{"id":3093,"date":"2014-06-16T12:03:17","date_gmt":"2014-06-16T03:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shiga-ken.com\/blog\/?p=3093"},"modified":"2020-02-11T13:30:10","modified_gmt":"2020-02-11T04:30:10","slug":"pharrell-williams-happy-from-lake-biwa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiga-ken.com\/blog\/2014\/06\/pharrell-williams-happy-from-lake-biwa\/","title":{"rendered":"Pharrell Williams HAPPY &#8211; From Lake Biwa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FKchoOLG2TY?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Video link:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/FKchoOLG2TY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/youtu.be\/FKchoOLG2TY<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pharrell_Williams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pharrell Williams<\/a> scored a huge hit with his song <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Happy_%28Pharrell_Williams_song%29\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Happy<\/em><\/a> last autumn. It has since become a worldwide phenomenon with people in <a href=\"http:\/\/wearehappyfrom.com\/map\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cities around the world<\/a> making street dance videos with the song. Pretty amazing.<\/p>\n<p>The&nbsp;videos show a good bit of the respective locality along with some great dancers. The&nbsp;vids&nbsp;were inspired by Pharrell&#8217;s own music video which is the world&#8217;s first <a href=\"http:\/\/24hoursofhappy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">24-hour music video<\/a> with <em>Happy<\/em> played repeatedly for 24 hours. Fortunately, we can pause and resume the video at will.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m not one who usually&nbsp;gets on a faddish bandwagon, but I immediately recognized&nbsp;<em>Happy&#8217;s<\/em>&nbsp;PR potential&nbsp;for local destinations.&nbsp;So I hopped aboard&nbsp;by making this&nbsp;Shiga matsuri version of <em>Happy<\/em>. (Video embedded above or click on the video link.) Matsuri is&nbsp;Japan&#8217;s&nbsp;most common and colorful way to express happiness in public. Many matsuri also includes dancing and happy motions. A great match for the <em>Happy<\/em> song.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve always wanted to make a compilation of my Shiga matsuri videos and this is a great way&nbsp;to do it. Shiga has so many matsuri that I ended up making the video with the song repeated four times. Even then, I still couldn&#8217;t fit all my Shiga matsuri videos. A few are missing. Most of the footage have already appeared in my other videos already on online, but a few clips are online for the first time like the Otsu Matsuri shot in Oct. 2013.<\/p>\n<p>After watching this video, you may want to see the full version of the video clips in <em>HAPPY from Lake Biwa, Japan.<\/em>&nbsp;I provide the video links below in the order of appearance in the video:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WKvSP9zmnb8&amp;feature=share&amp;list=PL5CEE149D843241E4&amp;index=3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lake Biwa Museum aquarium<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/X2uMzVDwe5I?t=24m38s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Yuru-kyara Mascot Character Festival<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/X2uMzVDwe5I?t=8m40s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hiko-nyan<\/a>&nbsp;mascot<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/WKvSP9zmnb8?t=42m16s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lake Biwa Museum workshop for kids<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/aYVMeAMgaW8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ayu sweetfish at Shiga Food and Craft Fair<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/zTUqiLhmoEQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Yokozuna Hakuho in Maibara<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/A-m4MmvLVsg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New Year&#8217;s at Taga Taisha Shrine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/n-SfD9DFxOg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Katsube Shrine Fire Festival<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/41epqjNMG8s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Taga Taisha Setsubun Festival<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/oPbTAM0zyes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sagicho Matsuri<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/Xz_ryfa5dT4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tsuchiyama Saio Princess Procession<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/ZwaS6fxHhb0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sanno-sai<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/qVIMVXchZXI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minakuchi Hikiyama Matsuri<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/86wY3dOgLEw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kaizu Rikishi Matsuri<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/X2uMzVDwe5I?t=11m7s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Inside Hikone Castle<\/a> (&#8220;very cool&#8221;)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/GqTco0H16uM?t=2m51s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Yanana at Yuru-kyara Mascot Character Festival<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/PJiBtIR6Zak\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nagahama Hikiyama Matsuri<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/VcPg0WcY0Gs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hachiman Matsuri<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/xYQujzeDO8o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sakata Shinmeigu Yakko-furi<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/Uoei4vhRimE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aburahi Matsuri Yakko-furi<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/59UfQMWjkZY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kenketo Matsuri&nbsp;Dance, Koka<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/isdfpgLUa54\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kenketo Matsuri, Ryuo<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/S5CG04vUdMA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hino Matsuri<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/fIDZ0u6ne2I\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nyu Chawan Matsuri<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/r_FYQwW_l-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Iba-no-saka-kudashi Matsuri<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/JW0sE2IXIQM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shichikawa Matsuri<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Painting &#8220;yorokobu&#8221; (\u559c) kanji meaning &#8220;happy&#8221; on Yokaichi giant kite.