site of Lake Biwa, Japan's largest lake, is home to centuries-old crafts like Shigaraki ware and Wana velvet. We explore an island in the lake by tricycle before climbing into the mountains.

An annual spring Shinto festival has started at a shrine near Lake Biwa in Japan's western prefecture of Shiga. The first in a series of rituals of the Sanno Festival was held on Sunday at the ...

It cut over Lake Biwa, Japan's largest lake ... of Tokushima on Shikoku island. Tokushima and Kyoto universities also took part in the test flight. In March, the team successfully delivered ...