Arts & Local Craft

Traditional Culture

A Slice of the Sword Life

Shiga’s small town of Gokasho is famed for offering visitors a snap shot back in time to when wealthy merchants inhabited the area....

July 25, 2016

Local Cuisine & Foods

Onion Restaurante, by Tomohisa Kawase, Nagahama City

Diversity in Nagahama

Kanpai! Ganbei! Saúde! Cheers! On January 16th, I attended a New Years Party at Onion Restaurante in Nagahama. However, this was not your...

February 17, 2016

People & Community Life

A Slice of the Sword Life

Shiga’s small town of Gokasho is famed for offering visitors a snap shot back in time to when wealthy merchants inhabited the area....

July 25, 2016

Onion Restaurante, by Tomohisa Kawase, Nagahama City

Diversity in Nagahama

Kanpai! Ganbei! Saúde! Cheers! On January 16th, I attended a New Years Party at Onion Restaurante in Nagahama. However, this was not your...

February 17, 2016


Be Wa on Youtube

Find us on Youtube, where we’ve archived a few local videos and are planning for more to come…

Looking for Local Events?

2015-BeWa-Calendar

Our handmade events calendar from 2015 is still a great reference for annual festivals and activities.

Also be sure to find and/or follow us on Facebook, where we often post local event notices.

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