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/1-Ti5JQTt_o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Naginata Odori<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/110DRdk9c5s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Omizo Matsuri<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/XqVS_P7Nccg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hyozu Matsuri<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/0_4CjYXHCls\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sushi-Cutting Festival<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/Y6DMpluPV9k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Higashi-Omi Giant Kite Festival<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/JlETZh-jh7k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Yuki Saiden&nbsp;Rice-Planting Festival<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/gOUwlb6P_9s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Biwako Shuko no Uta song monument<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/r5DtrrH4oi4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rowing on Lake Biwa, Imazu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/Fo4fc8AufeY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rowing on Lake Biwa,&nbsp;Hikone<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/U6vSoyvD2Sw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Yokaichi Shotoku Matsuri<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/byjAwBVBVRM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Taga&nbsp;Taisha Lantern Festival<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/7BwflyUVpW8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Otsu Summer Festival Fireworks<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/r5DtrrH4oi4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Imazu Jr. High Rowing Club on Lake Biwa<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Kyoto University&nbsp;Rowing Club on Lake Biwa<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/V24Wm9d6PI0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hinade Shrine Sumo Odori<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/61q1TvodzOs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Suijo Hachiman Taiko Odori<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/gU0sV3puYJs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ibuki-yama Taiko&nbsp;Odori<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Asahi Honen Taiko&nbsp;Odori (Coming soon)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/YkNy7L7dkqU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Maibara Hikiyama Matsuri<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Otsu Matsuri (Coming soon)<\/li>\n<li>Yuru-kyara Mascot Gathering with singer Hashi Yukio (No other video)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/X2uMzVDwe5I?t=25m42s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hikone Castle Festival<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Omi Jingu Yabusame Horseback Archery (Video coming soon)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/XEScNAiXxDY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Koka Ninja House<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/XEScNAiXxDY?t=2m47s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Koka Ninja Village<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/YnrCH3kloYI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Takatora Summit in Kora<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Hikone Castle Tourist Ambassador<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/X2uMzVDwe5I\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hikone Castle<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Otsu&nbsp;Tourist Ambassador<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/YkNy7L7dkqU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Maibara&nbsp;Hikiyama Matsuri<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Video link:&nbsp;http:\/\/youtu.be\/FKchoOLG2TY Pharrell Williams scored a huge hit with his song Happy last autumn. It has since become a worldwide phenomenon with people in cities around the world making street dance videos with the song. Pretty amazing. The&nbsp;videos show a&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6046,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48,50,45,6,7,12,10,16,17,18,20,21,23,41,35,24,25,29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3093","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-best-of-shiga-prefecture","category-popular","category-spring","category-higashiomi","category-hikone","category-koka","category-biwako","category-maibara","category-moriyama","category-nagahama","category-omihachiman","category-otsu","category-ryuo","category-shigabrand","category-shigaken","category-taga","category-takashima","category-yasu"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shiga-ken.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3093","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shiga-ken.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shiga-ken.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shiga-ken.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shiga-ken.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3093"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/shiga-ken.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3093\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7025,"href":"https:\/\/shiga-ken.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3093\/revisions\/7025"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shiga-ken.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6046"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shiga-ken.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3093"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shiga-ken.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3093"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shiga-ken.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3093"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}