of English might not understand. But I will still try to keep my tweets as short as possible. I can now use English + Japanese in one tweet. Great!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-11-09 05:16:27<\/td>\nLots of Shiga sake at CocoShiga next to Nihonbashi Station in Tokyo.\u54c1\u63c3\u3048\u306f\u7d50\u69cb\u3042\u308b\u3051\u3069\u3001\u7d20\u4eba\u306b\u306f\u76ee\u7389\u5546\u54c1\u304c\u3088\u304f\u308f\u304b\u3089\u306a\u3044\u3002\u6ecb\u8cc0\u306e\u300c\u3053\u308c\u3060\uff01\u300d\u3068\u3044\u3046\u3082\u306e\u3002\u4e00\u898b\u3067\u308f\u304b\u308bPOP\u5e83\u544a\u3084\u30ad\u30e3\u30c3\u30c1\u30b3\u30d4\u30fc\u304c\u5fc5\u8981\u3002\u82f1\u8a9e\u7248HP\u3082\u304a\u304b\u3057\u3044\u3002”The Shiga’s story”\u306f\u304a\u304b\u3057\u3044… https:\/\/t.co\/gp9d3AexFB<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/W8bjZxAQ28<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-11-09 05:42:20<\/td>\nFunazushi-flavored potato chips will go on sale from Nov. 13 in the Kinki Region. They look like regular chips, but with a fishy taste.\u9b5a\u306e\u5473\u306f\u3059\u308b\u3051\u3069\u3001\u9b92\u305a\u3057\u3067\u306f\u306a\u3044\u306a\u3002\u5b88\u5c71\u5e02\u306b\u3042\u308b\u30e2\u30f3\u30ec\u30fc\u30d6\u306e\u300c\u3075\u306a\u305a\u3057\u30d1\u30a4\u300d\u306e\u65b9\u304c\u3044\u3044\u3002CocoShiga\u3067\u58f2\u3063\u3066\u6b32\u3057\u3044\u3002\u8a71\u984c\u6027\u306e\u3042\u308b\u300c\u7532\u8cc0\u30b3\u30fc\u30e9\u300d\u3082\u3002 \"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-11-15 03:27:06<\/td>\nNakamura Haruto (34,\u4e2d\u6751\u6cbb\u4eba), a child activity center instructor at Ikadachi Jido Club (\u4f0a\u9999\u7acb\u5150\u7ae5\u30af\u30e9\u30d6) in Otsu, was arrested for using his smartphone to shoot upskirt video of a high school girl in a convenience store in Otsu on Oct. 14. He has admitted to the charges.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-11-15 03:27:18<\/td>\nDuring the nationwide test of the J-Alert nationwide disaster warning system on Oct. 14 at 11 am, Koka’s loudspeaker announcement did not work and Moriyama’s email warning system did not work. #\uff2a\u30a2\u30e9\u30fc\u30c8\u8a13\u7df4\uff12\u5e02\u3067\u4e0d\u5177\u5408<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-11-15 23:31:21<\/td>\nOtsu-based painter Brian Williams will have an exhibition at Takashimaya Department Store (6th floor) in Kyoto during Nov. 22\u201328. https:\/\/t.co\/n2FNrd226F<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/XJZI5VTxMh<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-11-17 10:47:29<\/td>\nThe next NHK Nodo Jiman TV program (amateur singing contest) on Nov. 19 at 12:15 pm to 1 pm will be held at Takashima Shimin Kaikan hall in Imazu, Takashima. Hope to hear Shiga’s famous songs. I applied to join the audience, but didn’t get in. Too bad! https:\/\/t.co\/NYctY1LFiU<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-11-17 10:52:24<\/td>\nMt. Ibuki today. Dusted with the season’s first snow yesterday. \"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-11-19 