Re: The 19th Appare Festival 2018(長浜 あざい あっぱれ祭り)
The festival ("Appare" in Japanese means ADMIRABLE) re-started from 2000, incorporating "Yosakoi Soran" (ヨサコイ ソーラン) dancing for upraising fishermen, which had then started gaining popularity in all over Japan from Hokkaido. They say that more than 50 teams participate in the hot, dynamic and radiant dancing tournament from not only Shiga prefecture but also other districts. The festival is also renowned for the biggest scale of mobile catering (B-grade gourmet; B級グルメ), such as local fried chickens, spit-roasted beefs, pan-fried noodles, special ramens, ...everything is so yummy. !(^^)!
[Center Stage of the Dancing Festival]
[Dynamic Dancing of a local team (1 of 2)]
[Dynamic Dancing of a local team (2 of 2)]
[More than 150 catering shops]