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Pull Throw Perform music

Shiga Prefecture・Otsu City

Otsu Festival

Otsu’s autumn festival, featuring 13 dashi and mechanical performances

2026/10/10 〜 2026/10/11

Drums and musicOpen to public participationHeld at night Mountains and satoyama Paid Free In town

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Pull Perform music

Shiga Prefecture・Hino Town

Hino Festival

Hino’s spring festival, where mikoshi and dashi connect a historic town

2026/05/02 〜 2026/05/03

Drums and music Held at night

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Pull Perform music Compete

Shiga Prefecture・Koka City

Minakuchi Hikiyama Festival

A spring festival in Minakuchi, where floats move through streets filled with festival music

2026/04/19 〜 2026/04/20

Drums and music Held at night Mountains and satoyama Free In town

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Dress up in costume Pull

Shiga Prefecture・Nagahama City

Nagahama Hikiyama Festival

Children’s kabuki passed down through generations on lavish hikiyama stages, and neighborhood festival traditions

2026/04/09 〜 2026/04/17

Illuminations and light displays Mountains and satoyama

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