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Autumn festivals and foliage November 2013 in Shiga Prefecture

October 30, 2013 · Comments off

Recommended festivals, events, exhibitions, and autumn leaves in Shiga Prefecture in November 2013. (Most official Web sites are in Japanese only.) Compiled by…

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,…

Biwako Basho sumo held in Otsu

October 28, 2010 · Comments off

Only two years after the Maibara Basho sumo exhibition tournament was held in Oct. 2008, grand sumo came to Shiga again during Oct.…

Maihara Hikiyama Matsuri

October 11, 2010 · Comments off

*Updated 2023 version of this blog post here. The annual Maihara (Maibara) Hikiyama Festival was held on Oct. 9-11, 2010 near Maibara Station.…

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.…