Calendar of Events July 2019 Notes: 1
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Calendar of Events July 2019 Notes: 1. Published by Tourist Information Center of Japan National Tourism Organization and all rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited. ©2019 Japan National Tourism Organization 2. Dates, times and functions are subject to change without notice. Especially schedule of outdoor events and flower festival may change due to the weather. Be sure to check the latest information in advance. 3. The access shows only major route. Please refer to following URL for alternative transportation from the station where you want to start. http://www.hyperdia.com/en/ 4. Japanese words appearing in the column provide the name of the event, the place and access for you to point out to Japanese passerby when you need help. 5. Please refer to URL (basically in Japanese) for each event. If you have further questions, please call TIC, JNTO at following number. TIC, JNTO Tel : (03)-3201-3331 from overseas +81 3 3201 3331 Tanabata Tanabata 七夕 Tanabata, Star七夕 Festival is held on July 7 in most parts of Japan or Tanabata, Star Festival is held on July 7 in most parts of Japan or August 7 in some areas. Based on a Chinese folk legend in which August 7 in some areas. Based on a Chinese folk legend in which Glossary︓ two starts - Altair (Cowherd) and Vega (Weaver) - love each other Special Remarks: two starts - Altair (Cowherd) and Vega (Weaver) - love each other Horen Palanquin but only allowed to cross the Milky Way to meet once a year on Dates and Times are shown as follows which is common in Japan. but only allowed to cross the Milky Way to meet once a year on Kodomo-Kabuki Traditional play by boys this day. this day. Matsuri Festival, Event Dates : M/D April 3 ⇒ 4/3 Wishes are written on long colored strips of paper and hung from a Mikoshi Portable shrine Wishes are written on long colored strips of paper and hung from a Time : 24 hours system 8:00am ⇒ 8:00 bamboo branch with other decorations. Okasa/O-yatai Float Otabisho/Okariya Portable shrine resting place 8:00pm ⇒ 20:00 Ukai 鵜飼 Cormorant fishing, an ancient method of catching Ayu (sweetfish or trout-like fish), handling cormorants. This usually takes place at night under the blazing torches fastened to the prows of fishing boats from May until October. RegionDates Pref. City Venue Event Summary Access URL Summary: Summer Festival in the city. JR Chitose Line to O-dori Park Sapporo Natsu Sapporo Sta., and then JR千歳線札幌駅より地下 http://sapp Hokkaido Hokkaido Sapporo 7/19 〜 8/16 and others Matsuri take Namboku or Toho 鉄南北線⼜は東豊線で大 oro- 北海道 北海道 札幌市 Schedule & Key events: 大通公園 さっぽろ夏まつり Subway Line to O-dori 通駅下⾞ natsu.com/ ほか ●7/19-8/14 12:00-21:00 Open-air beer halls set up in O-dori Park Sta. ●8/10-8/16 18:00-21:00 Bon Odori in the O-dori Park 2-chome area ©2019 Japan National Tourism Organization 1/15 Region Dates Pref. City Venue Event Summary Access URL Summary: Shiogama-jinja Port Festival featuring a parade of two giant Mikoshi of the shrines. If it Shrine, heavily rains, fireworks display will be postponed to Jul. 20. Shiwahiko-jinja http://kank Shrine, oubussan.s Schedule & Key events: JR Senseki Line to Hon- Marine Gate Shiogama Minato JR仙石線本塩釜駅より hiogama.mi Tohoku Miyagi Shiogama 12:00- Parade of two Mikoshi on each boat escorted by a fleet of Shiogama Sta., and then 7/15 Shiogama Matsuri 徒歩10分 yagi.jp/new 東北 宮城県 塩釜市 boats, leaving Marine Gate Shiogama for sailing in Matsushima Bay walk 10 min. and others 塩竃みなと祭 s/news/det 塩釜神社、 16:00-18:30 Parade of two Mikoshi by townspeople from Marine Gate ail.php?id= 志波彦神社、 Shiogama to each shrine, through the city 124 マリンゲート塩釜 ほか ●7/14 (eve of the festival) 20:00-20:50 Fireworks display over Shiogama Pier Summary: Festival of the shrines, designated as one of the National Important Intangible Folk Cultural Properties. Schedule & Key events: Tadeuga-jinja Shrine, ●7/22 From Tobu Asakusa Tajima, Kumano-jinja 13:00- Kodomo-Kabuki performance on the floats set in the center of Sta., take Tobu Isesaki 東武浅草駅より東武伊勢崎 https://ww Minamiaizu- Aizu-Tajima Gion Tohoku Fukushima Shrine the town Line to Aizu Tajima Sta. 