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Did You Know That Shiga Has Its Own Basketball Team?

2021.02.22

Hello everyone! Lately I don’t really speak to anyone, so I thought I’d imagine someone to talk to. Hi Mr. BB!

 

BB: Hi P! How’s it going?

 

P: Well, could be better. Did you know that Shiga has its own basketball team?

 

BB: No. What are they called?

 

P: The Lakestars.

 

BB: Doesn’t Shiga have just one big lake?

 

P: I guess no one’s really bothered to count in Los Angeles either.

 

BB: Where do they play?

 

P: All over the place. Chikubushima, Takeshima, Okinoshiraishi, Yabasekihanto, Okishima…

 

BB: Okishima! The nightlife there! Oh, I love those little stand-up bars like the Nishinoko and the Ibanaiko. The best was the Dainakanoko! But it closed down. Do you think I can catch a game here in Osaka? I want to see them beat Kyoto. I hate those Kyoto teams! 

 

P: You remind me of my wife who once came to visit me in Toronto. I asked her if she wanted to go watch an NBA game and she said, “Yes! I wanna see the Bulls play against the Lakers!”

 

BB: Whoa! Ain’t she lucky! Does Shiga have any superstars, like that James Lebron?

 

P: I don’t know. Let’s google it. I’ll read you off a few names and you tell me if you recognize any. Let’s see. At centre, they got Biwako-ohnamazu.

 

BB: (silence)

 

P: Their guards are Moroko and Sujiebi.

 

BB: Nope.

 

P: Biwamasu and Funa are the forwards.

 

BB: Who’s their coach?

 

P: I can’t read the kanji…Whonazushi?

 

BB: That rings a bell! Where have I heard that name before?

 

P: It says he’s Australian.

 

BB: That makes sense! Listen, let’s go watch a game this weekend.

 

P: I can’t. I’m going camping at some place called Yogo.

 

BB: So it’s a no-go?

 

P: It’s up north.

 

BB: Oh yes. The sea! Fukui!

 

 

Photo Credit: the team icon

https://www.lakestars.net/

 

 

Blog Quiz

 

Q1. How many lakes are there in Shiga?

Q2. How many islands are there on Lake Biwa?

Q3. What kinds of fish or shellfish can you find in Lake Biwa?


Scroll down  for the answers to the quiz.








Quiz Answers

Q1. 4: Lake Biwa, Lake Nishi, Lake Ibanai & Lake Yogo. Lake Dainaka was lost to land reclamation.

Q2. 4: Okishima, Chikubushima, Takeshima & Okinoshiraishi. Yabasekihanto is an artificial island.

Q3. Biwako-ohnamazu (Lake Biwa Giant Catfish), Moroko (Willow Gudgeon), Sujiebi (Lake Prawn), Biwamasu (Biwa Trout), and Funa (Japanese White Crucian Carp).

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