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Autumn festivals Oct. 2013 in Shiga Prefecture

October 1, 2013 · Comments off
Oct.-Nov. is another prime time for festivals and events in Japan. Here are some recommended autumn/fall festivals (matsuri) and events in Shiga in…

Autumn festivals Sept. 2013 in Shiga Prefecture

September 21, 2013 · Comments off
Here are some recommended autumn/fall events and festivals in Shiga in September 2013. September 1-30, 2013 ♦ Genkyuen Garden Insect Chirping Concert, Hikone,…

Maihara Hikiyama Matsuri

October 11, 2010 · Comments off
The annual Maihara (Maibara) Hikiyama Festival was held on Oct. 9-11, 2010 near Maibara Station. I went to see it on Oct. 10…

Ibuki-yama Taiko Drum Dance

October 4, 2010 · Comments off
Video link: http://youtu.be/gU0sV3puYJs Went to see the Mt. Ibuki Taiko Drum Dance (伊吹山奉納太鼓踊り Ibukiyama Hono Taiko Odori) on Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010. It is…

Suijo Taiko Drum Dance and Hinade Sumo in Maibara

September 30, 2009 · Comments off
Held only once every 5 years, the Suijo Hachiman Shrine Taiko Odori Dance was held on Sept. 23, 2009 in the neighborhood of Suijo…

Mascot Character Festival in Hikone, Oct. 23-25, 2009

September 24, 2009 · Comments off
The wildly successful and popular Yuru-kyara Matsuri or Mascot Character Festival will be held again in Hikone this year during Oct. 23-25, 2009.…

Otsu Matsuri

October 27, 2008 · Comments off
Held on Oct. 11-12, 2008, this is another major float festival in Shiga where they display and pull ornate floats along the city…

Mascot character festival

October 26, 2008 · Comments off
I went to the ゆるキャラ festival yesterday on Yume-Kyobashi Castle Road (Google Map) in Hikone. I’m not a fan of mascot characters, but…
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