Local Fire-bellied newt in Shiga Prefecture's "御当地井守 in 滋賀"

The local Fire-bellied newt in Shiga prefecture of Japan.

Japanese fire-bellied newts exhibit individual and regional variations in the patterns on their bellies. Next to the newt is a Tanuki Figure of Shigaraki, a traditional pottery craft from Shiga Prefecture.

Also, Shiga Prefecture is home to Lake Biwa, the largest lake in Japan. There's a pattern somewhere on its belly that's shaped like Lake Biwa! Try to find it.

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