Hote Matsuri
Hote Matsuri is held on March 10. Shiogama, Japan. This event in the first decade of the month March is annual. 
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In March, before the approaching Spring, at the port city home to Shiogama Shrine, the Hote Matsuri is solemnly held as a way to ward off evil omens and fire related accidents. The highlight of this parade festival is the departure ceremony of the floats that starts at 11:30 am. The sando (sacred walking path) on the Shiogama Shrine grounds is on a steep hill known as Omotezaka that contains 202 steps which local men descend carrying a one ton mikoshi (portable shrine) float.
Similar holidays and events, festivals and interesting facts
Thank You Day in Japan on March 9 (Arigato No Hi);
Kasuga Matsuri on March 13 (Kasuga Grand Shrine, Nara, Japan);
White Day in Japan on March 14 (also South Korea, Vietnam, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia and China on March 14, one month after Valentine's Day - ホワイトデ);
Hōnen Matsuri in Japan on March 15 (豊年祭, "Harvest Festival" is a fertility festival celebrated every year on March 15 in Japan. Hōnen means prosperous year in Japanese, implying a rich harvest, while a matsuri is a festival);
Minion Day in Japan on March 20
Vernal Equinox Day in Japan on March 21 (it’s a public holiday, and a time for traditions and an appreciation of the world at large);
Broadcasting Day in Japan on March 22 (On March 22, 1925, Japan's first broadcaster took to the airwaves.)