Lake Biwa is the largest freshwater lake in Japan. It’s a huge expanse of water and feels like an inland sea. It’s located about 15 minutes from Kyoto Station by train. There are railway lines that run around the lake, allowing for leisurely strolls as you hop between stations. With...
We run guesthouses/hostels/ryokan in Hida Takayama, Lake Biwa, Kyoto, Osaka, Kumano Kodo Yunomine, Hiroshima and Fukuoka. Moreover, we operate sharedhouses in Kyoto and tour conduct in Hida Takayama.
Detection of mixing regime shifts contributes to a better understanding of the changes that occur in lake ecosystems due to climate change. In the winter of 2018/2019, the monomictic mixing in Lake Biwa, Japan, was partially incomplete. To identify the determining factor, our study reproduced ...
At Marucho they make the real deal; funazushi that has been made with the finest wild carp from Lake Biwa and fermented for 2 years. (The cheaper funazushi is made with aqua-cultured carp and only fermented 1 year.) This proper way of making funazushi is called hon-jikomi (authentic pro...
"良いかなと" is similar to "良いと", and "良いかなと思った" is similar to "良いと思った", but the "かな" adds the nuance that the speaker is not sure about it.Consequently, the sentence means "Because there is 琵琶湖 (Lake Biwa), I thought that it might have a nice view....
Widely known as the oldest Shinto shrine in the Omi area which is said to have a history of over 2,000 years. The scenery is often referred to as a “Itsukushimain Omi area”, as the Torii gate standing in Lake Biwa looks similarly with the world-famous tourist attractionItsukushima Shrin...
The giving of small gifts in Japan is an important part of the culture and gifts are very often food.Ayu, the sweetfish that inhabit rivers in Japan and Lake Biwa are prepared in a myriad of ways.Ayu Sugatani鮎姿煮, is wholeayusimmered in sweetenedsakeand soy sauce withsansho. The sma...
16 Best Things to Do in Lake Biwa, Japan 11 Great Festivals in Vietnam to Time Your Trip ByPost Tags: backpacking Victoria Philpott Hi, I'm Vicky! I wrote this. You can find me on all the social media @VickyFlipFlop. I love a bit of adventure, will try anything once, and have...
Maid cafés are not just coffee shops with waitresses dressed as maids. There the client is considered as the “master” (goshujinsama) of a palace, and the waitresses act as if they were his servants. Normally in all cafés they say isasshaimase (welcome) to the customer who arrives, and...
In late July of 1989, Dave Scott almost didn’t make it to Hikone, a small Japanese town located on the shores of Lake Biwa some 50 miles from Kyoto. His wife, Anna, was at the “any day now” point of her pregnancy, and he was afraid of missing the birth of hi...