Azuchi Nobunaga Festival あづち信長まつり
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Bungei no Sato, where parking was available.
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Held in early June, the Azuchi Nobunaga Festival is held for Oda Nobunaga who built Azuchi Castle. The festival's main venue was here, next to Azuchi Castle (hill on right).
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Lots of great local food and products were sold.
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Stage entertainment (Azuchi Castle ruins in background).
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Demonstration of matchlock guns, Azuchi Nobunaga Festival.
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They came from Hikone. 鉄砲隊演武（彦根鉄砲隊）
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Demonstration of matchlock guns, Azuchi Nobunaga Festival.
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Boat ride along the moat.
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和船
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These boat rides are offered only during this annual festival.
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Welcome aboard!
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Boat ride
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Ahoy there!
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"This place changed a lot since my childhood..."
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The boat ride was very popular and cheap.
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End of the ride.
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Shingu Shrine where they had more festival entertainment. 新宮神社
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Shrine building
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Chin-don-ya street entertainers
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Chin-don-ya street entertainers
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Kami shibai storyteller 紙芝居
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Kami shibai storyteller telling a story about Nobunaga. 紙芝居
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Musha Gyoretsu warrior procession 武者行列
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The most important historical persons in Azuchi's feudal history were represented.
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Shibata Katsuie
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Akechi Mitsuhide (assassinated Nobunaga)
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Takigawa Kazumasu 滝川一益
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Niwa Nagahide 丹羽長秀
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Nohime 農姫
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Nohime 農姫
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Oda Nobunaga 織田信長
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Oda Nobunaga 織田信長
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Ishida Mitsunari 石田三成
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Ladies in waiting (hey there, look up!)
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Nene, Toyotomi Hideyoshi's wife
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Nene, Toyotomi Hideyoshi's wife
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Toyotomi Hideyoshi 豊臣秀吉
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Ii Naomasa 井伊 直政
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もっと奇麗に歩け
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Tokugawa Ieyasu 徳川家康
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Hello horse! He was just starting at me. Tokugawa Ieyasu
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Nobunaga speaks.
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Street performer in front of the steps to Azuchi Castle ruins.
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