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Calendar of Events December 2015 Notes: 1 Calendar of Events December 2015 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. ©2015 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 Special Remarks: Omisoka 大晦日 Glossary： Dates and Times are shown as follows which is common in Japan. New Year's Eve, the last day of the year. Many people stay Kagura Shinto dance with music Dates : M/D April 3 ⇒ 4/3 at home and sit up until midnight to listen to Joya-no- Matsuri Festival, Event Kane, New Year's Eve bells, which ring out the old year ⇒ Time : 24 hours system 8:00am 8:00 and ring in the coming year, 108 times in total. Buddhists 8:00pm ⇒ 20:00 believe that there are 108 sins and they are driven away by ringing the bell 108 times. Region Dates Pref. City Venue Event Summary Access URL along Zao Ropeway Summary: JR Yamagata Sancho Line, Festival features the lighting up Juhyo , known as "Ice Monster", trees Shinkansen Line to around Jizo Sancho Yamagata Sta., and covered with frost. JR山形新幹線山形駅より http://zaorop Sta. then take bus to Zao Tohoku Yamagata Yamagata Zao Juhyo Light-up バスで45分蔵王温泉下 eway.co.jp/z 12/26 ～ 2/28 蔵王ロープウェイ山頂線 Onsen Bus Stop (45 東北 山形県 山形市 蔵王樹氷ライトアップ Schedule & Key events: 車、徒歩15分の蔵王山麓 ao/winter/lig 沿線および地蔵山頂駅 min.) From there, walk 駅よりロープウェイで17分地 htup.html 周辺 ●12/26-1/3, 1/9, 1/10, 1/16, 1/17, 1/23-2/28 to Zao Sanroku Sta. (15 蔵山頂駅下車 17:00-21:00 Juhyo light up min.), and then take ropeway to Jizo Sancho Sta. (17 min.) ©2015 Japan National Tourism Organization 1/6 Region Dates Pref. City Venue Event Summary Access URL Summary: Namahage (folklore demons that pay frightening visits to children of parking-lot of City local houses) is designated as one of the National Important Hall, Intangible Folk Cultural Properties. Local groups of Namahage - Shinzan-jinja masked men, disguised as devils, visit private houses in the villages in http://www. Shrine, the evening, grumbling "Any good-for-nothing fellow hereabouts?" City Hall: 市役所: namahage- Tohoku Akita Oga Namahage 12/31 inns in the city JR Oga Line to Oga Sta., JR男鹿線男鹿駅より徒歩5 oga.akita.jp/ 東北 秋田県 男鹿市 なまはげ 市役所駐車場、 Schedule & Key events: and then walk 5 min. 分 english/index 真山神社、 15:00- Demonstration of Namahage in action and Taiko drumming .html 市内宿泊施設 in the parking-lot of City Hall 18:00- Namahage visits to Japanese-style inns, Ryokan and Minshuku in the city, for the guests, after purified at Shinzan-jinja Shrine Summary: Atami Kaijo Hanabi Fireworks Display with about 3,000 fireworks. JR Tokaido Shinkansen http://www. Chubu 12/6, Shizuoka Atami Atami Bay JR東海道新幹線熱海駅よ & 12/23 Taikai Line to Atami Sta., and ataminews.gr 中部 12/13 静岡県 熱海市 熱海湾 り徒歩15分 熱海海上花火大会 Schedule & Key events: then walk 15min. .jp/hanabi/ ●12/6,13,23 20:20-20:45 Summary: JR Tokaido Honsen Line http://www. Naked Festival at the shrine. Misogi is conducted by over 100 youths to Gifu Sta. or Meitetsu gifucvb.or.jp/ Katsuragake-jinja Ikenoue Misogi Matsuri clad in loincloths, diving into Nagara River to purify and exorcise Nagoya Honsen Line to JR東海道本線岐阜駅又は event/detail_ Shrine, Chubu Gifu Gifu (Hadaka Matsuri) themselves. Meitetsu Gifu Sta. From 名鉄名古屋本線名鉄岐阜 winter.php?ei 12/12 Nagara River 中部 岐阜県 岐阜市 池ノ上みそぎ祭り there, take Gifu bus to 駅より岐阜バスで20分池ノ d=00046&sy 葛懸神社、 (裸祭り） Ikenoue Bus Stop (20 上下車、徒歩5分 u=1&season 長良川 Schedule & Key events: 13:30- Ritual pray min.), and then walk 5 =winter&shik 15:00- Misogi festival min. i_keisai=1 ©2015 Japan National Tourism Organization 2/6 Region Dates Pref. City Venue Event Summary Access URL Summary: Winter Special Performance. The demonstration of several kinds of traditional Japanese entertainments and arts is staged. Admission is From JR Kyoto Sta., http://www.k Higashiyama 3,150JPY (2,500JPY for foreign visitors until 2/28). For further Gion Corner Gion Corner Toki take municipal bus No. JR京都駅より市バスNo. yoto- Kinki Kyoto -ku, information, call 075-561-1119 (in English). 