Goldfish scooping game held at the Jizo festival day in Japan
These are goldfish (Kingyo in Japanese) swimming in a shallow water-filled tank. I will explain later in this blog. The other day, I went to the Kinomoto Jizo Grand Festival in 2025. It was held for four days from Friday, August 22nd to Monday, August 25th in the area around Kinomoto Jizo-in Temple in Kinomoto-cho, Nagahama City, Shiga Prefecture. The festival is said to attract 100,000 visitors every year, enveloping the entire town in a festive atmosphere. I first visited in the morning at around 10 am, but some of the stalls were preparing to open and there were fewer visitors than I expected. So, I went back again in the late afternoon, at around 5 pm. ⬆ This is the bronze statue of Buddha (Jizo Bodhisattva), which stands approximately 6 meters tall and is a notable feature of the temple precinct. Built in 1894, it has become a symbol of the temple. ⬆ These are food stalls preparing to open. From the left, fried chicken, xiao long bao and round bread with a 10-yen coin s...
