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12 injured as "mikoshi" portable shrines topple at local festival in Shiga Pref.
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Bad Manners at Fantastic Mine Ruins, "Laputa of Shiga"
Series of Trespassing Incidents Leads to Fence Installation6 December 2022
Man Who Left Yahoo! to Become a Ninja
What He Wanted Even at the Cost of His Career31 October 2022
110,000 Visitors Cheer the Blue Impulse Soaring in the Blue Sky
"Self-Defense Force Festa" in Takashima City, Shiga30 August 2022
Gold Medal Swimmer Yui Ohashi Takes Photo with Hikonyan
Reports Her Achievement to Her Home City Hall3 January 2022
Through a Russet Tunnel
Row of Metasequoia Trees Undamaged from Typhoons22 January 2021
Whiskey Nurtured by Lake Biwa and Mount Ibuki
Third Version Released18 November 2019
"Minakuchi Rapier" Found to Be Japan Made
Traditional Rapier Handed Down to Shrine in Shiga29 October 2019
National Treasure Repair at Close
Construction Tours at Miidera Branch Temple, in Otsu6 September 2019
Bird's Eye View of Lake Biwa during "Five-Minute" Flight
Popular Hot-air Balloon Experience Event Celebrating 10th Year11 July 2019
Cafe with View of Metasequoia Rows Opens
Enjoy Sweets with Seasonal Fruit8 May 2019
Vast Panoramic View of Lake Biwa beyond Snowy Fields
Ski Resort's Observation Area Opened to Public13 March 2019
Surprising View of Huge Windmill Demolition Work
300-Million-Yen Dream Blown away by No Wind18 February 2019
Popularity of Lake Biwa License Plate Approaches Kyoto
Suitable for Any Vehicle8 January 2019
Throwing Tiles through Torii Gate
Competition in November on Chikubushima Island, Shiga1 November 2018
Introducing Craftsmanship of Shiga, Including Shigaraki Ware Earrings
Product Exhibition Sale in Tokyo8 October 2018
Leaves Turning Red Unusually Early
Japanese Maples at 400 Meter Elevation, Shiga Prefecture5 October 2018
Brain Cake and Eyeball Jelly
"Horror" Sweets at a Shiga Prefecture Hotel21 September 2018
Precincts Dyed by Candles at Stone Images
"Manto Kuyo" Ritual at Injo-ji Temple, Shiga Prefecture2 September 2018
Sweeping Panorama of Lake Biwa
Drone Footage from the Sky over Otsu City2 September 2018
Rainbow Glow on a Summer Night
350,000 Spectators at Lake Biwa Great Fireworks Festival1 September 2018
Does Lake Biwa Have No Cooling Effect?
Burning Days Soar due to Global Warming4 August 2018
Leaves Appear from Signpost's Top
Rare Scenery Created by Vitality in Otsu7 July 2018
Digest of 18-Months of Aerial Images
"Soradori" Landscapes of Kyoto and Shiga Prefectures6 April 2018
Information Magazine for Foreigners Available in 8 Languages
Association in Shiga Prefecture8 March 2018
Resurging Popularity Thanks to the Olympics? Fastest Record to Break 100,000 Skiers
Okuibuki Ski Resort, Shiga Prefecture22 February 2018
Cold Winter Makes Kakimochi Delicious
15,000 Mochi Slices Hung, Shiga Prefecture4 February 2018
Fragrance of Gorgeous Early Spring
Nagahama Bonbaiten, Shiga Prefecture2 February 2018
Manners' Conflicts when Traveling around Lake Biwa
Special Rules for Bicycles and Cars Needed29 December 2017
Master of All 49 Types of Traditional "Renzuru"
72-Year-Old Man in Shiga Prefecture22 December 2017
Winter-Cloaked Ski Slopes Soar Above Lake Biwa
Hakodateyama, Shiga Prefecture21 December 2017
Beautifully Dressed; Three Selected as Kimono Goodwill Ambassadors
Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture21 November 2017
Eyeball Jelly and Brain Mousse...
"Most Horrific" Desserts at an Otsu Hotel26 September 2017
Bonji Cafe Latte Gains Popularity
Guardian Deities in Latte, Enryakuji Temple's Precincts20 September 2017
Does Lake Biwa Look Like Brazil?
Waves of Japanese-Brazilian Campers Surprise Local People31 August 2017
Global Religious Leaders Join Hands and Pray for Peace
Message from Mount Hiei 2017 Adopted15 August 2017
Huge Flowers above Lake, High Summer Festival
Lake Biwa Fireworks Festival15 August 2017
"Birdman" Dream in Skies over Lake Biwa
Rally Ambitions of Students from Kyoto and Shiga Prefectures28 July 2017
Float Procession Parades through Kyoto's Summery Main Streets
Gion Festival, Saki Matsuri23 July 2017
"Varicolored" World of Ceramics
Special Exhibition in Shigaraki Town, Shiga27 June 2017
Sharing via SNS, American Buddhist Priest on Pilgrimage Becomes Tourism Ambassador
Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture13 June 2017
Gorgeous Rose Festival under Clear Skies
Blumen Hugel Farm in Hino, Shiga Prefecture7 June 2017
App Promoting Charms of Maibara, Shiga Prefecture
Foreign Tourists in Kyoto, Please Come!30 May 2017
Promoting Otsu's Charms to Foreigners
Otsu International Goodwill Association Organizes Lecture on Worshipping at Shinto Shrines1 May 2017
Pray to Flames for World Peace and Recovery
Great Goma Ceremony at Enryakuji Temple, Mt. Hiei, Shiga22 March 2017
Want a Ninja Bento with Ninja-Star Rice Balls?
On Sale from February 25, Kusatsu, Shiga Prefecture28 February 2017
Flames and Young Men Dance in Snow
Two Shrines' "Hi-Matsuri" Festivals in Moriyama, Shiga Prefecture15 January 2017
Bonsai Exhibition in Nagahama City, Shiga Prefecture
Elegant Aroma Heralds Advent of Spring in Lake Biwa Area6 January 2017
Candy House with Santa as Alien!?
Shiga Junior College Students' Works at an Otsu City Hotel6 December 2016
Castle Keep with 400-Years' Dignity Glistens in Morning Sun
Drone-Filming Hikone Castle, Shiga Prefecture23 October 2016
