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Held annually during May 2 and 3, the Hino Matsuri is the largest festival in eastern Shiga Pref. In 2006, sixteen ornate floats and three portable shrines were paraded through the streets. It is the spring festival of the Umamioka Watamuki Shrine.
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Nishinomiya Shrine on May 2, 2006 西之宮
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Portable shrine (mikoshi) at Nishinomiya Shrine
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Ceremony at Nishinomiya Shrine
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Warehouse for one of the floats
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May 2: Night Festival where the floats are lit up at night 宵祭
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Pulling a float on the festival eve starting at 7 pm.
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May 2: Night Festival 宵祭
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May 3, 2006: Hino Matsuri at Umamioka Watamuki Shrine 本祭（馬見岡綿向神社）
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The 16 floats start entering the shrine grounds during 9:30 - 11:00 am.
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Another dashi float is hauled to the shrine. 南大窪町の「南壮社（なんそうしゃ）」
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Pulling another float at the Hino Matsuri, Shiga Pref.
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"Yoisho!" (Heave ho!)
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Steering the float
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Steering the float with a stick stuck under the wheel to nudge it in the desired direction.
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One by one, all the floats gather at the shrine.
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Each float has a decoration on the roof depicting a popular topic during the past year. This is Yamauchi Kazutoyo and wife Chiyo from the NHK Taiga Drama called "Komyo ga Tsuji."
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World Cup soccer 南大窪町の「南壮社（なんそうしゃ）」
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Ito Miki, a member of Japan's moguls team at the Turin Winter Olympics, is from Hino.
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Ukiyoe
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Commemorating Tezuka Osamu's 60th anniversary since his debut as a manga artist.
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"Oh Japan" for the World Baseball Classic won by Japan and coached by Oh Sadaharu.
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A bug
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Float named Man'ensha. Built in 1860 (Man’en 1). For the first 70 years since its construction, the wood used in this hikiyama was unfinished; but to commemorate the enthronement of Emperor Showa, in 1929 a black lacquer finish as well... 萬延社
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Back of a float
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Rear view of floats
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Side view of a float
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Closeup of the steps
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Float named "Kanbusha" 観舞車
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Float named "Hakkei-kaku" featuring small sculptures of the Eight Views of Omi. Built in 1807. Metal ornamentation as well as painted wood carvings on the front and upper transom depicting the Eight Famous Views of Ōmi... 八景閣
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Miss Shakunage (Rhododendron) pose in front of a float.
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Miss Shakunage (Rhododendron)
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One float (from Shimizu-cho) provided an explanation about the float in English.
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Float from Shimizu-cho with a panel explaining about the float in both English and Japanese. Carved panels depicting the Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety by famed Suwa woodcarver, Tatekawa Washirō and a wave design drawn by Kyōto artist Mankō are..
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TV personality Daniel Kahl and a fan. ダニエル・カール
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The floats were very colorful against the greenery.
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It was the finest day for the Hino Matsuri festival.
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The three "Kamiko." 神子
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Ceremony at the shrine
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Kamiko
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After the ceremony, the Kamiko lead the procession.
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Kamiko
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The procession head for the Otabisho at 11:30 am. 渡御出発
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Horse
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The first mikoshi approaches.
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Some chidren lead the way for the second mikoshi.
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The second mikoshi makes its way through.
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They exit shrine and head for the Otabisho.
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Shrine priest in the procession heading for the Otabisho.
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Break
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Mikoshi
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Refreshments served. On the left is the unique sajiki-mado window for viewing the festival.
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Special viewing window called "sajiki-mado" at Hino Matsuri. 桟敷窓
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The procession proceeds with people chanting "yare, yare."
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One of the three mikoshi on its way to the Otabisho.
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Entrance to Hibarino Otabisho ひばり野 お旅所
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The procession reaches the Otabisho at 12:30 pm.
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Kamiko receive many gifts.
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Two of the mikoshi already at the Otabisho.
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Phoenix atop a mikoshi
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Mikoshi closeup
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Mikoshi closeup
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Mikoshi closeup
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The third mikoshi arrives.
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The three mikoshi.
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The three mikoshi at the Otabisho.
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Ceremony at Otabisho お旅所祭典
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Ceremony at Otabisho
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Sacred dance is performed.
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Procession ready to leave the Otabisho at 3 pm.
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The three mikoshi start to leave the Otabisho.
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The second mikoshi leaves.
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The mikoshi on its way back to Watamuki Shrine.
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One of the mikoshi arrives back at Watamuki Shrine at around 4 pm.
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A mikoshi on its way to the shrine.
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Mikoshi at the shrine
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Body toss
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The three Kamiko.
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At 6:00 pm, the procession starts to leave the shrine.
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The floats also start to leave the shrine.
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The floats leave the shrine one after another.
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Float named "Jusosha" leave the shrine. 寿雙車
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Enjoying a free ride home.
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Storehouse for float
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A sign in front of the storehouse introduces the float in Japamnese, English, and Korean.
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