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Important Cultural Landscape Facility "Omizo Jinya Main Gate"
The main gate of Omizo Jin'ya is the only surviving building related to the Jin'ya, and is a valuable cultural asset. Currently, it serves as the "Omizo Townscape Information Center," an information center for the Takashima and Omizo areas, and also sells Omizo Castle seals and castle cards. Also,
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- Shin-Asahi area
Warazono Shrine
In the first year of the Shogen era (1259), heavy rains accompanied by an earthquake caused flooding, and when the shrine building was flooded, a giant catfish appeared and the priest defeated it, and the rains immediately stopped and the sun came out. In the third year of the Shoho era (1646), there was little rain and an abnormal number of pests occurred on the crops...
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- Makino area
Stone masonry in Kaizu
Kaizu is a post town that has flourished since ancient times as a key point for lake transportation. On the lakeshore, old stone walls reminiscent of castle walls, built by the magistrate Nishi Yoichizaemon in the Edo period to protect houses from wind and waves, stretch for about 1.2 km, and are a reminder of the prosperity of the past.
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- Imazu area
Edohigan cherry blossoms at Sakabaji Temple
Edohigan is a long-lived cherry tree. In the spring of 14, the Imazu Nature Observation Club conducted a distribution survey in Imazu Town and found 10 trees in the plains, ranging in age from 400 to 135 years. Among them, the one at Sanami-dera Temple, which is said to have been founded in the Nara period, is the most popular.
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White Beard Festival (Naruko Mairi)
This is the annual festival of Shirahige Shrine, the oldest shrine in Omi. The shrine's annual festival is held every year on May 5rd and September 3th and 9th, but the Shirahige Festival refers to the autumn annual festival, during which a Shinto ritual called "Naruko Mairi" is held. The history of "Naruko Mairi" is long, dating back to the Edo period...
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Omizo Festival
This is the spring festival of Hiyoshi Shrine, and is the largest float festival in the Kosai region. Currently, the eve of the festival is held on May 5rd, the main festival on the 3th, and the after-festival on the 4th. This festival is held by five districts in Katsuno, each with their own name: Minato, Tomoe, Takara, Isami, and Ryo.
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Stilt Festival
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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Nanakawa Festival
This is the largest horse festival in the west of Lake Biwa, held at Oarahiko Shrine on May 5 every year. The "Yakkuri" performance dedicated on this day was designated as an intangible folk cultural asset of Shiga Prefecture on November 4, 33. A "toast to celebrate the departure" is offered, followed by the parade...
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- Imazu area
Hirokawa Festival
This festival is held every year on April 4th, centered around Ashitsumi Shrine and Gyoga Tenmangu Shrine in Hirokawa, Imazu Town. The Hirokawa area is divided into five groups, and a "toya" is selected from each group. The offerings prepared by the "toya" are donated to the shrine office within the precincts, and...
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Kawakami Festival (Sanyare Festival)
Every year on the third Sunday of April, this grand festival is held at Hioki Shrine (Kaminomiya) in Sanami and Tsuno Shrine (Shimonomiya) in Kitage. The festival includes traditional Japanese music and sanyare, which have been popular since ancient times.
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