Lake Biwa Great Fireworks Festival
10,000 fireworks are launched over Lake Biwa, along with crowds of over 350,000 in a normal year.
-
-
The Japan International Birdman Rally
People in human powered flying machines throw themselves off a jetty and into a lake.
-
Hikone and Kita-Biwako Summer Fireworks Festival 2026
This festival is a great evening out and one of three held on the lake.
-
Nagahama and Kita-Biwako Great Fireworks
This display is best viewed from the small Ho Park which is close to Nagahama station.
-
Ōtsu Hikiyama Festival
This is one of Shiga's three largest festivals, and it's a spectacle you don't want to miss.
-
Nagahama and Kita-Biwako Great Fireworks
This display is best viewed from the small Ho Park which is close to Nagahama station.
-
Get Tokyo's best events in your inbox every week
-
Nigohachi Festival
Get what you need from this large market that takes over Higashiomi in Shiga Prefecture.
-
-
Hikone Castle Cherry Blossom Festival 2027
This nighttime event lights up the thousands of cherry blossoms at Hikone Castle near Lake Biwa.
-
-
Biwako Biennale
This international art exhibition first began in 2001, aiming to preserve traditional Japanese merchant houses and buildings.
Tokyo's Best Events and Cultural Activities in Your Inbox Every Week
Recommended hotels in Japan
-
Aichi -
Shimane
-
Yamanashi
-
Nakanoshima, Osaka
-
-
Sapporo
-
-
Tochigi
-
Shimane
