Calendar of Events February 2017 Notes: 1
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Calendar of Events February 2017 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. ©2017 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 Setsubun 節分 Special Remarks: Traditional ceremony to dispel demons. According to Glossary: Dates and Times are shown as follows which is common in Japan. the lunar calendar, "Setsubun" marks the last day of Matsuri Festival, Event Dates : M/D April 3 ⇒ 4/3 winter. People throng temples and shrines to vie with another for lucky beans which are thrown by priests, ⇒ Time : 24 hours system 8:00am 8:00 monks or famous figures who shout "Fuku-wa-uchi, 8:00pm ⇒ 20:00 Oni-wa-soto!" (Fortune in, Devils out!) to drive away imaginary devils. Region Dates Pref. City Venue Event Summary Access URL Summary: Ice Festival. Many ice sculptures exhibited on the shore are lit up. Some Chitose- more events are scheduled during the festival period. From Shin-Chitose Shikotsuko Hyoto http://hyouto Hokkaido Hokkaido Chitose Lake Shikotsu Airport, take bus to 新千歳空港よりバスで 1/27 ~ 2/19 Matsuri Schedule & Key events: u- 北海道 北海道 千歳市 支笏湖 Shikotsuko Bus Stop 55分支笏湖下車 千歳・支笏湖 ●daily special.asia/ (55 min.) 氷濤まつり 16:30-22:00 Ice sculptures lighting up ●Saturdays, Sundays and national holidays 18:30- Fireworks display ©2017 Japan National Tourism Organization 1/13 Region Dates Pref. City Venue Event Summary Access URL Summary: Snow Festival. The festival, the biggest in scale of this kind, started in 1950, and has become one of the most popular events in winter for now. JR Chitose Line to Approximately 200 snow creations and ice sculptures are exhibited at three Sapporo Sta. Odori Site, JR千歳線札幌駅より地 sites, mainly at Odori site with enormous snow creations and many From there, take Susukino Site, 68th Sapporo 下鉄南北線で http://www.s attractions, at Susukino site with fantastic ice sculptures, and at Tsu-dome Namboku Subway Line Hokkaido Hokkaido Sapporo Tsu-dome Site Yuki Matsuri (1) 大通会場: 大通下 nowfes.com/ 2/6 ~ 2/12 site with the huge playground where children and adults can play in snow. to 北海道 北海道 札幌市 大通会場、 第68回 車 english/index The festival at Tsu-dome site will be held from 2/1. (1) Odori Site: Odori すすきの会場、 さっぽろ雪まつり (2) すすきの会場: すす .html Sta. つどーむ会場 きの下車 Schedule & Key events: (2) Susukino Site: ●daily Susukino Sta. 17:00-22:00 Ice sculptures lighting up at Odori site 17:00-23:00 (-22:00 on 2/12) Ice sculptures lighting up at Susukino site Summary: Winter Festival. Many snow creations and ice statues are exhibited at Asahibashi-kahan site (on the riversides of Ishikari River), and on Heiwa- Asahibashi-Kahan, http://www.c dori Street where about 50 ice sculptures are to be judged in competition. JR Hakodate Honsen Heiwa-dori Street Asahikawa ity.asahikawa Hokkaido Hokkaido Asahikawa Many attractive events and a long sliding way are scheduled during the Line to Asahikawa Sta., JR函館本線旭川駅より 2/7 ~ 2/12 and others Fuyu Matsuri .hokkaido.jp/ 北海道 北海道 旭川市 festival period. and then take shuttle シャトルバス 旭橋河畔、 旭川冬まつり awf/index.ht bus 平和通りほか ml Schedule & Key events: ●daily 9:00-21:00 (-20:00 on 2/12) ●2/7,11&12 19:00- Fireworks display Summary: JR Sekihoku Honsen Drift Ice Festival featuring thousands of ice floe covering over the sea, and Line to Abashiri Sta. http://abashi Abashiri-Okhotsk about 40 snow sculptures and ice carvings on exhibition. Many events such From there, take bus JR石北本線網走駅より ri.jp/tabinavi/ Hokkaido Hokkaido Abashiri Abashiri Port Ryuhyo Matsuri as a popular song-show, games and performances are scheduled during to "Michi-no-eki バスで10分”道の駅流 2/10 ~ 2/12 18ryuhyomat 北海道 北海道 網走市 網走商港埠頭 あばしりオホーツク the festival period. Ryuhyo Kaido Abashiri 氷街道網走砕氷船のり suri/index.ht 流氷まつり Saihyo-sen Noriba" Bus ば”下車、徒歩10分 ml Schedule & Key events: Stop (10 min.), and ●2/10&11 17:00-20:00 Snow sculptures and ice carvings lighting up then walk 10 min. ©2017 Japan National Tourism Organization 2/13 Region Dates Pref. City Venue Event Summary Access URL JR Yamagata along Zao Ropeway Summary: Shinkansen Line to Sancho Line, Yamagata Sta., and Festival featuring the lighting up Juhyo , known as "Ice Monster", trees JR山形新幹線山形駅 around Jizo Sancho then take bus to Zao http://zaorop Zao Juhyo covered with frost. よりバスで45分蔵王温 Tohoku Yamagata Yamagata Sta. Onsen Bus Stop (45 eway.co.jp/za 12/23 ~ 3/5 Light-up 