Despite being closer to October than August, it was very much a summer weekend at Lake Biwa, where R and I spent an entire day on a white sandy beach to ourselves. With a barbecue, a lovely view, and some fun swimming, it was a great way to say goodbye to... ...full story at Any fidelity will do
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| 22 Nov 07 |
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琵琶湖竹生島．寳厳寺、船廊下 »
YouTube video 琵琶湖北部竹生島 寶嚴寺﹣日本國寶船 廊下。
竹生島（ちく ぶしま）は、琵琶湖 北部に浮かぶ島。国 定名勝および国指定 史跡。このビデオは うげんじの船廊下です。
Lake Biwa (琵琶湖, Biwa-ko?), formerly known as Ōmi Lake, is the largest freshwater lake in Japan, located in Shiga Prefecture (west-central Honshū) |
| 19 Feb 08 |
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Shami to run Lake Biwa Marathon » Japan Times OSAKA (Kyodo) World silver medalist Mubarak Hassan Shami of Qatar and two-time winner Jose Rios of Spain are among the 14 foreign and Japanese invitees to next month's Lake Biwa Marathon, race organizers said Tuesday. Satoshi Osaki, sixth at the world... |
| 08 Feb 08 |
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Nagahama Castle » Japan Visitor 長浜城、滋賀県Nagahama, a small town on the eastern shore of Lake Biwa in Shiga Prefecture, is a popular swimming and sailing resort in summer.In winter, Nagahama and its marinas are virtually deserted, but the reconstructed Nagahama Castle is wo... |
| 14 Sep 07 |
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Got the Biwa blues »
Japan Times  This is the second part of a two-part story on a trip to Lake Biwa and its environs in Shiga Prefecture. Read more . . . |
| 24 Oct 08 |
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Nagahama » Japan Visitor 長浜、滋賀県Nagahama city on the north eastern shore of Lake Biwa is a pleasant town of around 84,000 inhabitants. The town is popular with visitors, especially in spring and summer, when people flock from nearby Kyoto and Osaka, to enjoy boating ... |
| 10 Mar 08 |
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Nagahama Railroad Square » Japan Visitor 長浜鉄道スクエアThere is much to do on a fine day in Nagahama, on the eastern shores of Lake Biwa in Shiga Prefecture. There are good views of Japan's largest lake from the restored Nagahama Castle, shopping at the flea markets and crafts stores... |
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