12/1 ～ 3/13 弥栄会館内 京都ギオ Tokubetsu Koen 100 or 206 to Gion Bus 100又は206で25分祇園 gioncorner.co 近畿 京都府 Kyoto ンコーナー ギオンコーナー冬季特別公演 Stop (25 min.), and the 下車、徒歩5分 m/performan 京都市東山区 Schedule & Key events: walk 5 min. ce/index.html ●every Friday, Saturday, Sunday and national holidays (except 12/29-1/3) 18:00- & 19:00- Summary: Event featuring grand electric decoration which started in 1995, to console the spirit of the victims of Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake. The Kyu-Gaikokujin electric decoration is illuminated along the street about 300 meters Kyoryuchi, long. Hours will be subject to change due to overcrowding. JR Kobe Line to http://www.k Kinki Hyogo Kobe Kobe Luminarie JR神戸線元町駅下車(東 12/4 ～ 12/13 Higashi Yuenchi Motomachi Sta. (East obe- 近畿 兵庫県 神戸市 神戸ルミナリエ 口) 旧外国人居留地、 Schedule & Key events: Exit) luminarie.jp/ 東遊園地 ●Monday to Thursday 18:00-21:30 ●Friday 18:00-22:00 ●Saturday 17:00-22:00 ●Sunday 17:00-21:30 (1) Keifuku Arashiyama Summary: Honsen Line to Solemn rite of respect and thanksgiving for broken needles and pins. Arashiyama Sta., and then walk 10 min. (1) 京福嵐山本線嵐山駅 During the ritual, Orihime-no-mai dance by four ladies dressed like http://www.k Nishikyo-ku, (2) Hankyu Arashiyama より徒歩10分 Kinki Kyoto Horin-ji Temple Hari-kuyo Orihime (Vega) is performed to the tune of Gagaku (court music) for okuzohourinji 12/8 Kyoto Line to Hankyu (2) 阪急嵐山線阪急嵐山 近畿 京都府 法輪寺 針供養 about 10 min. .com/events. 京都市西京区 Arashiyama Sta., and 駅より徒歩5分 html then walk 5 min. (3) JR嵯峨野線瑳峨嵐山 Schedule & Key events: (3) JR Sagano Line to 駅より徒歩15分 13:00-14:00 Saga-Arashiyama Sta., and then walk 15 min. ©2015 Japan National Tourism Organization 3/6 Region Dates Pref. City Venue Event Summary Access URL Summary: Japanese radishes are cooked in a big pan and served to the visitors at the temple. Admission is 1,000JPY. This festival has its origin in a From JR Kyoto Sta., take municipal bus No. Ukyo-ku, historical fact: Villagers served boiled radishes to Shinran, the founder JR京都駅より市バスNo. http://www.r Kinki Kyoto Ryotoku-ji Temple Narutaki-no-Daiko Daki 26 to Narutaki- 12/9 ～ 12/10 Kyoto of the Jodo Shinshu sect of Pure Land Buddhism, when he visited the 26で45分鳴滝本町下車、 youtokuji.or.j 近畿 京都府 了徳寺 鳴滝の大根だき Honmachi Bus Stop (45 京都市右京区 temple. It is said that this radish is efficacious against palsy. 徒歩3分 p/ min.), and then walk 3 min. Schedule & Key events: ●daily 9:00-16:00 Summary: Memorial celebrations popularly known as the "Vendetta of the 47 Ako Castle: Ako Castle, Ronin, or masterless Samurai". Festival features a parade of "47 JR Sanyo Shinkansen 赤穂城: http://ako- Ikitsugi-Ido and Kinki Hyogo Ako Ako Gishi-sai Ronin" accompanied by feudal lords, following a drum and fife band, Line to Aioi Sta. From JR山陽新幹線相生駅より kankou.jp/fre 12/14 others 近畿 兵庫県 赤穂市 赤穂義士祭 folk dancers and floats. there, take JR Ako Line JR赤穂線で播州赤穂駅下 e/index.html? 赤穂城、 to Banshu-Ako Sta.， 車、徒歩20分 id=3806 息継ぎ井戸ほか Schedule & Key events: and then walk 20 min. 10:00-15:00 Parade from Otemon Gate of Ako Castle to Ikitsugi-Ido Summary: Festival designated as one of the National Important Intangible Folk Cultural Properties. It features Owatari , a long procession of priests, warriors clad in armor, people in costumes of local traditional arts and JR Nara Line to Nara Kasuga Wakamiya- of the Heian period (12th century) and the like. Many more events Sta. or Kintetsu Nara jinja Shrine, are held on the main streets of the city and at the shrine during the JR奈良線奈良駅又は近鉄 http://www.k Kasuga Wakamiya On- Line to Kintetsu Nara Kinki Nara Nara Prefectural Office festival period. 奈良線近鉄奈良駅より奈 asugataisha.o 12/15 ～ 12/18 Matsuri Sta. From there, take 近畿 奈良県 奈良市 and others 良交通バスで15分春日大 r.jp/onmatsu 春日若宮おん祭 Nara Kotsu bus to 春日若宮神社、 社本殿下車 ri/index.html Schedule & Key events: Kasuga Taisha Honden 県庁ほか ●12/17 Bus Stop (15 min.) 12:00-14:30 Owatari from Prefectural Office to Otabisho (portable shrine resting place) 15:30-22:30 Kagura , Bugaku (ancient court dance with music) and various local performing arts at the shrine ©2015 Japan National Tourism Organization 4/6 Region Dates Pref. City Venue Event Summary Access URL http://www.k Summary: yokanko.or.jp Year-end Fair at the temple. The fair is held on the 21st every month, /kyogoyomi/ From JR Kyoto Sta., 12december/ but the last fair of the year draws especially large crowds. Open-air JR京都駅より Minami-ku, (1) walk 15 min. gyoji- Kinki Kyoto To-ji Temple Shimai Kobo stalls selling used Kimono , potted plants, used books, New Year's (1) 徒歩15分 12/21 Kyoto (2) take Kintetsu Kyoto 12december/ 近畿 京都府 東寺 終い弘法 decorations and the like are set up.
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