{"id":3217,"date":"2014-09-02T18:35:53","date_gmt":"2014-09-02T09:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shiga-ken.com\/blog\/?p=3217"},"modified":"2016-08-14T12:15:37","modified_gmt":"2016-08-14T03:15:37","slug":"autumn-festivals-and-events-sept-2014-in-shiga-prefecture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiga-ken.com\/blog\/2014\/09\/autumn-festivals-and-events-sept-2014-in-shiga-prefecture\/","title":{"rendered":"Sept. 2014 festivals and events in Shiga Prefecture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here are some recommended autumn\/fall events and festivals in Shiga in September 2014.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/61q1TvodzOs\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Link for video above: <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/61q1TvodzOs\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/youtu.be\/61q1TvodzOs<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>September 6, 2014<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2666\u00a0Nagahama-Azai Appare Matsuri,<\/strong> Nagahama,\u00a09 am \u2013 9:00 pm<br \/>\nA big yosakoi dance contest and festival with about 30 teams from Shiga and elsewhere. See over 1,000 dancers performing at Azai Bunka Sports Park (\u6d45\u4e95\u6587\u5316\u30b9\u30dd\u30fc\u30c4\u516c\u5712). The teams will dance in the morning on two stages. Sem-finalists will dance at 1:20 pm, and the finalists will dance at 7 pm. In between, there will be other performances and activities like flag waving, mochi throwing, and singers. It will end with fireworks at 8:40 pm. In case of bad weather, will be postponed to the next day. Shuttle buses will be provided only from the Azai Branch of Nagahama City Hall (no buses from Nagahama Station).\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/bhN6v\" target=\"_blank\">Map<\/a><br \/>\n\u9577\u6d5c\u3042\u3056\u3044\u3042\u3063\u3071\u308c\u796d\u308a<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.appare-matsuri.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.appare-matsuri.com\/<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/kitabiwako.jp\/event\/event_3651\/?area=nagahama\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/kitabiwako.jp\/event\/event_3651\/?area=nagahama<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>September 6-21, 2014<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2666 <a href=\"https:\/\/photoguide.jp\/pix\/thumbnails.php?album=162\">Genkyuen Garden<\/a> Insect Chirping Concert<\/strong>, Hikone, 6:30 pm \u2013 9:00 pm (enter by 8:30 pm)<br \/>\nGenkyuen Garden next to Hikone Castle will be open in the evenings in September. If you miss the cicadas in summer, you can still hear insects chirping in the garden that will be lit up along with Hikone Castle in the background. Matcha tea will be served at cost and free gagaku and koto performances will be held on the weekends. Admission \u00a5500. Near JR Hikone Station. <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/UI9jJ\" target=\"_blank\">Map<\/a><br \/>\n\u7384\u5bae\u5712\u3067\u866b\u306e\u97f3\u3092\u805e\u304f\u4f1a<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hikoneshi.com\/jp\/event\/articles\/c\/mushinone\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.hikoneshi.com\/jp\/event\/articles\/c\/mushinone<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>September 6-8, 2014<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2666 <a href=\"https:\/\/photoguide.jp\/pix\/thumbnails.php?album=656\">Ishiyama-dera Temple<\/a> Autumn Moon Viewing<\/strong>, Otsu, 6:00 pm \u2013 9:00 pm<br \/>\nThe temple grounds will be adorned with about 2,000\u00a0lanterns while the huge Ishiyama rock and National Treasure <a href=\"https:\/\/photoguide.jp\/pix\/displayimage.php?album=656&amp;pid=32210\">Tahoto Pagoda<\/a> will be lit up. The temple also has a <a href=\"https:\/\/photoguide.jp\/pix\/displayimage.php?album=656&amp;pid=32293\">Moon-Viewing Pavilion<\/a>. The Hondo main hall will also have stage performances. The event coincides with the Harvest Moon. The autumn moon over Ishiyama-dera was made famous by <a href=\"https:\/\/photoguide.jp\/pix\/displayimage.php?album=656&amp;pid=43991\">woodblock prints by Hiroshige<\/a>. Admission \u00a5500. Near JR Ishiyama Station. <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/VvBij\" target=\"_blank\">Map<\/a><br \/>\n\u77f3\u5c71\u5bfa\u3000\u79cb\u6708\u796d<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ishiyamadera.or.jp\/ishiyamadera\/gyouji\/shugetsusai\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.ishiyamadera.or.jp\/ishiyamadera\/gyouji\/shugetsusai\/index.html<\/a><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/photoguide.jp\/pix\/thumbnails.php?album=25&amp;page=2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photoguide.jp\/pix\/albums\/shiga\/hikone\/hikonejo\/hc361-IMG_0351.jpg\" alt=\"Hikone Castle\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hikone Castle illuminated at night.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>September\u00a06 to December 7, 2014<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2666\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/photoguide.jp\/pix\/thumbnails.php?album=25\">Hikone Castle<\/a> Illumination<\/strong>, Hikone, 6:00 pm \u2013 9:00 pm<br \/>\nThe tenshu\u00a0castle tower, inner moat stone walls, and turrets will be lit up in the evenings.