14 Cycling Otsu Waterfront Cathy Cawood Path along the edge of Lake Biwa from Hama-Otsu to Ishiyama has great views over the water.
11 Kaeru-Iwa Rapids on the Seta River Cathy Cawood White water at Kaeru-Iwa on the Seta River, with beautiful scenery and fantastically shaped rocks.
15 Snow at Makino Cathy Cawood Old wooden houses in the snow and stunning winter lakeside scenery at the small town of Makino in Shiga Prefecture.
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 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 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...
Food Peach and Mango Afternoon Tea 2021 [Cancelled] Kim Bergström From July 1st until August 31st, the Lake Biwa Marriott Hotel will host a Peach and Mango afternoon tea event which features ...
Culture Otsu Festival 2026 Cathy Cawood Otsu Matsuri takes place in early October and features thirteen ornate floats with ingenious mechanical puppets.
12 Omi-Hachiman Canal in Winter Cathy Cawood Historic Omi-Hachiman Canal is a lovely place for a winter stroll followed by afternoon tea at Taneya or Club Harie.
