It still supplies water, generates power and boosts tourism. Lake Biwa is Japan's largest lake and lies to the east of Kyoto in Shiga Prefecture ...

Quite soon after their initial success with cultured saltwater pearls, Japanese pearl farmers experimented with freshwater mussels in Lake Biwa, a large lake near Kyoto. Initial commercial ...

from a series of centuries-old Japanese paintings (in turn inspired by ancient Chinese art) depicting scenic views from distinct points along the eponymous Lake Biwa, near the city of Kyoto.

Japan's biggest lake: Lake Biwa. It is four million years old, a source of water for 14 million people, and home to over ten aquatic creatures that are only found there.

OTSU, Japan (Kyodo) -- An ancient type of sushi called "funazushi," considered by many to be the original form of the raw ...

It cut over Lake Biwa, Japan's largest lake, at a speed of 80 kph. The baumkuchen was made by Club Harie, a popular bakery in Omi-Hachiman, Shiga Prefecture. The bakery was chosen to provide the ...

At Lake Biwa, farmers place bundles of harvested rice ... view rice as just another commodity available on supermarket shelves. But in Japan, o-kome, or "honorable rice," is much more than a ...

Kengo Suzuki won the final Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon with a national record on Feb. 28, coming in under 2 hours and 5 minutes and becoming the first Japanese to finish the event first in 19 years.

Night - Cloudy. Winds from WNW to NW at 7 to 8 mph (11.3 to 12.9 kph). The overnight low will be 40 °F (4.4 °C). Sunny with a high of 51 °F (10.6 °C). Winds from NW to NNW at 9 to 13 mph (14.5 ...

One of Japan’s most famous, and cutest, tourist attractions are its many cat islands dotted around the country. However, the cat island of Okishima on Lake Biwa - the largest freshwater lake in ...