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      Hikone’s Eclectic Center: Ginza, Hashimoto, and Hanashobu Street

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      Rebecca Otowa – The Mixing of Japan, Artist and Woman

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      Plum Blossom Bonsai Trees are Blooming at Bonbaiten

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      Diversity in Nagahama

    • Shiga Enriched through English

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      10 Wonderful Ways to Enjoy the Views of Mother Lake

    • Sasa Kawanobe

      A Word of Mouth Antique Shop Restaurant that Deserves its Oral Praise

    • ‘Oga Showten’ as seen from Hachiman Bori

      Oga Showten: Art, Craft and Cuisine Freshly Born from Traditional Spaces

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      A Deeper Dive into Biwako at the Lake Biwa Museum

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      Hikone’s Eclectic Center: Ginza, Hashimoto, and Hanashobu Street

    • Rebecca Otowa exhibition at Kazenokobo

      Rebecca Otowa – The Mixing of Japan, Artist and Woman

    • Bonbaiten

      Plum Blossom Bonsai Trees are Blooming at Bonbaiten

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    • Hiking Japan’s Hidden Sacred Mountains

    • Lake Biwa Museum

      A Deeper Dive into Biwako at the Lake Biwa Museum

    • A Slice of the Sword Life

    • Personalizing Your Hatsumode Experience at a Shrine or Temple

    • Shiga Enriched through English

  • Food
    • Onion Restaurante, by Tomohisa Kawase, Nagahama City

      Diversity in Nagahama

    • Shiga Enriched through English

    • Shirahige Shrine Gate in Lake Biwa

      10 Wonderful Ways to Enjoy the Views of Mother Lake

    • Sasa Kawanobe

      A Word of Mouth Antique Shop Restaurant that Deserves its Oral Praise

    • ‘Oga Showten’ as seen from Hachiman Bori

      Oga Showten: Art, Craft and Cuisine Freshly Born from Traditional Spaces

  • Outdoors
    • Hiking Japan’s Hidden Sacred Mountains

    • Lake Biwa Museum

      A Deeper Dive into Biwako at the Lake Biwa Museum

    • Personalizing Your Hatsumode Experience at a Shrine or Temple

    • Shiga Enriched through English

    • Yukitsuri – A Feat Accomplished through the Help of Many

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    • Onion Restaurante, by Tomohisa Kawase, Nagahama City

      Diversity in Nagahama

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Onion Restaurante, by Tomohisa Kawase, Nagahama City
Corrin Davis

Diversity in Nagahama

February 17, 2016 Food & Drink People 1 Comment

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

Corrin Davis

Personalizing Your Hatsumode Experience at a Shrine or Temple

February 2, 2016 Culture Outdoors 0 Comments

From omikuji to praying after a donation, there are many things to do during Hatsumode, your first Shinto shrine or Buddhist temple visit of the year. This first...

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