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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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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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Riverside Festival
The annual festival of Karasaki Shrine is held on the fourth Sunday of July every year. The shrine is beloved as the god of protection from impurities, marital harmony, safe childbirth, and protection from misfortune. The most famous treat at this festival is lotus nare-zushi.
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Kaizu Sumo Wrestlers Festival
This is the annual spring festival of Kaizu Tenjin Shrine, held on April 4th every year. Two portable shrines are enshrined at the shrine, and the chief priest recites a prayer. Carried by young men wearing colorful mawashi, the two portable shrines depart Kaizu Tenjin Shrine. They split into two groups, one for Kaizu and one for Nishihama…




