Hiking Japan’s Hidden Sacred Mountains
Over two thirds of Japan is covered with mountains. These icons of the local landscape offer valuable resources and destinations for hikers, skiers and snowboarders, but also serve...
A Deeper Dive into Biwako at the Lake Biwa Museum
On a recent family weekend outing, I made my second visit to the Lake Biwa Museum ( 琵琶湖博物館 or Biwako Hakubutsukan ) which provided a fun afternoon for...
New Life for an Old Temple at Kyorinbo
Kyorinbo (教林坊) is a local Buddhist temple in Azuchi-cho, which is now part of Omihachiman City. I actually used to teach at a school very near here, but...
Images of Otsu Matsuri
Otsu-matsuri Festival (大津祭) was held in Otsu City last weekend. Here are some great shots, thanks to our fellow photographer, Hirotsugu Tanida! In this festival, 13 floats covered...
Artists Adventure Through Northern Shiga
The Art From The Lakes program(previously on Be Wa) just wrapped up a busy week of Shiga exhibitions, workshops and events with three visiting Michigan artists: Linda Beeman,...