線で野岩鉄道会津⻤怒川 w.kanko- 7/22 〜 7/24 machi Matsuri 東北 福島県 and others 16:00- Parade of four O-yatai , on which Kodomo-Kabuki are played, (via Yagan Railway Aizu- 線、会津鉄道線経由会津 aizu.com/gi 南会津町 会津田島祇園祭 田出宇賀神社、 Kinugawa Line and Aizu 田島駅下⾞ on/ 田島 on the town's main streets 熊野神社 ●7/23 Tetsudo Line) ほか 7:50- Nanahokai-Gyoretsu (a procession of women in traditional attire) 10:30- Parade of Mikoshi 16:00- Parade of four O-yatai , on which Kodomo-Kabuki are played, on the town's main streets ©2019 Japan National Tourism Organization 2/15 Region Dates Pref. City Venue Event Summary Access URL Summary: Wild Horses Chasing with over a 1000-year history, designated as one of the National Important Intangible Folk Cultural Properties. This festival features Yoinori-keiba (horse racing by local people with traditional attire), Ogyoretsu (a procession of warriors on horses), Kacchu-Keiba (horse racing by armored warriors), Shinki-Sodatsusen (scramble for Shinki flags of the shrine by hundreds horsemen in ancient Hibarigahara Moor, armor and helmets) and Nomakake , in which young men in white Soma Odaka-jinja costumes try to capture the wild horses bare-handed for the dedication JR Tohoku Shinkansen Minami- Shrine to Soma Odaka-jinja Shrine. Line to Sendai Sta. From http://som Tohoku Fukushima Soma Noma-oi JR東北新幹線仙台駅より 7/27 〜 7/29 Soma and others there, take JR Joban a- 東北 福島県 相馬野馬追 JR常磐線で原ノ町下⾞ 南相馬市 雲雀ヶ原祭場、 Schedule & Key events: Line to Haranomachi nomaoi.jp 相馬小高神社 ●7/27 Sta. ほか 14:00- Yoinori-keiba at Hibarigahara Moor ●7/28 9:30-11:00 Ogyoretsu, marching through the city to Hibarigahara Moor 12:00- Kacchu-Keiba at Hibarigahara Moor 13:00- Shinki-Sodatsusen at Hibarigahara Moor ●7/29 9:00-12:00 Nomakake in the precincts of the shrine (1) JR Tohoku Shinkansen Line to Shin- Summary: Aomori Sta. (South Exit) Festival of Neputa featuring a huge papier-mache or a fan-shaped From there, take Konan (1) JR東北新幹線新⻘森 lantern with effigies of legendary heroes painted on it. The highlight of bus to Kuroishi Eki-mae 駅 (南⼝) より弘南バスで⿊ http://kuroi Kuroishi Neputa Bus Stop (60 min.), and 石駅前下⾞ (60分)、徒歩 shi.or.jp/ev Tohoku Aomori Kuroishi Kuroishi this festival is a parade of about 60 carriages of lighted Neputa pulled 7/30 〜 8/5 Matsuri then walk 10 min. 10分 ent/summe 東北 ⻘森県 ⿊石市 ⿊石市 on the main street accompanied with the sound of drums and flutes. ⿊石ねぷた祭り (2) JR Ou Honsen Line (2) JR奥羽本線弘前駅より r/kuroishin to Hirosaki Sta. From 弘南鉄道弘南線で⿊石駅 eputa Schedule & Key events: there, take Konan 下⾞、徒歩10分 ●7/30 & 8/2 18:30- Parade of Neputa Railway Konan Line to Kuroishi Sta., and then walk 10 min. ©2019 Japan National Tourism Organization 3/15 Region Dates Pref. City Venue Event Summary Access URL Summary: Gorgeous festival of Sansha (three Shrines; Ogami-jinja Shrine, Chojasan Shinra-jinja Shrine and Shinmei-gu Shrine), designated as one of the National Important Intangible Folk Cultural Properties, and registered as the Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO. Many events Ogami-jinja Shrine, are scheduled during the festival period. Chojasan Shinra- JR Tohoku Shinkansen https://visit jinja Shrine, Schedule & Key events: Line to Hachinohe Sta. hachinohe.c Shinmei-gu Shrine Hachinohe Sansha JR東北新幹線⼋⼾駅より Tohoku Aomori Hachinohe ●8/1 & 3 From there, take JR om/stories/ 7/31 〜 8/4 and others Taisai JR⼋⼾線で本⼋⼾駅下 東北 ⻘森県 ⼋⼾市 15:00- Parade of Mikoshi of each shrine and 27 colorful huge floats, Hachinohe Line to Hon- hachinohe- おがみ神社、 ⼋⼾三社大祭 ⾞、徒歩10分 Hachinohe Sta., and sannshatais ⻑者⼭新羅神社、 proceeding in the city then walk 10 min. ai/ 神明宮 ●8/2 ほか 14:00-16:00 Kiba-dakyu (Japanese polo) in the precincts of Chojasan Shinra-jinja Shrine 18:00-21:00 Parade of 27 colorful huge floats, proceeding in the city ●8/4 18:00-20:00 Exhibition of floats and local performing arts at Shicho- mae Hiroba Summary: Cormorant fishing. It will be held every day during the period except on the night of the full moon (9/17 this year) or when the water is JR Tokaido Honsen Line excessively muddy. Fee is 3,100 JPY or 3,400 JPY without meal. For https://ww to Gifu Sta. From there, Chubu Gifu Gifu Nagara River Nagaragawa Ukai reservation, please call 058-262-0104 (Gifu City Ukai Kanransen JR東海道本線岐阜駅よりバ w.ukai- 5/11 〜 10/15 take bus to Nagara- 中部 岐阜県 岐阜市 ⻑良川 ⻑良川鵜飼 Jimusho), or reserve through major travel agencies. スで15分⻑良橋下⾞ gifucity.jp/ bashi Bus Stop (15 ukai/ min.) Schedule & Key events: ●daily (except 9/17) 19:45-20:30 (Departure time: 18:15, 18:45, 19:15) ©2019 Japan National Tourism Organization 4/15 Region Dates Pref. City Venue Event Summary Access URL Summary: Cormorant fishing. Fee is 3,000JPY without meal. There are also lunch cruise every Tue., Thu., Sat. and Sun. with 5,000JPY. For reservation, please call 0568-61-2727 (Kisogawa Kanko) or reserve through major JR Tokaido Shinkansen travel agencies. Line to Nagoya Sta. From there, take http://kisog Chubu Aichi Inuyama Kiso River Kisogawa Ukai JR東海道新幹線名古屋駅 6/1 〜 10/15 Meitetsu Inuyama Line awa- 中部 愛知県 犬⼭市 木曽川 木曽川鵜飼 Schedule & Key events: より名鉄犬⼭線で犬⼭遊園 to Inuyama-Yuen Sta.