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Floats decorated with merchant money, some hung with textiles brought from overseas.
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The Hino Festival is the spring annual festival of Mamioka Wataimuki Shrine in Hino, Gamo District, Shiga Prefecture. Mamioka Wataimuki Shrine is affectionately called "Omiya-san" by the people of Hino, and its annual festival, the Hino Festival, is the largest festival event in Hino, said to have a history of more than 850 years. Spanning a wide area across eight districts, it is held every year over three days: 2 May (evening festival), 3 May (main festival) and 4 May (afterparty festival). On 29 March 1985 it was designated an Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Shiga Prefecture under the name "Hino Hikiyama Festival."
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Founded / opened：1600s Highlights / collection：16 Hikiyama floats, Embroidery of the float hangings Genre：Sculpture, Textiles and dyeing
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