15 Rice Harvest in Shiga Prefecture Cathy Cawood Rural Shiga at rice harvest time is a mix of green, yellow and gold fields edged with flowers under the early autumn sun.
14 Autumn Color at Kongorinji Cathy Cawood Enter Kongorinji in Shiga via a path that runs from the road to the pond garden between stone walls almost covered with thick ..
12 Sagawa Art Museum Cathy Cawood This beautiful building in Shiga Prefecture is surrounded by a pond, and includes a tea-house and a wonderful underground space..
9 Spider Lily: Irresistible Seduction Takako Sakamoto Mysterious flower, spider lily: Like a drop of aphrodisiac. I miss her sensuous beauty this time of year and nothing can stop me..
11 Summer at Omihachiman Canal Cathy Cawood Perfect for day trips from Kyoto, Omihachiman Canal is a historic and beautifully scenic spot in Shiga Prefecture. There are tour..
15 Kusatsu Honjin Juku Cathy Cawood A wonderfully preserved lodge which was a rest stop tor nobility, including the Meiji Emperor, traveling along Tokaido and Nakasendo..
12 Culture Pottery Kilns at Shigaraki Cathy Cawood See climbing kilns at Shigaraki, a town that has produced pottery for thousands of years, and is one of the 'Six Old Kilns of..
12 Culture Tachiki-Kannon Temple in Shiga Cathy Cawood Tachiki-Kannon Temple in Shiga Prefecture: stone lanterns, statue of Buddhist monk Kobo Daishi riding a deer, and many, many, many..