Travel Blog Photos from Shiga (400)
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... ; Last night's stay at the Yumotokan was a worthwhile, if not expensive, experience. It is an onsen resort set in the Shiga prefecture near Lake Biwa, meaning it takes the natural hot spring water and pumps it into the baths, while giving us a beautiful ...
There were three separate cemeteries at one monistary we visited in Shiga, Japan. The newest one is where the current burrials take place. . . sort of . . . what they do is cremated there departed and place the ashes in the base of the monument. There ...
The next day we travelled to Kyoto. Yoji took the scenice route for our benefit, driving alongside the largest lake in Japan and stopping in Hikone to see the castle. Here we also tried matcha - traditional green tea which is thicker and made from ...
9/19/2006 Tuesday Gift giving in Japan seems to be a perpetual wheel of obligation. Whenever a trip is taken, small, individually, (usually food-like) items are expected by your co-workers and friends. Even after just meeting once, I received ...
Otsu, Shiga, Kinki, Japan

Otsu, Shiga, Kinki, Japan

4220 Sakamoto-honmachi, Otsu, Shiga, Kinki, Japan

300, Momodani, Shigaraki-cho, Koga-gun Shiga, Kinki, Japan
