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 ...

Japan has several dozen musical road sections, many of which are installed ... Notable ones include a section of the Biwa-Ohashi bridge in Shiga Prefecture, which plays “Biwako Shuko no Uta ...

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 ...