Arts & Crafts Moomin Comic Strips Exhibition: Shiga 2020-2021 Oct 24th 2020 - Jan 11th 2021 Past Event The Moomins are characters in a cartoon series developed by Finnish illustrator Tove Jansson, and they've become quite popular..
Culture Miraculous Clay 2020 Oct 3rd - Dec 13th 2020 Past Event A special event at the Shiga Prefectural Ceramic Forest looks into the soil of Shigaraki, often dubbed as "miraculous clay". The..
6 Museums Miho Museum Hoyee Tse I.M. Pei - world renowned architect designed Miho Museum as one of his masterpiece. The architecture of this museum itself is a..
Museums Prefectural Calligraphy Exhibition Cathy Cawood Huge annual exhibition of calligraphy from all over Shiga Prefecture, held in Otsu Museum of History in February.
9 Gardens & Parks Ishiyamadera's Muyu-en Pond Garden Cathy Cawood Muyu-en, a beautiful Japanese pond garden at Ishiyamadera in Otsu, has koi ponds, red bridges and a small waterfall.
7 Culture Hikone Castle in Shiga Lily Hikone Castle in Hikone City, Shiga Prefecture, is a very famous original castle tower. It is registered as a National Treasure..
Culture Hikone Buddhist Altar Festival Kenny King Hin Choi The Hikone Buddhist Altar Festival showcases each step of the process of creating the handicraft that has made this city famous.