Tsujizawa stilt festival

Tsujizawa stilt festival

Event Overview

An annual festival held only for children on May 5 every year. Children from infants to junior high school students wear a kasa on the cupai/leg bond, wear a navy blue kimono, hang a jade plow on the back, hang a flag on the back, and straddle stilts with bamboo on the pawnwood horse head, he runs the reins and walks around the area, and runs through Baba to dedicate the Shinto ritual of the ryuangma. Image courtesy: Lake Biwa Takashima Tourism Association

Info

  • Event Location:   
  • Wakamiya Hachiman Company
  • Address:   
  • Kumanomoto, Shin-Asahi, Takashima, Shiga
  • Public Transportation:   
JR Shin-Asahi Station → 5 minutes by car. Or about 15 minutes on foot.
  • Phone Number:   
  • 0740-33-7101 (Biwako High Island Tourism Association)

Event Period

  • May 5, 2026 (Tuesday, Holiday)

Price

Free

Event Category

Seasonal Festivals & Annual Events


Lake Biwa Takashima Tourism Association

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