During this rainy season, I’m staying at home to sort through the thousands of photos I took in Shiga during spring. Here are a few more festivals in Shiga which I photographed during spring.
Sanno Matsuri held by Hiyoshi Taisha in Otsu (Part 1 and 2):
Video link Part 1: http://youtu.be/ZwaS6fxHhb0
Video link Part 2: http://youtu.be/waDS12Umx5E
Sanno Matsuri photos: Sanno-sai Festival 山王祭
Minakuchi Hikiyama Matsuri is a festival of floats paraded during April 19-20:
Video link: http://youtu.be/qVIMVXchZXI
Minakuchi Hikiyama Matsuri photos here.
Kenketo Matsuri in Ryuo (Photos here):
Video link: http://youtu.be/isdfpgLUa54
Naginata Odori in Moriyama (Photos here):
Video link: http://youtu.be/1-Ti5JQTt_o
Taga Matsuri (Photos here):
Video link: http://youtu.be/M_Gg3rMEex4
I have more spring festivals to show and a full update will be posted soon on my home page (shiga-ken.com).



Hiko-nyan looks great wearing a lei!! I asked a friend in Honolulu to take pictures of Hiko-nyan in the Pan-Pacific Festival parade held on June 7, 2009 along Kalakaua Ave. in Waikiki. It was Hiko-nyan’s first overseas trip. I’m elated to see Hiko-nyan from my second hometown in Japan visiting my first hometown of Hawaii. Wish I was there in person. Thanks to my friend Randall Imada for taking these photos.
