Lake Biwa, Japan's largest lake, has long been a center of flourishing agriculture and cultural progress, but it's also been at the center of countless environmental crises.

Three Reasons to Go to Okishima: · Floating on the placid waters of Lake Biwa in Shiga Prefecture, Okishima is the only populated freshwater island in all of Japan. · The island is famous for ...

Lake Biwa Museum, Japan Time frame: 1 July 2023 - 30 June 2024 Profile ...

LAKE BIWA, Japan -- For one Japanese tourist spot trying to survive the pandemic-related, the mantra has become paint it blue. Blue has become all the rage in the castle city of Nagahama on the ...

The positions in the table below reflect the Lake Biwa Museum's position overall, domestically, within their sector, and in various subject areas based on their Share. Each position links to the ...

A government panel has proposed that some Lake Biwa canal facilities in western Japan be collectively designated as a national treasure. Five of the canal facilities, which were built to help ...

Lake Biwa, covering an area of 670 square kilometers, is famed for being Japan’s largest lake, and its proximity to the former capital of Kyoto means it has featured in art and literature since ...

West Japan's Shiga Prefecture is home to Lake Biwa, the country's biggest lake, and all fifth-grade students board a ship for one night and two days t ...

OTSU, Japan -- The Lake Biwa Canal Cruise is a small sightseeing boat with a capacity of about 10 people. The craft makes a round trip on the waterway.

Shiga Prefecture, 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 ...

Japan's western prefecture of Shiga is looking to attract patriotic Austrian tourists who may be interested in visiting Lake Biwa, given the revelation on social media that the spectacular body of ...