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Stilt Festival

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It is held at Sasaki Shrine in Imaichi on May 5rd, and at Wakamiya Hachiman Shrine in Tsujisawa on May 3th. Both are annual festivals in which boys up to the age of 5 take part and perform sacred rituals such as yabusame, making them a kind of children's version of the Nanakawa Festival.

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Imaichi, Tsujisawa, Shinasahicho, Takashima City, Shiga Prefecture
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(Public corporation) Lake Biwa Takashima Tourism Association
TEL:0740-33-7101
Access
Sasaki Shrine: Take the bus (Shin-Asahi Nishi Loop Line) from JR Shin-Asahi Station for about 3 minutes, get off at "Imaichi-Tsujisawa", then walk for about 10 minutes
Wakamiya Hachiman Shrine: Take the bus (Shin-Asahi Nishi Loop Line) from JR Shin-Asahi Station for about 7 minutes and get off at "Hizume" stop