14:04:34<\/td>\nNHK\u306e\u3069\u81ea\u6162\u304c\u3088\u304f\u4eca\u6d25\u306b\u6765\u3066\u304f\u308c\u305f\u3002\u53f8\u4f1a\u8005\u304c\u300c\u7435\u7436\u770c\u300d\u3068\u9593\u9055\u3048\u3066\u7206\u7b11\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u4e00\u7d44\uff08\u5973\u5b50\u30da\u30a2\u306e\u5927\u5b66\u751f\uff09\u304c\u300c\u7435\u7436\u6e56\u5468\u822a\u306e\u6b4c\u300d\u3092\u6b4c\u3063\u3066\u3088\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3002\u601d\u308f\u305a\u62cd\u624b\u3002\u300c\u4eca\u5e74\u306f\u6b4c\u306e\u767e\u5468\u5e74\u3067\u3059\u3088\uff01\u300d\u3082\u8a00\u3063\u3066\u6b32\u3057\u304b\u3063\u305f\u306a\u3002\u5408\u683c\u3068\u601d\u3063\u305f\u3051\u3069\u30c0\u30e1\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002\u7686\u3055\u3093\u304a\u75b2\u308c\u69d8\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002https:\/\/t.co\/qToxwpsgJj<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-11-21 04:39:26<\/td>\nIn Maibara today, fall colors are peaking earlier than usual during a cold November. https:\/\/t.co\/IcrlrCNYe5<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-11-26 08:13:14<\/td>\n\u4e2d\u65e5\u65b0\u805e\u3001\u3042\u308a\u304c\u3068\u3046\u3054\u3056\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\uff01 \"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-11-26 08:15:38<\/td>\nA new song monument to mark the 100th anniversary of Biwako Shuko no Uta (Lake Biwa Rowing Song) was unveiled at Kyoto University’s Yoshida-South Campus in Kyoto on Nov. 25, 2017. It’s in both Japanese and English. Watch this short video clip.\u300c\u7435\u7436\u6e56\u5468\u822a\u306e\u6b4c\u300d100\u5468\u5e74\u8a18\u5ff5\u7891\u9664\u5e55\u5f0f https:\/\/t.co\/wAUT0vsBap<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-11-28 02:31:56<\/td>\nKyoto University Glee Club sang the 1st verse of Lake Biwa Rowing Song in English as part of the university’s celebration of Biwako Shuko no Uta’s 100th anniversary held at the university on Nov. 25, 2017. #\u4eac\u90fd\u5927\u5b66\u30b0\u30ea\u30fc\u30af\u30e9\u30d6 #\u7435\u7436\u6e56\u5468\u822a\u306e\u6b4c\u767e\u5468\u5e74\u8a18\u5ff5 https:\/\/t.co\/ZrRn4jIaeh<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-11-30 03:20:02<\/td>\n“Club Harie”\u3092\u521d\u3081\u3066\u805e\u3044\u305f\u3068\u304d,disco,\u30b9\u30ca\u30c3\u30af,\u9ad8\u5cf6\u5e02\u91dd\u6c5f\u5730\u533a\u306e\u30b8\u30e0\u3068\u304b\u601d\u3063\u305f\u3051\u3069\u6d0b\u83d3\u5b50\u5c4b\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002\u5148\u65e5\u306b\u5f66\u6839\u5e97\u306e\u5f93\u696d\u54e1\u306b\u305d\u306e\u540d\u524d\u306e\u7531\u6765\u3092\u805e\u3044\u3066\u307f\u305f\u3002Club\u3068Harie(\u73bb\u7483\u7d75)\u306e\u610f\u5473\u304c\u308f\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3051\u3069\u3001\u306a\u305c\u305d\u306e\u793e\u540d\u306b\u3057\u305f\u306e\u304b\u8ab0\u3082\u77e5\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002\u305d\u306eCaf\u00e9\u306e\u30ad\u30c3\u30b7\u30e5\u30d7\u30ec\u30fc\u30c8(\u00a51080)\u306f\u7f8e\u5473\u3057\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3002 \"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-12-01 14:39:30<\/td>\nOne wall (left in the photo) on Hikone Castle’s main tower was damaged by Typhoon No. 21 in Oct. The white plaster (shikkui\u6f06\u55b0) got soaked by horizontal rain and fell off. They can’t repair it until May since the new plaster cannot dry in the winter cold. It remains exposed. \"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-12-03 14:08:55<\/td>\nBeautiful day today for Tarobogu Shrine’s annual Fire Festival in Higashi-Omi. It’s literally, “Holy smoke!” The smoke supposed to purify you for the new year. I really got smoked so I’m very pure. Firewalking (hi-watari) was fun too. I’m ready for 2018. #\u592a\u90ce\u574a\u5bae\u304a\u706b\u711a\u5927\u796d \"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-12-04 14:36:31<\/td>\nVisited the old Biwako