Abundant water makes for beautiful scenery, and Lake Biwa also serves as a reservoir for the Kansai region. Most of the water used in the city of Kyoto is drawn from this lake. Meanwhile, the whole of ...

Year round, Mt Hakodate’s Kokia Park in Takashima, Shiga Prefecture, offers wonderful views of Lake Biwa, Japan’s largest freshwater lake, from an elevation of 680 meters. Now, in the autumn, that ...

A remarkably intact 10,000-year-old Jomon period pottery vessel has been discovered in Lake Biwa, Japan. Found by a survey group using an unmanned submersible, its preservation is attributed to the ...

Shiga, 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 the mountains.

Omi-Maiko Kitahama beach, the scene of multiple water accidents, is seen on Aug. 21, 2023. (Mainichi/Mayu Kikuchi) OTSU -- The clear, fresh waters of Lake Biwa in western Japan's Shiga Prefecture are ...

A government panel has proposed that some Lake Biwa canal facilities in western Japan be collectively designated as a national treasure. Five of the canal facilities, which were built to help carry ...

A group of university students who went kayaking on Lake Biwa in Shiga Prefecture all returned safely to shore late Monday, after being reported missing earlier in the evening, with three of their ...

The indoor season is in its last labored week and following this weekend’s NCAA championships at various venues across the country and the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Istanbul, Turkey, we’ll be ...