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1 Review and 0 Opinions As the name states, Business Hotel Serikawa is a business hotel, located along the Serikawa River....
Syu-yuu-kan: Local food and Sake Tasting
MINOSUKE Says: The building of this restaurant was a sake brewery about 100 years ago.So you can enjoy the old Japanese architecture here.They serve traditional food of this...
Hikone Castle, one of National Treasures
MINOSUKE Says: Hikone Castle is known by its very beautiful shape.The contrast of the black roofs and white walls of the castle tower is beautiful.You can go into the tower...
MINOSUKE Says: The area around Lake Biwa had been called 'Omi' until the Meiji era (until 1867). So there are many cities and towns whose names begin with 'Omi'. Omihachiman...
MINOSUKE Says: Genkyuen Garden is a very bautiful Japanese garden. This was made by the fourth governor of Hikone, Naooki Ii in 1677. The big pond is made to have the same...
Enjoy the riverside district in Omihachiman
MINOSUKE Says: In Omihachiman you can enjoy the beautiful scenary of Lake Biwa and a lot of rivers and canals which run into and out of Lake Biwa. In Omihachiman these rivers...
shrimp56 Says: You enter the museum area through a dramatic tunnel and then emerge onto an equally dramatic bridge. Check out the website listed below for some other views of...
shrimp56 Says: Inside looking out towards the tunnel and the bridge. The bridge received an award in 2002 from the International Association for Bridge and Structural...
shrimp56 Says: The stone is a beige limestone from France. The Chinese-American architect, I.M. Pei used this stone for all surfaces in the museum. The museum is celebrating...
shrimp56 Says: The area the museum is set in is called the Peach Valley. According to the legend of Peach Valley -- "If you seek happiness, look at beautiful things” The...
shrimp56 Says: Before the museum was built the collection was displayed in several cities as the Shumei Family Collection. The museum opened in 1997.
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Before the museum was built the collection was displayed in several cities as the Shumei Family Collection. The museum opened in 1997.
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Q: my husband and i are living in osaka, where its cold. we want to see some snow, and i know we can go somewhere for a day, but i...
A: Hi! Wow.. It is very cold today. Probably snowy in Shiga area. Please try -> http://info.biwako-visitors.jp/biwakonotabi/english/seasons/index.html Keep yourself warm....
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Lake Biwa, the biggest lake in Japan
Shiga-ken (Shiga Prefecture) lies east to Kyoto Prefecture. Lake Biwa occupies one sixth of the area of Shiga-ken. In many ways this lake influences the people in Shiga-ken and Kinki District...
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The Miho family developed this museum. The architect was I.M. Pei who also designed The John Hancock Building in Chicago, and the "Grand Louvre" project in Paris. [the pyramids]
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=now underconstruction (sorry for my mis spell & less info)= I can't travel abroad for a while, so I wrote down a bit about some place I reccomend. We have Lake Biwa in shiga, and which is the...
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