The Shiga Project - Table of Contents


Joe Sanders gives us an overview of Shiga Prefecture's Lake Biwa, Japan's largest fresh water lake.

Elizabeth Barber examines the defensive precautions taken at Hikone Castle.

Darold Davis wanders around the historically-important town of Nagahama.

Creighton Gallup introduces us to Shorinji Kempo, a modern form of the martial arts.

Mario Rodland provides an overview of Ikebana, the art of flower arranging.

Samantha Loree looks at Ryotanji, a Zen Buddhist temple in Hikone,
and its famous series of three different style gardens.

Find out about the video and movie scene from Daniel McNeil.

Poh-Ling Ng, having returned to her native Malaysia, reflects in retrospect on her Japan experiences.



Project created in December 1996 by the sixteen students enrolled at
the Japan Center for Michigan Universities in Hikone, Japan,
for the Fall Semester of the 1996 - 1997 Academic Year
in appreciation for the hospitality provided by the citizens of Shiga Prefecture.

Please relay any comments and suggestions to
the FACULTY SUPERVISOR of THE SHIGA PROJECT, 1996 EDITION,
Lee A. Makela ( l.makela@popmail.csuohio.edu).