Hotel in Otsu. It’s now the Biwako Otsu-kan with a banquet hall, restaurant, and galleries. Larger-than-life building with great lake views. Built in 1934, it takes you back in time. Old photos of US Occupation forces using the hotel 1945\u20131957 are exhibited. \"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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2017-12-11 03:05:51<\/td>\n\u3055\u3059\u304c\u5f66\u6839\u3002\u3053\u306e\u9593\u306f\u9db4\u74f6\u3055\u3093\u3002\u305d\u3057\u3066\u5148\u65e5\u306e9\u65e5\u306fNHK\u7dcf\u5408\u300c\u30d6\u30e9\u30bf\u30e2\u30ea\u300d\u3002\u5076\u7136\u304b\u8a08\u753b\u7684\u304b\u3002\u307e\u305f\u306f\u57ce\u306e410\u5468\u5e74\u306e\u305f\u3081\u304b\u3002\u8fd1\u6c5f\u3055\u3093\u3082\u8fd1\u6c5f\u3092\u8a2a\u308c\u305f\u3002\u305d\u306e\u540d\u5b57\u306e\u7531\u6765\u3082\u805e\u304d\u305f\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3002\u8db3\u8efd\u5c4b\u6577\u306e\u4e2d\u3082\u62dd\u898b\u3067\u304d\u3066\u3088\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3002\u8272\u3005\u9762\u767d\u304f\u308f\u304b\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u518d\u653e\u9001\u3042\u308a\u3002https:\/\/t.co\/M3AbpDRJI2<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-12-11 14:45:53<\/td>\nLet’s pray that the tanuki (raccoon) mascot candidate for the Tokyo Paralympics will be selected. It would be great PR for Shiga, especially Shigaraki. Watch this official video that shows this mascot being born from Shigaraki tanuki. https:\/\/t.co\/3sbewVP2uP<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-12-12 18:33:56<\/td>\nIn Yasu, the copper roofing on two smaller shrines at Osasahara Jinja Shrine (\u5927\u7b39\u539f\u795e\u793e) was found to be torn off and stolen on Dec. 8. Shrine members plan to replace the roofing before New Year’s. Copper prices have been rising and have become a target for thieves in the past.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-12-12 19:50:58<\/td>\nMy foodie friend Yukari introduced funazushi on NHK World’s J-Trip program about sushi (starts at 18:40): https:\/\/t.co\/kUjHJy0TkG<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-12-13 20:36:21<\/td>\nCocoShiga is Shiga’s new antenna shop in Tokyo. My blog post here: https:\/\/t.co\/qMaT8Y1E3m<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-12-15 15:06:53<\/td>\nSince 1977, for 41 years in a row in Dec., an anonymous person has again left bags of Omi rice at Hino Town Hall. Three 30-kg bags of rice were found at the entrance on the morning of Dec. 15. The town plans to give the rice to local nursing homes. No message was attached.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-12-15 15:18:13<\/td>\nNational survey by Japan’s health ministry found that Shiga had Japan’s longest average life expectancy for men at 81.78 years as of 2015. For Shiga women, it was 87.57 years, the 8th longest in Japan and the longest in Kansai. Cancer was the leading cause of death in Japan.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-12-18 11:15:10<\/td>\nAt Otsu District Court’s Hikone Branch today, former Kora Town Hall tax worker Kojima Takayasu (31) #\u5c0f\u5cf6\u5d07\u9756 was convicted of embezzling \u00a56 million from tax-paying residents. His 3-year jail sentence has been suspended for 5 years after his father paid the town \u00a533 million.