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Sagicho Festival in Omi-Hachiman Sees About 15 500-Kilogram Floats Set Ablaze to Welcome Visiting Deities

The Sagicho Festival in Omi-Hachiman, Shiga Prefecture features around 15 floats, each weighing about 500 kilograms, competing in a test of strength before being set on fire to thank and welcome visiting deities.

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At the Sagicho Festival in Omi-Hachiman, Shiga Prefecture, around 15 floats, each weighing about 500 kilograms, compete in a test of strength. At the end, all of them are set aflame to thank visiting deities.
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Sagicho Festival in Omi-Hachiman Sees About 15 500-Kilogram Floats Set Ablaze to Welcome Visiting Deities

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At the Sagicho Festival in Omi-Hachiman, Shiga Prefecture, around 15 floats, each weighing about 500 kilograms, compete in a test of strength. At the end, all of them are set aflame to thank visiting deities.

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