9 Cherry Blossoms in Kusatsu, Shiga Cathy Cawood For a pleasant spring outing in Kusatsu, visit a lodge once patronized by nobility traveling on the Tokaido, and enjoy cherry blossoms..
Culture NAKED Hikone Castle Cherry Blossom Festival 2024 Mar 22nd - 31st 2024 Past Event Digital art collective NAKED are combining the best of real blossoms and faux ones at the NAKED Hikone Castle Cherry Blossom Festival..
Culture Human and Animal 2021 Jun 29th - Dec 19th 2021 Past Event A special exhibition at the Shiga Prefectural Ceramics Forest looks at humans and animals as depicted by 5 ceramic artists: Beth..
Culture 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..
Food Peach and Mango Afternoon Tea 2021 [Cancelled] Jul 1st - 31st 2021 Past Event From July 1st until August 31st, the Lake Biwa Marriott Hotel will host a Peach and Mango afternoon tea event which features a variety..
Activities Tea and Tradition at Taneya Cathy Cawood Visit a beautiful traditional Japanese sweet shop in Omihachiman Himure Village that has been selling delicious sweets for over..
11 Northern Biwako Sunset Cathy Cawood Beautiful scenery along the Oku-Biwako Parkway from Makino to Nishi-Azai, starting in late afternoon and finishing with a pink sun..