*:The highlight of the year in Meiwa.  Always the first weekend of June. Two days of festivites culminate in the Saio Procession, where over 100 participants dressed in 1,000 year old style kinomons march through the streets of Saiku toward Saiku museum. This is a pretty cool sight if you're into Japanese history. The past few years have seen several local ALT's and CIR's participate.

*:The highlight of the year in Meiwa.  Always the first weekend of June. Two days of festivites culminate in the Saio Procession, where over 100 participants dressed in 1,000 year old style kinomons march through the streets of Saiku toward Saiku museum. This is a pretty cool sight if you're into Japanese history. The past few years have seen several local ALT's and CIR's participate.