Lake Biwa is the largest body of fresh water in Japan. There's a town, Harie in Shiga Prefecture, on its northwestern shore, with a constant sound of water. Canals run throughout the town ...

It still supplies water, generates power and boosts tourism. Lake Biwa is Japan's largest lake and lies to the east of Kyoto in Shiga Prefecture ...

Night - Cloudy. Winds from WNW to NW at 7 to 8 mph (11.3 to 12.9 kph). The overnight low will be 40 °F (4.4 °C). Sunny with a high of 51 °F (10.6 °C). Winds from NW to NNW at 9 to 13 mph (14.5 ...

About 300,000 daffodils are in full bloom at the Biwako Valley resort facility in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, located west of Lake Biwa. The approximately 20,000-square-meter "Suisen no Oka" area near ...

In the first research of its kind, the Shiga prefectural government examined ... said a representative of the prefecture’s Lake Biwa Conservation and Restoration Division.

It cut over Lake Biwa, Japan's largest lake, at a speed of 80 kph. The baumkuchen was made by Club Harie, a popular bakery in Omi-Hachiman, Shiga Prefecture. The bakery was chosen to provide the ...

Funazushi, which has been served for centuries and uses round crucian carp fished from Lake Biwa in Shiga prefecture, western Japan, is characterised by its distinctive sour taste and pungent aroma.