Two more Golden Week (late April – early May) festival videos and photos. Held on May 4 near Notogawa Station, the Iba-no-saka-kudashi Matsuri Festival is said to be one of… Read more
On May 3, 2011, Hino in eastern Shiga held its annual Hino Matsuri festival. This is a major festival of floats with sixteen ornate floats and three portable shrines paraded… Read more
On May 1, 2011, I went to see the Aburahi Matsuri (油日祭り・奴振り) in Koka, Shiga, near Aburahi Station on the JR Kusatsu Line. The festival is held every year, but… Read more
Video link: http://youtu.be/VcPg0WcY0Gs The Hachiman Matsuri in Omi-Hachiman is held annually on April 14-15. I saw it for the first time on April 14, 2011 when they set fire to giant… Read more
Every three years, the giant kite flown at Higashi-Omi’s annual Yokaichi Odako (Giant Kite) Matsuri festival in May is replaced with a new one. And this year in 2010 is… Read more
The town of Kora in Shiga Prefecture hosted the rotating Takatora Summit for the second time on May 9, 2010. Since 1998, the Takatora Summit has been held once every… Read more