Festival of Ten Thousand Lanterns
The Manto-sai (Festival of Ten Thousand Lanterns) at Taga Taisha—a famous shrine in Shiga Prefecture—is held annually from August 3rd to 5th, featuring the illumination of approximately 12,000 lanterns. Although I was born in Shiga Prefecture, I have lived away from the area for a long time, so this is my first time seeing the Manto-sai (Ten Thousand Lanterns Festival) with the lanterns all lit up. For this short trip, I went by train transferring from JR line to the Omi Railway line. Because Taga Taisha station is the last stop of this railway. Of course, I could go by car, but I wanted to walk along the approach to the shrine from Taga Taisha Station, so I took the train on purpose. Before the numerous lanterns had come on all at once at 7 PM, I enjoyed the entertainment such as TV character shows on the stage. There were also lots of food stalls set up that day, and it was very lively with so many people. I will introduce them in order. All the lanterns lit up on at 7:00 PM. I...
