Events – Otsu Festival https://otsu.or.jp/otsu_festival Thu, 15 Mar 2018 11:01:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.18 Otsu Festival https://otsu.or.jp/otsu_festival/en/event-en/1043 https://otsu.or.jp/otsu_festival/en/event-en/1043#respond Wed, 31 Jan 2018 15:26:42 +0000 https://otsu.or.jp/otsu_festival/?p=1043 The Otsu Festival, one of Japan’s three great lake country festivals, features 13 cleverly designed dazzling floats loaded with wind-up dolls made in the Edo Period (1603-1867). The Japanese government designated the festival an important intangible folk cultural property in 2016.

The splendid event shows us how the celebrated Otsu Hyakucho district once flourished.

]]> https://otsu.or.jp/otsu_festival/en/event-en/1043/feed 0 Lake Biwa Fireworks Show https://otsu.or.jp/otsu_festival/en/event-en/1045 https://otsu.or.jp/otsu_festival/en/event-en/1045#respond Wed, 31 Jan 2018 15:25:54 +0000 https://otsu.or.jp/otsu_festival/?p=1045 This fireworks extravaganza features an unobstructed view over the waters of Japan’s largest lake. It’s an impressive display that outdoes other shows, with lights reflecting off the lake’s surface and booming sounds echoing off the mountains. A must-see event, it is the largest such show in the Kansai region, launching approximately 10,000 fireworks into the night sky.

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