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. Yet among the museums and...
Shiga Enriched through English
As 2015 comes to a close, take a moment to stop and reflect over your Shiga highlights for the year. Where did you go? What did you do?...
10 Wonderful Ways to Enjoy the Views of Mother Lake
When receiving puzzled faces telling people you live in Shiga, throwing in a ‘Lake Biwa’ reference usually sets things straight. Lake Biwa is synonymous with Shiga, and we...
Rebecca Otowa – The Mixing of Japan, Artist and Woman
About a year ago I first visited the enchanting gallery ‘Kazenokobo’(風野工房) of textile artist Koji Noda and his wife in the scenic hills of Eigenji, Shiga. I was...
The Biwako Biennale Shows Shiga’s Strong Artistic Pulse
It still surprises me writing about it now that somewhere as local as Omi Hachiman has a world class art installation event. The Biwako Biennale (‘Biwako’ is the...