OTSU, Shiga Prefecture--For the first time in four years, the Otsu Festival will be held in its complete format with all 13 floats bearing mechanical puppets from Oct. 7-8. The festival is an ...

OTSU—The centuries-old Otsu Festival, featuring parades of lavishly decorated floats adorned with mechanical puppets, will travel to London on Nov. 30—the first time the event has been held ...