OTSU, Japan (Kyodo) -- An ancient type of sushi called "funazushi," considered by many to be the original form of the raw ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

NAGAHAMA, Shiga Prefecture--In the midst of an ongoing drought, a small island in Lake Biwako here has taken on the slight resemblance of France’s Mont Saint-Michel. The lake has been called ...

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 ...