Nagahama hikiyama matsuri

This festival is a staple of springtime for Nagahama.

DATE 2016.4.13 (Wed) - 16 (Sat)

Called the "mobile art museum", extravagant parade floats proceed together with a song and dance competition for children done on one of the parade carts. This festival is a staple of springtime for Nagahama.

ne of the three greatest "stage cart" festivals- Nagahama's jubi-lant float festival. Nagahama's castle Lord, the famous Toyotomi Hideyoshi, rejoiced over the birth of his son and gave a present of gold. The people constructed a festival cart which was used and thus this festival was given birth.

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