Culture Prefectural Calligraphy Exhibition Cathy Cawood Huge annual exhibition of calligraphy from all over Shiga Prefecture, held in Otsu Museum of History in February.
Culture NAKED Hikone Castle Cherry Blossom Festival 2024 Kim Bergström Digital art collective NAKED are combining the best of real blossoms and faux ones at the NAKED Hikone Castle Cherry Blossom ...
Culture Human and Animal 2021 Kim Bergström A special exhibition at the Shiga Prefectural Ceramics Forest looks at humans and animals as depicted by 5 ceramic artists: B...
Culture Moomin Comic Strips Exhibition: Shiga 2020-2021 Kim Bergström The Moomins are characters in a cartoon series developed by Finnish illustrator Tove Jansson, and they've become quite popula...
Culture Miraculous Clay 2020 Kim Bergström A special event at the Shiga Prefectural Ceramic Forest looks into the soil of Shigaraki, often dubbed as "miraculous clay". ...
Culture Otsu Festival 2025 Cathy Cawood Otsu Matsuri takes place in early October and features thirteen ornate floats with ingenious mechanical puppets.
11 Culture Ishiyama Temple in Otsu Cathy Cawood A large, unusual wollastonite rock formation is surrounded by beautiful temple buildings of Ishiyama-dera in Otsu.
11 Culture Omihachiman Roof Tile Museum Cathy Cawood Japanese roof tile and roof ornaments displayed in a small but beautiful museum beside Omihachiman Canal.
Area Otsu Cathy Cawood Ōtsu is the capital city of Shiga Prefecture, Japan. Ōtsu is known as the main port of Lake Biwa, the largest lake in Japan. ...
