A group of women belonging to a prefectural hunting association recently staged a study session in this west Japan city to ...

KOKA, Shiga Prefecture--Like the furtive ninja groups it hosted in feudal times, this city in western Japan still has secrets to spill. In this latest instance, researchers discovered the first ...

A Steller's sea eagle with the nickname "the grandma of Mount Yamamoto" flew to the mountain in the city of Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture ... "natural monument" in Japan. This eagle was identified ...

NAGANO, Japan -- Shiga Kogen Mountain Resort, located in the town of Yamanouchi in Japan's Nagano prefecture, aims to attract foreign visitors for longer stays. This winter, a growing number of ...

OTSU, Shiga Prefecture--What is likely to be Japan’s oldest spinning top was ... according to the city’s board of education. Peach seeds are also thought to have been used for rituals.