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Calendar of Events January 2021 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. ©2021 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 Shogatsu 正月 Shogatsu is the biggest annual event in Japan. The streets Special Remarks: are adorned with New Year's decorations of pine and Glossary︓ Dates and Times are shown as follows which is common in Japan. plum branches, bamboo stalks and ropes with paper Matsuri Festival, Event Dates : M/D April 3 ⇒ 4/3 festoons. People pay homage to shrines and temples, and visit friends and relatives to exchange greetings. There Time : 24 hours system 8:00am ⇒ 8:00 are also customs such as eating Osechi-ryori - New Year's 8:00pm ⇒ 20:00 special dishes, and giving children Otoshidama - New Year's money gift. On New Year's Day, Nengajo - New Year greeting cards, arrive in the mail. The following events are still to be confirmed. (as of Dec.23) Please check the latest information in advance. Region Dates Pref. City Venue Event Summary Access URL Summary: Ice Festival. Many ice sculptures exhibited on the shore are lit up. https://www. Chitose-Shikotsuko From Shin-Chitose 1000sai- Hokkaido Hokkaido Chitose Lake Shikotsu Hyoto Matsuri Schedule & Key events: Airport, take bus to 新千歳空港よりバスで55分 1/29 〜 2/23 chitose.or.jp/ 北海道 北海道 千歳市 支笏湖 千歳・支笏湖 ●Mon-Thu Shikotsuko Bus Stop 支笏湖下⾞ archives/even 氷濤まつり (55 min.) 16:30-20:00 Ice sculptures lighting up ts/442.html ●Fri, Sat, Sun and national holidays 16:30-21:00 Ice sculptures lighting up ©2021 Japan National Tourism Organization 1/6 Region Dates Pref. City Venue Event Summary Access URL JR Yamagata along Zao Summary: Shinkansen Line to Ropeway Sancho Yamagata Sta., and Festival featuring the lighting up Juhyo , known as "Ice Monster", trees JR山形新幹線山形駅より Line, then take bus to Zao http://zaorop covered with frost. バスで45分蔵王温泉下 Tohoku Yamagata Yamagata around Jizo Sancho Zao Juhyo Light-up Onsen Bus Stop (45 eway.co.jp/za 12/26 〜 2/28 ⾞、徒歩15分の蔵王山麓 東北 山形県 山形市 Sta. 蔵王樹氷ライトアップ min.) From there, walk o/winter/light 駅よりロープウェイで17分地 蔵王ロープウェイ山頂線 Schedule & Key events: to Zao Sanroku Sta. (15 up.html 蔵山頂駅下⾞ 沿線および地蔵山頂駅 ●12/26-1/3, 8-10, 15-17, 22-24, 1/27-2/28 (except Tue.) min.), and then take 周辺 17:00-21:00 Juhyo lighting up ropeway to Jizo Sancho Sta. (17 min.) Summary: Night Festival featuring Ennen-no-mai (an ancient dance with music for JR Tohoku Shinkansen Line to Ichinoseki Sta. http://www. Hiraizumi- longevity), designated as one of the National Important Intangible Folk JR東北新幹線⼀ノ関駅よ Tohoku Iwate Motsu-ji Temple Hatsuka-ya-sai From there, take JR motsuji.or.jp/ 1/20 cho Cultural Properties. りJR東北本線で平泉駅下 東北 岩手県 毛越寺 二十日夜祭 Tohoku Honsen Line to news/article.p 平泉町 ⾞、徒歩7分 Hiraizumi Sta., and then hp?p=167 Schedule & Key events: walk 7 min. 20:00- Ennen-no-mai