

This nighttime event lights up the thousands of cherry blossoms at Hikone Castle near Lake Biwa.
People in human powered flying machines throw themselves off a jetty and into a lake.
This festival is a great evening out and one of three held on the lake.
10,000 fireworks are launched over Lake Biwa, along with crowds of over 350,000 on a normal year.
This display is best viewed from the small Ho Park which is close to Nagahama station.
Get what you need from this large market that takes over Higashiomi in Shiga Prefecture.