<br \/>\n\u5149\u306e\u795d\u796d\u3000\u5f66\u6839\u57ce\u30e9\u30a4\u30c8\u30a2\u30c3\u30d7\u3000\u3072\u3053\u306d\u5922\u706f\u8def<\/p>\n<p><strong>September 13-14, 2014<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2666 Inazuma Rock Fes<\/strong>, Karasuma Peninsula, Kusatsu, 2:00 pm \u2013 8:00 pm (both days)<br \/>\nAnnual outdoor rock concert hosted by pop singer T.M. Revolution Nishikawa Takanori who is from Yasu. Different\u00a0artists will perform on both nights.\u00a0Part of the concert proceeds will be used for Shiga&#8217;s environmental preservation.<br \/>\nShuttle buses to the concert site provided for 1,100 yen roundtrip. Board at Nomura Undo Koen Park, 10-min. walk from JR Kusatsu Station. Advance concert tickets \u00a59,200 per night. <a href=\"http:\/\/inazumarock.com\/#!\/access\" target=\"_blank\">Map<\/a><br \/>\n\u30a4\u30ca\u30ba\u30de\u30ed\u30c3\u30af\u30d5\u30a7\u30b92014<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/inazumarock.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/inazumarock.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>September 13-14, 2014<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2666 Hachiman-bori Matsuri Festival<\/strong>, Omi-Hachiman, 6:00 pm \u2013 9:00 pm (both days)<br \/>\nHachiman-bori Canal and adjacent roads will be dotted with little candlelight lanterns. Concerts are also scheduled. <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/IrjKU\" target=\"_blank\">Map<\/a><br \/>\n\u516b\u5e61\u5800\u307e\u3064\u308a<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.azuchi-shiga.com\/hatimanbori.htm\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.azuchi-shiga.com\/hatimanbori.htm<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>September 13\u00a0to November 9, 2014 (closed Thursdays)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2666 BIWAKO Biennale 2014<\/strong>, Omi-Hachiman, 10:00 am\u00a0\u2013 5:00 pm<br \/>\nHeld for the 6th time, the BIWAKO Biennale showcases the work of about <a href=\"http:\/\/energyfield.org\/biwakobiennale\/page\/artists\" target=\"_blank\">60 artists<\/a> in Omi-Hachiman&#8217;s traditional townscape area. Art exhibitions will be in former merchant homes, traditional houses, and a sake factory. A blend of modern art and\u00a0traditional Japanese buildings. Workshops for kids by the artists, and concerts in various places. Advance tickets \u00a51,800 (available at Lawson) or \u00a52,000 at the door.<br \/>\nBIWAKO\u30d3\u30a8\u30f3\u30ca\u30fc\u30ec<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/energyfield.org\/biwakobiennale\/page\/english\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/energyfield.org\/biwakobiennale\/page\/english<\/a><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/photoguide.jp\/pix\/thumbnails.php?album=24\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photoguide.jp\/pix\/albums\/shiga\/maibara\/sakata\/hn155-20090921_2045.jpg\" alt=\"Hinade Shrine\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sumo odori dance at Hinade Shrine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>September 15, 2014<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2666\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/photoguide.jp\/pix\/thumbnails.php?album=24\">Hinade Shrine Sumo Odori Dance<\/a><\/strong>, Maibara, 1:00 pm \u2013<br \/>\nNear JR Sakata Station (Hokuriku Line) is Mt. Hinodeyama with Hinode Jinja Shrine holding an annual sumo festival. It features mainly children&#8217;s sumo and a sumo jinku singing dance by about 16 men dressed in ceremonial aprons. Sumo matches are also held among the kids and men. <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/W7dYm\" target=\"_blank\">Map<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/photoguide.jp\/pix\/thumbnails.php?album=24\">Photos<\/a> |\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=V24Wm9d6PI0\" target=\"_blank\">Video<\/a><br \/>\n\u65e5\u64ab\u795e\u793e\u3000\u5949\u7d0d\u89d2\u529b\u30fb\u89d2\u529b\u304a\u3069\u308a<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/kitabiwako.jp\/event\/event_893\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/kitabiwako.jp\/event\/event_893\/<\/a><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/photoguide.jp\/pix\/thumbnails.php?album=771\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photoguide.jp\/pix\/albums\/shiga\/maibara\/suijotaiko\/su296-20090923_2835.jpg\" alt=\"Suijo Hachiman Shrine Taiko Drum Dance\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Suijo Hachiman Shrine Taiko Drum Dance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>September 23, 2014<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2666 <a href=\"https:\/\/photoguide.jp\/pix\/thumbnails.php?album=771\" target=\"_blank\">Suijo Hachiman Shrine Taiko Drum Dance<\/a>,<\/strong> Maibara, 11:00 am &#8211; 3:00 pm<br \/>\nHeld only once every 5 years, Suijo Hachiman Jinja Taiko Odori is a colorful and unique rain-making and rain thanksgiving taiko drum dance held by Suijo Hachiman Shrine in Maibara. It starts with a procession slowly proceeding along 1 km to Suijo Hachiman Shrine. They include yakko-furi samurai laborers with their painted faces and bellies, yamabushi ascetic priests, flutists, and taiko drummers. <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/vUFAA\" target=\"_blank\">Map<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/photoguide.jp\/pix\/thumbnails.php?album=771\" target=\"_blank\">Photos<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XcDTbURRbZc\" target=\"_blank\">Video<\/a><br \/>\n\u6625\u7167\u516b\u5e61\u795e\u793e \u592a\u9f13\u304a\u3069\u308a<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/kitabiwako.jp\/event\/event_13471\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/kitabiwako.jp\/event\/event_13471\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>September 23, 2014<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2666 Buratto Gokasho Town Walk<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/photoguide.jp\/pix\/thumbnails.php?album=109\">Gokasho<\/a>, Higashi-Omi, all day<br \/>\nSome 100 people dressed as Omi-shonin merchants will parade along central Gokasho at 1 pm. A number of festivities and entertainment will be held from the morning, A few Omi merchant homes normally closed to the public will also be open and temple and shrine treasures will be displayed in Gokasho. <a href=\"https:\/\/photoguide.jp\/pix\/thumbnails.php?album=109\">Gokasho<\/a> is famous for the grand, old homes of wealthy Omi merchants who traveled all over Japan selling cloth, lacquerware, medicines, etc. Near Ohmi Railways Gokasho Station.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/laSFO\" target=\"_blank\">Map<\/a><br \/>\n\u3076\u3089\u3063\u3068\u4e94\u500b\u8358\u307e\u3061\u3042\u308b\u304d<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/guide.jr-odekake.net\/event\/14913\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/guide.jr-odekake.net\/event\/14913<\/a><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/photoguide.jp\/pix\/thumbnails.php?album=27\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photoguide.jp\/pix\/albums\/shiga\/otsu\/katata\/ka110-IMG_7613.jpg\" alt=\"Biwako Ohashi Bridge\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">50-year-old Biwako Ohashi Bridge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>September 28, 2014<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2666 Biwako Ohashi Bridge 50th Anniversary Event<\/strong>, Moriyama and Otsu, 9:30 am &#8211;<br \/>\nThe great Biwako Ohashi Bridge crossing the neck of Lake Biwa&#8217;s panhandle between Moriyama and Katata (Otsu) opened 50 years ago on this day. 1964 was also when the shinkansen &#8220;bullet train&#8221; started running\u00a0and when the Tokyo Olympics were held. To celebrate, they will block part of the bridge to vehicular traffic and allow pedestrians on\u00a0the bridge to\u00a0release balloons (I hope they won&#8217;t be harmful to the environment), form a human chain, and do <em>radio taiso<\/em> exercises. Fishing boat and lake cruises will also depart from <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/gMvr6\" target=\"_blank\">Pieri Moriyama<\/a> (defunct shopping mall)<\/span>\u00a0and from the <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/4wqU4\" target=\"_blank\">Biwako Ohashi Kome Plaza Michinoeki<\/a>\u00a0market in Katata. <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/1H2jL\" target=\"_blank\">Map<\/a><br \/>\n\u7435\u7436\u6e56\u5927\u6a4b\u300c\u958b\u901a50\u5468\u5e74\u300d\u8a18\u5ff5\u30a4\u30d9\u30f3\u30c8<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.moriyamayamamori.jp\/biwako50\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.moriyamayamamori.jp\/biwako50<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\">For art and museum exhibitions in Shiga, see\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"color: #00429e;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kansaiartbeat.com\/list\/venue_area_shiga\" target=\"_blank\">exhibition schedule for Shiga\u00a0museums at Kansai Art Beat<\/a><span style=\"color: #222222;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shiga-ken.com\/blog\/2014\/09\/october-2014-autumn-festivals-and-events-in-shiga-prefecture\/\">Shiga festivals and events in October 2014 here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are some recommended autumn\/fall events and festivals in Shiga in September 2014. Link for video above: http:\/\/youtu.be\/61q1TvodzOs September 6, 2014 \u2666\u00a0Nagahama-Azai Appare Matsuri, Nagahama,\u00a09 am \u2013 9:00 pm A big yosakoi dance contest and festival with about 30 teams&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47,16,17,18,20,21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3217","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-autumn","category-maibara","category-moriyama","category-nagahama","category-omihachiman","category-otsu"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shiga-ken.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3217","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=3217"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/shiga-ken.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3217\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4295,"href":"https:\/\/shiga-ken.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3217\/revisions\/4295"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shiga-ken.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3217"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shiga-ken.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3217"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shiga-ken.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3217"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}