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![Sakura Season at Hokoen and Nagahama Castle]( "Sakura Season at Hokoen and Nagahama Castle")
1Sakura Season at Hokoen and Nagahama Castle
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![Sakura Season at Kaizu Osaki]( "Sakura Season at Kaizu Osaki")
2Sakura Season at Kaizu Osaki
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![Hachimanbori Canal Boat Cruise]( "Hachimanbori Canal Boat Cruise")
3Hachimanbori Canal Boat Cruise
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![Hiking Around Azuchi Castle Ruins]( "Hiking Around Azuchi Castle Ruins")
4Hiking Around Azuchi Castle Ruins
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![Experience Nagahama’s Nature Focused Culture]( "Experience Nagahama’s Nature Focused Culture")
5Experience Nagahama’s Nature Focused Culture
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![Muddled in Miidera]( "Muddled in Miidera")
6Muddled in Miidera
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![Amazing Hieizan]( "Amazing Hieizan")
7Amazing Hieizan
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![Otsu: Oddly Overshadowed]( "Otsu: Oddly Overshadowed")
8Otsu: Oddly Overshadowed
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![4 Days in Shiga and Fukui: Venturing North]( "4 Days in Shiga and Fukui: Venturing North")
94 Days in Shiga and Fukui: Venturing North
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![Blessed Biwa]( "Blessed Biwa")
10Blessed Biwa
Otsu
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![Mii-dera Cherry Blossom Awa Odori]( "Mii-dera Cherry Blossom Awa Odori")
1Mii-dera Cherry Blossom Awa Odori
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![Japan International Birdman Rally]( "Japan International Birdman Rally")
2Japan International Birdman Rally
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![Water Lily Exhibition]( "Water Lily Exhibition")
3Water Lily Exhibition
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![NAKED Hikone Castle Cherry Blossom Festival]( "NAKED Hikone Castle Cherry Blossom Festival")
4NAKED Hikone Castle Cherry Blossom Festival
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![Otsu Festival]( "Otsu Festival")
5Otsu Festival
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![The Must-See Miho Museum]( "The Must-See Miho Museum")
6The Must-See Miho Museum
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![La Collina Omi-Hachiman]( "La Collina Omi-Hachiman")
7La Collina Omi-Hachiman
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![Okishima]( "Okishima")
8Okishima
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![Hiking Around Azuchi Castle Ruins]( "Hiking Around Azuchi Castle Ruins")
9Hiking Around Azuchi Castle Ruins
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![Hikone Castle]( "Hikone Castle")
10Hikone Castle
Culture
Upcoming Shiga Events
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Water Lily Exhibition 2025
Shiga's Mizunomori Water Botanical Garden is home to over 150 types of water lilies, and they typically begin to bloom in early..
Where to eat in Shiga
Food
La Collina Omi-Hachiman
Eriko FukuiLa Collina means hill in Italian, giving a clue to the architect’s intentions, with its hill like roof covered by a lush lawn ..
Food
Experience Nagahama’s Nature Focused Culture
The Oku Biwako region is one of Japan's largest freshwater lakes. Visitors can experience the region's customs firsthand..
Japanese
Men-ya Lennon
Barry LouieMen-ya Lennon has excellent ramen just a few minutes walk from JR Otsu Station.
Places to stay in Shiga
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Accommodation
Visiting Miho Museum
Cathy CawoodMiho Museum in the hills of Shiga Prefecture is a beautiful building, but it totally upstages the art exhibited there.
Latest Shiga Reports
Culture
Hiking Around Azuchi Castle Ruins
rachel teoThe relentless heat of the Japanese summer has finally waned, and it's the best time of the year to go on a hike! Join me in..
Activities
Sakura Season at Hokoen and Nagahama Castle
Kim BergströmSakura Season at Hokoen Park and Nagahama Castle is a delight, with around 600 Somei Yoshino cherry trees dotting the grounds. Admission..
Activities
Sakura Season at Kaizu Osaki
Kim BergströmDuring early April each year, approximately 800 Yoshino cherry trees bloom in the Kaizu Osaki area for around 4 kilometers. This..