In just about forty minutes by train from Kyoto Station, the Mangetsu-ji Temple Uki-mido is a unique, historical treasure sitting gallantly on the shores of Lake Biwa. The temple is also called the ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

In 1869, the emperor's move to Tokyo led Kyoto's economy and population into decline. A canal was dug as a last resort to revive the city. It still supplies water, generates power and boosts tourism.