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Sagicho Matsuri

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Sagicho Matsuri

By

Felicity Tillack

Published on Dec 1, 2014

Sagicho Matsuri is one of Japan’s three most dangerous festivals! Noisy, colourful, dangerous, drunken! What more do you need in an event?

Held on a mid-March weekend, in Omi-hachiman, Shiga-prefecture over 2 days. Saturday sees a parade of floats from each district in the city; while on Sunday, the floats clash in a fighting display before being torched. Get in amongst the action and fun though take care not to get squished or scorched!

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Related Topics:Fire festival, Omi-hachiman, Sagicho Matsuri, Shiga

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