performance (1) JR Ito Line to Summary: Kinomiya Sta., and then Japanese Apricot Festival. There are about 470 Japanese apricot trees of walk 10 min. (1) JR伊東線来宮駅より 60 species in the garden and they begin to bloom usually from the middle (2) JR Tokaido Atami Baien Atami Baien Ume 徒歩10分 https://www. Chubu Shizuoka Atami of January. Various entertainments are scheduled during the festival Shinkansen Line to 1/9 〜 3/7 Garden Matsuri (2) JR東海道新幹線熱海 ataminews.gr. 中部 静岡県 熱海市 period. Admission is 300JPY. Atami Sta. From there, 熱海梅園 熱海梅園梅まつり 駅よりバス相ノ原団地⾏⼜ jp/event/355/ take bus (for Ainohara- は梅園⾏で15分梅園下⾞ Schedule & Key events: Danchi or Baien) to Baien Bus Stop (15 ●daily 8:30-16:00 min.) ©2021 Japan National Tourism Organization 2/6 Region Dates Pref. City Venue Event Summary Access URL Summary: JR Hokuriku Shinkansen Annual New Year's demonstration of the first exercise of Kanazawa City https://www. Line to Kanazawa Sta. Fire Department at the Shin-maru Hiroba grounds in Kanazawa-jo Park. kanazawa- Kanazawa-shi Shobo (East Exit) From there, JR北陸新幹線⾦沢駅 (東 Hokuriku Ishikawa Kanazawa Kanazawa-jo Park Acrobatic stunts are performed on the tall ladders by firefighters in kankoukyouka 1/10 Dezome-shiki take bus to Kenrokuen- ⼝) よりバスで兼六園下・⾦ 北陸 石川県 ⾦沢市 ⾦沢城公園 traditional attire. i.or.jp/event/ ⾦沢市消防出初式 shita・Kanazawa-jo Bus 沢城下⾞、徒歩5分 detail_30303. Stop, and then walk 5 html Schedule & Key events: min. 10:00-11:00 Summary: (1) From JR Kyoto Sta., First fair of the year. Many stalls selling used kimono, potted plants, (1) JR京都駅より徒歩15 Minami-ku, walk 15 min. Kinki Kyoto To-ji Temple Hatsu Kobo secondhand books and the like are set up. 分 https://toji.or 1/21 Kyoto (2) Kintetsu Kyoto Line 近畿 京都府 東寺 初弘法 (2) 近鉄京都線東寺駅よ .jp/ 京都市南区 to Toji Sta., and then り徒歩10分 Schedule & Key events: walk 10 min. Details are still to be arranged Summary: JR Nara Line to Nara Grass-burning Festival. This is the traditional festival to herald the arrival Sta. or Kintetsu Nara Line to Kintetsu Nara JR奈良線奈良駅⼜は近鉄 Wakakusayama of spring in this region. If it heavily rains, it will be canceled. The festival http://nara- Kinki Nara Nara Wakakusayama-yaki Sta. From there, take 奈良線近鉄奈良駅より奈 1/23 Hill is rather small in scale this year. park.com/ya 近畿 奈良県 奈良市 若草山焼き Nara Kotsu bus to 良交通バスで⼤仏殿春日 若草山 mayaki/ Daibutsuden Kasuga ⼤社前下⾞、徒歩15分 Schedule & Key events: Taisha-mae Bus Stop, 18:00-18:30 Grass-burning and then walk 15 min. ©2021 Japan National Tourism Organization 3/6 Region Dates Pref. City Venue Event Summary Access URL Summary: First fair of the year featuring street stalls selling used kimono, potted From JR Kyoto Sta., http://kitanot Kamigyo-ku, Kitano Tenman-gu plants, food and other items. The fair is as large in scale as the one at To- take municipal bus No. JR京都駅より市バスNo. Kinki Kyoto Hatsu Tenjin enmangu.or.j 1/25 Kyoto Shrine ji Temple on 1/21. 