Hiyoshi Taisha Sanno Matsuri Festival Part 2/2 山王祭

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Held by Hiyoshi Taisha Shrine in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan (not to be confused with the Sanno Matsuri held in Tokyo), the annual Sanno Matsuri is held during April 12 14 and features processions, torches at night, violent rocking of portable shrines, and a boat procession on Lake Biwa. This Part 2 video shows the festival on April 14, 2009 which climaxed with the portable shrines taken on a boat on Lake Biwa. Photos: http://photoguide.jp/pix/thumbnails.php?album=11

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