Does anyone have any maps or information on the Shiga prefecture?

Question

I will be vacationing in the Shiga prefecture this spring for one week. Although i have local friends there, I'd like to have maps and stuff just as a safety measure in case I should happen to be alone. i haven't found much anything on the internet. Any help herE?

My friend offered me his home in Konan city. Any info on this city?

Answer 1

I was born in Shiga. It is nice rural area and I think you can enjoy a beautiful view of many mountains in Konan city.
Konan is not so far from Kyoto which is the most famous traditional old metropolitan in Japan.
I recommend you to go to Kyoto if you are interested in temples, shrines, and other Japanese traditional things. It takes about 40 min by train.

I could not find a good map in English but this might help you a little. The center is Konan.
http://maps.google.co.jp/maps?q=%E6%BB%8B%E8%B3%80%E7%9C%8C%E6%B9%96%E5%8D%97%E5%B8%82
You may want to buy a map in a bookstore when you come to Japan.

The information of Shiga is as below.
http://www.pref.shiga.jp/index-e.html

Oh! I almost forgot the most important thing to tell you that Konan is Ninja's famous city. You can see the inside of Ninja's tricky house.

Have a nice trip!

Answer 2

Have a great trip. Hope this helps.

http://map.yahoo.co.jp/address/25/index.html
Here is the map in Japanese.

http://gojapan.about.com/library/map/blmap-shiga.htm
Here is the map in English.