Crossroads of Japan

[megory]

For the last day of July we visited the city of Nagahama on the northern shore of Lake Biwa. Four hundred years ago this was a strategic military point between several feudal regions of Japan. To the north was Kanazawa, to the south and west were Kyoto, Osaka, and Himeji, to the east was Tokyo. Today Nagahama is known for its glassware and a

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[devimustang0929]

Lake Biwa seems rather large in the picture. I saw a sea recently, smaller than that. Of course, technically, I'm not sure that it qualifies as a sea; perhaps it should be a lake instead. Then again, it was named a very, very long time ago.

Is glassware the translated term with which the Japanese refer to stained glass? The term glassware to me recalls images more of flower vases, drinking glasses, and other such hand-held pieces.

[megory]

To me, a sea or an ocean is of salt water and a lake is of fresh water, but not running, like a river. I don't know what the real differences are, though.

Glassware in Japanese means the same thing you think of. Stained glass is not a traditional Japanese craft. They call it the English words "stained glass." The cities where glass making is still done offer tourists anything/everything made of glass they can think of.