On the last Sunday of May each year, Higashiomi in Shiga Prefecture hosts a festival in which enormous traditional kites are hauled into the air by teams of up to 100 people.
The festival features local kites as well as kites from throughout Japan.
Late
May
Free
Official site
⚠️ Link in Japanese
- 4.7 km from Notogawa Station Biwako Line (A17)
Typical weather at this time:
High: 23 ºC
Low: 17 ºC