The Zuiryu-ji Temple Lighting is a spring event showcasing the illumination of the temple, designated as the prefecture's National Treasure. The display combines vibrant coloured lights with music, highlighting the temple’s architecture and creating a stunning visual experience. The event also features the 'Flavours of Etchu Market', where numerous stalls offer a variety of local goods and delicacies.
An annual winter illumination event transforms the park into a snow fantasy with glowing bell displays, floral light installations, and seasonal sweets.
Japan's only national competition for chindon performers, a traditional street performance art that emerged in the 19th century to promote shop openings through music and costumes.
A Shingon Buddhist temple in Otsu traditionally founded in 747, preserving numerous important cultural properties and National Treasures of traditional architecture.
Head temple of the Tendai Jimon sect, Miidera was founded in the seventh century and has survived repeated destruction, earning the name Phoenix Temple.
JR trains from Nagoya via Takayama to Toyama and from Kyoto and Osaka to Tsuruga, the Hokuriku Shinkansen to Toyama, and buses to Shirakawa-go, for 5 days