By TAKUMI FUJII/ Staff Writer
June 5, 2022 at 07:10 JST
Locals gather to participate in “radio taiso” exercise in front of the keep tower of Hikone Castle in Hikone, Shiga Prefecture. Photo taken in spring 2020 (Provided by Koji Murakawa)
HIKONE, Shiga Prefecture--Four centuries after its construction, the beloved Hikone Castle here came under “siege” from a growing band of early birds. [Read More]
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