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-12-19 14:45:48<\/td>\nFor the 4th time in Dec. 2017, copper roofing was stolen from a Shinto shrine in Shiga. On Dec. 19, copper roofing worth \u00a520,000 on the Haiden hall of Taiho Jinja Shrine (\u5927\u5bf6\u795e\u793e) in Hino was found to be torn off. Since June 2017, there have been 33 copper thefts in Shiga.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-12-20 15:38:00<\/td>\n\u79c1\u306eTwitter followers\u306f\u4eca\u307e\u3060\u5c11\u306a\u3044\u3067\u3059\u304c\u3001\u307b\u3068\u3093\u3069\u306etweet\u306f\u6700\u4f4e,\u6570\u767e\u4ef6\u306e\u30a2\u30af\u30bb\u30b9\u304c\u3042\u308b.Shiga Blog\u306esidebar\u306b\u81ea\u52d5\u7684\u306b\u8868\u793a\u3055\u308c\u308b\u306e\u3067\u5897\u3048\u307e\u3059\u304c,\u305f\u307e\u306b\u4f55\u5343\u4ef6\u306e\u30a2\u30af\u30bb\u30b9\u3082\u3042\u308b.\u4f8b\u3048\u3070,12\u67081\u65e5\u306e\u5f66\u6839\u57ce\u306e\u6f06\u55b0\u306e\u88ab\u5bb3\u72b6\u6cc1\u306e\u5199\u771f\u306f\u65e2\u306b4\u5343\u4ef6\u4ee5\u4e0a\u306e\u30a2\u30af\u30bb\u30b9.\u306a\u306b\u304c\u4eba\u6c17\u306b\u306a\u308b\u306e\u304b\u672c\u5f53\u306b\u4e88\u60f3\u3067\u304d\u306a\u3044.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-12-25 15:03:19<\/td>\nFaced with red ink (since mid-1990s) and aging rails and trains, Ohmi Railways is seeking serious talks with the five cities and towns it operates in to discuss its future. Either receive subsidies, replace train lines with buses, or create a joint venture with local governments.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-12-25 15:18:16<\/td>\nAge 25 math teacher at Hino High School fired (fined \u00a5700,000) for slandering a woman on social media and obscene acts with an underage girl. Also, a substitute teacher at Kamiteru Elementary School in Nagahama was fired (fined \u00a5500,000) for paid obscene acts w\/age 16 girl in June.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-12-25 15:27:06<\/td>\nFrom Jan. to Nov. 2017, 88 arrests were made for crimes by foreigners in Shiga, including tourists, 19 more than the same period in 2016. 61 arrests were for shoplifting. Vietnamese were the largest group at 16 persons, followed by 10 Brazilians. No mention of Japanese arrests.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-12-25 15:57:56<\/td>\nAfter an invalid Nov. 26 referendum, the Yasu City Council has voted in favor of building a new municipal hospital (\u91ce\u6d32\u5e02\u6c11\u75c5\u9662) on the empty lot in front of JR Yasu Station’s South exit. Slated to open in 4 years to replace the current and aging Yasu Hospital in Koshinohara.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-12-25 16:07:22<\/td>\nTo bring more tourists to western Shiga along the JR Kosei Line, a special express Haruka train will run from Kansai Airport to Omi-Imazu on Feb. 17, 2018 morning. It will be a special tour for 200 people to visit Ogoto Onsen and Imazu. Reservations being accepted until Jan. 31.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-12-25 16:22:54<\/td>\nIn 2016, a record 50,767,300 tourists visited Shiga, a 5.9% increase over 2015 (+2.82 mil.) and the 1st time it exceeded 50 mil. 549,800 of them were foreigners, 74,000 (+15.6%) more than in 2015. However, lodging guests numbered only 3,777,300, a 1.5% decrease.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-12-25 16:28:27<\/td>\nIn 2016, Shiga’s most popular tourist destinations were: 1. La Collina Omi-Hachiman (2.13 mil. visitors), 2. Kurokabe Glass Shop in Nagahama (1.97 mil. visitors), and 3. Taga Taisha Shrine (1.66 mil. visitors) in Taga.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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