50 or 101 to Kitano 50⼜は101で30分北野天 近畿 京都府 初天神 p/annual_eve 京都市上京区 北野天満宮 Tenmangu-mae Bus 満宮前下⾞ nts.php Schedule & Key events: Stop (30 min.) Details are still to be arranged (1) JR Sanyo Honsen Line to Miyajima-guchi Sta., and then walk 5 min. to Miyajima-guchi Summary: Pier. From there, take (1) JR山陽本線宮島⼝駅 ferryboat to Miyajima Bugaku , ancient court dance with music. This Bugaku was introduced by より徒歩5分の宮島⼝桟橋 Pier (10 min.), and then Miyajima- "Kiyomori Taira", a warlord in the Heian period (794-1192). Admission is からフェリーで10分宮島桟 walk 10 min. http://www.it 1/1, cho, Itsukushima-jinja 300JPY each. 橋下船、徒歩10分 Chugoku Hiroshima Bugaku (2) JR Sanyo sukushimajinj 1/2, & 1/5 Hatsukaichi Shrine (2) JR山陽新幹線広島駅 中国 広島県 舞楽 Shinkansen Line to a.jp/index.ht 1/3 廿日市市宮島 厳島神社 より市電⼜はバスで30分広 Schedule & Key events: Hiroshima Sta., and ml 町 島宇品港下⾞、⾼速船で ●1/2 13:00- then take streetcar or 22分宮島桟橋下船、徒歩 ●1/3 13:00- bus to Hiroshima Ujina 10分 ●1/5 5:30- Port (30 min.) From there, take hydrofoil to Miyajima Pier (22 min.), and then walk 10 min. Summary: Usokae - bullfinch exchange in which hundreds of people take part in the JR Sanyo Shinkansen ritual of exchanging their own bullfinches made of wood for receiving Line to Hakata Sta. https://www. Dazaifu Tenman- lucky ones from hand to hand in the dark. It is said that the owners of From there, take JR山陽新幹線博多駅より dazaifutenma Kyushu Fukuoka Dazaifu Usokae 1/7 gu Shrine these lucky ones enjoy good luck for the year. The festival is rather small Nishitetsu bus to ⻄鉄バスで45分⼤宰府駅 ngu.or.jp/san 九州 福岡県 太宰府市 うそかえ 太宰府天満宮 in scale this year. Dazaifu-eki Bus Stop 下⾞、徒歩5分 pai/saiten/jan (45min.), and then walk uary 5 min. Schedule & Key events: 18:00- Usokae ©2021 Japan National Tourism Organization 4/6 The following events have been cancelled or postponed. (as of Dec.23) Region Dates Pref. City Venue Event Summary Access URL JR Tohoku Shinkansen Line to Morioka Sta. From there, JR東北新幹線盛岡駅より (1) Kyojo-ji Temple︓ Kyojo-ji Temple, take bus to Morioka Shikaku- (1) 教浄寺︓ Morioka Hachiman- shien Gakko-mae Bus Stop, バスで盛岡視覚支援学校 Summary: gu Shrine, and then walk 5 min. 前下⾞、徒歩5分 Hadaka-mairi , shrine homage paid by partly attired youths. (2) Morioka Hachiman-gu http://www.o Tohoku Iwate Morioka Sakurayama-jinja Hadaka-mairi (2) 盛岡八幡宮︓ - Shrine︓ dette.or.jp/?p 東北 岩手県 盛岡市 Shrine 裸参り バス茶畑⾏で15分八幡宮 Schedule & Key events: take bus (for Chabatake) to =1166 教浄寺、 Hachimangu-mae Bus Stop (15 前下⾞ cancelled 盛岡八幡宮、 min.) (3) 桜山神社︓ 桜山神社 (3) Sakurayama-jinja Shrine︓ バスで盛岡城跡公園下⾞、 take bus to Moriokajo-ato Koen 徒歩3分 Bus Stop, and then walk 3 min. Summary: Shrine homage paid by half-naked youths. After being purified by cold water, JR Uetsu Honsen Line to Shinzan-jinja about 300 local young men who carry the offerings on their shoulders, dash up the Ugo-Honjo Sta.