泉下車、徒歩15分の 東北 山形県 山形市 蔵王ロープウェイ山頂線 min.) From there, o/winter/light 蔵王樹氷ライトアップ Schedule & Key events: 蔵王山麓駅よりロープ 沿線および地蔵山頂駅 walk to Zao Sanroku up.html ウェイで17分地蔵山頂 周辺 ●daily 17:00-21:00 Juhyo lighting up Sta. (15 min.), and 駅下車 then take ropeway to Jizo Sancho Sta. (17 min.) Summary: Snow Festival. Ice sculptures are exhibited, but the scale is small this year JR Tohoku Shinkansen due to lack of snow. Some stage events such as local performing arts are Line to Morioka Sta. Shizukuishi- Iwate JR東北新幹線盛岡駅 http://www.i Tohoku Iwate Koiwai Farm scheduled mainly on Saturdays and Sundays. From there, take bus 2/4 ~ 2/12 cho Yuki Matsuri よりバスで30分小岩井 wateyukimats 東北 岩手県 小岩井農場 to Koiwai Nojo 雫石町 岩手雪まつり 農場まきば園下車 uri.com/ Schedule & Key events: Makibaen Bus Stop (30 ●daily 9:00-17:00 (-20:00 on 2/12) min.) ●2/12 18:30- Fireworks display Summary: Snow Lantern Festival. About 150 snow lanterns and about 300 Mini- JR Ou Honsen Line to http://www.h Kamakura (miniature huts made of snow) are lit up, which creates Hirosaki Sta. From JR奥羽本線弘前駅より irosaki- Hirosaki-jo fantastic atmosphere in Hirosaki Park during the festival period. there, walk 20-30 min. 徒歩20~30分又は弘 Tohoku Aomori Hirosaki Hirosaki Park kanko.or.jp/w 2/9 ~ 2/12 Yukidoro Matsuri or take Konan 100 yen 前市内循環100円バス 東北 青森県 弘前市 弘前公園 eb/edit.html?i 弘前城雪燈籠まつり Schedule & Key events: bus to Shiyakushomae 【弘南バス】で15分市 d=cat02_wint Bus Stop (15 min.), 役所前下車、徒歩4分 ●daily 16:30-21:00 Mini-Kamakura lighting up er_yuki ●2/11 19:00- Fireworks display and then walk 4 min. ©2017 Japan National Tourism Organization 3/13 Region Dates Pref. City Venue Event Summary Access URL Summary: Tug of war, featuring a giant straw-rope (80 centimeters in diameter and over 200 meters long). The festival with a 500-year history is held to pray http://www.c Kariwano-no for a rich harvest of this year, and is designated as one of the National JR Ou Honsen Line to Tohoku Akita Daisen Omachi-dori Street JR奥羽本線刈和野駅 ity.daisen.akit 2/10 Otsuna-hiki Important Intangible Folk Cultural Properties. Kariwano Sta., and 東北 秋田県 大仙市 刈和野大町通り より徒歩5分 a.jp/docs/201 刈和野の大綱引き then walk 5 min. 3110800314/ Schedule & Key events: 19:10- Townspeople lay out a straw-rope for a fight 21:00- Tug of war is held on Omachi-dori Street Summary: Festival, designated as one of the National Important Intangible Folk Cultural Properties, features about 15 Namahage (men wearing devil JR Oga Line to Oga Shinzan-jinja Namahage masks) dancing wildly, drumming vigorously, running around and then http://www.o Tohoku Akita Oga Sta., and then take JR男鹿線男鹿駅より臨 2/10 ~ 2/12 Shrine Sedo Matsuri serving Mochi (rice cakes) to people thronged in the precincts of the ganavi.com/s 東北 秋田県 男鹿市 temporary bus (40 時バスで40分 真山神社 なまはげ柴灯祭 shrine. edo/ min.) Schedule & Key events: ●daily 18:00-20:30 Summary: Water Pouring Festival for a prevention of fire with a 350-year history, JR Tohoku Shinkansen featuring a parade of floats, Taiko drumming, local performing arts and Line to Ichinoseki Sta. From there, take JR firefighters. JR東北新幹線一ノ関 Ohara Hachiman- Ofunato Line to Daito Ohara Mizu- 駅よりJR大船渡線で摺 http://www.i Daito-cho, jinja Shrine Surisawa Sta., and Tohoku Iwate kake Matsuri Schedule & Key events: 沢駅下車、バス上大原 chitabi.jp/eve 2/11 Ichinoseki and others then take bus (for 東北 岩手県 大東大原 10:10- Local people make a new giant Shimenawa (sacred straw 又は大東バスセンター行 nt/data.php? 一関市大東町 大原八幡神社 Kami-Ohara or Daito 水かけまつり で20分下町又は大東 no=61&m=2 ほか festoon) fixed to Ohara Hachiman-jinja Shrine Bus Center) to バスセンター下車 12:40- Floats parade through the town Shimomachi or Daito 14:35- Ritual play is held at the shrine Bus Center Bus Stop 15:00-15:50 About 300 half-naked men rush on the streets in the town, (20 min.) while townspeople dash cold water over them ©2017 Japan National Tourism Organization 4/13 Region Dates Pref. City Venue Event Summary Access URL Summary: JR Yamagata Snow Lantern Festival. About 300 Yuki-doro (big snow lanterns) and more Shinkansen Line to JR山形新幹線米沢駅 Uesugi-jinja Yonezawa Sta. From より市街循環バスで上 than 1,000 Yuki-bonbori (small snow lanterns) at Uesugi-jinja Shrine and http://yukido Shrine, Uesugi Yukidoro there, take City Cyclic 杉神社前下車又はシャ Tohoku Yamagata Yonezawa at Matsugasaki Park are lit up. Some more events are scheduled during the urou.yoneza 2/11 ~ 2/12 Matsugasaki Park Matsuri bus to Uesugi Jinja- トルバス 東北 山形県 米沢市 festival period.