Calendar of Events November 2016 Notes: 1
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Calendar of Events November 2016 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. ©2016 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 Shichi-go-san 七五三 Special Remarks: Shichi-go-san, is an event that takes place on November Glossary: Dates and Times are shown as follows which is common in Japan. 15 for boys turning 3 and 5 years old, and girls turning 3 Kagura Shinto dance with music Dates : M/D April 3 ⇒ 4/3 Matsuri Festival, Event and 7 years old. Families visit nearby Shinto shrines to Mikoshi Portable shrine Time : 24 hours system 8:00am ⇒ 8:00 pray for their children's health and growth. Girls dress up in Kimono and boys in Haori and Hakama, and it is a 8:00pm ⇒ 20:00 tradition to enjoy the celebration with Chitose-ame - special candy for this event. Region Dates Pref. City Venue Event Summary Access URL Summary: Autumn Festival featuring local performing arts such as Shishi-odori (local deer dance), Kagura , Ennen-no-mai (Shinto sacred dance, designated as one of the National Important Intangible Folk Cultural Properties), Shimai (Noh dance without instrumental accompaniment) and Noh (traditional masked drama), and Chigo- JR Tohoku Honsen Line Chuson-ji Temple, gyoretsu (a procession of children in fancy attire). to Hiraizumi Sta., and Motsu-ji Temple, http://hiraizu then JR東北本線平泉駅より Hiraizumi- JR Hiraizumi Sta. Aki-no Fujiwara mi.or.jp/topic Tohoku Iwate Schedule & Key events: Chuson-ji Temple: 中尊寺:徒歩25分又はシャ 11/1 ~ 11/3 cho and others Matsuri s/upload/147 東北 岩手県 ●daily walk 25 min., or take トルバスで10分 平泉町 中尊寺、 秋の藤原まつり 6431954_01. shuttle bus (10 min.) 毛越寺:徒歩7分 毛越寺、 10:00-15:00 Local performing arts in front of Hiraizumi Sta., Chuson- pdf Motsu-ji Temple: JR平泉駅前ほか ji Temple and Motsu-ji Temple ●11/1 walk 7 min. 10:30- Chigo-gyoretsu from Chuson-ji Temple to Konjiki-do Hall ●11/3 11:00- Ennen-no-mai at Motsu-ji Temple 12:00- Shimai at Chuson-ji Temple 13:00- Noh play at Chuson-ji Temple ©2016 Japan National Tourism Organization 1/9 Region Dates Pref. City Venue Event Summary Access URL Summary: Bonfire Festival. This festival with a 420-year history is counted as one of the three grandest fire festivals in Japan. Two huge http://www.c Mt. Goro and JR Tohoku Honsen Line Tohoku Fukushima Sukagawa Taimatsu Akashi torchwoods and 30 smaller ones are carried up by hundreds people to JR東北本線須賀川駅より ity.sukagawa 11/12 others to Sukagawa Sta., and 東北 福島県 須賀川市 松明あかし the top of Mt. Goro for setting up giant torches. 徒歩15分 .fukushima.jp 五老山ほか then walk 15 min. /taimatsu/ Schedule & Key events: 18:30- Torches are lit up Summary: Autumn Festival of the shrine featuring about 20 floats from each town parading in the neighborhood during the festival period. Sengen Taisha Shrine: Sengen Taisha 浅間大社: Chubu Shizuoka Fujinomiya Fujinomiya Matsuri JR Minobu Line to http://akimiy 11/3 ~ 11/5 Shrine and others Schedule & Key events: JR身延線富士宮駅より徒 中部 静岡県 富士宮市 富士宮まつり Fujinomiya Sta., and a.com/ 浅間大社ほか ●11/4 歩10分 then walk 10 min. 8:00-16:30 Floats parade in their each town 16:30-21:00 All the floats gather at the shrine and jostle each other, while Ohayashi festival music is competitively played on the floats Summary: Street performance championship. Performances are given by 108 groups of participants from all around the world on the grounds of Daidogei World Cup in Sunpu-jo Park and the main streets of the city. All the performers Sunpu-jo Park: Sunpu-jo Park and 駿府城公園: http://www. Chubu Shizuoka Shizuoka Shizuoka 2016 gather and demonstrate their performances at the Final Stage Show JR Tokaido Shinkansen 11/3 ~ 11/6 others JR東海道新幹線静岡駅よ daidogei.com 中部 静岡県 静岡市 大道芸ワールドカップ in 静岡 on the last day. Line to Shizuoka Sta., 駿府城公園ほか り徒歩15分 / 2016 and then walk 15 min. Schedule & Key events: ●11/3, 5 & 6 10:30- ●11/4 11:15- ©2016 Japan National Tourism Organization 2/9 Region Dates Pref. City Venue Event Summary Access URL Summary: Nagiso-machi Sogo Ground, Festival featuring a procession of people dressed as warriors, Tsumago-shuku, postmen, priests, pilgrims, merchants' daughters, farmers, comb JR Chuo Honsen Line to http://www.t Kyu-Tsumago venders and so on of the Edo period along Nakasendo (old highway). Nagiso- Bunka Bunsei Fuzoku Nagiso Sta. From there, JR中央本線南木曽駅より own.nagiso.n Hokuriku Nagano Elementary School 11/23 machi Emaki-no Gyoretsu take Ontake Kotsu bus 御岳交通バスで10分妻籠 agano.jp/kan 北陸 長野県 and others Schedule & Key events: 南木曽町 文化文政風俗絵巻之行列 to Tsumago Bus Stop 下車 kou/event/bu 南木曽町総合グランド、 10:30 Procession starts from Nagiso-machi Sogo Ground (10 min.) nka.html 妻籠宿、 12:00 Procession stops at Tsumago-shuku (an old post town) 旧妻籠小学校 13:20 Procession stops at Otsumago ほか 14:15 Procession terminates at Kyu-Tsumago Elementary School Summary: West side of Fireworks Display with 15,000 fireworks. It is held in late autumn JR Nagano Shinkansen Nagano Ohashi unlike the other fireworks displays which usually take place in high Line to Nagano Sta. http://www. Bridge, Nagano Ebisu-ko Enka summer. This fireworks display dates back to the feudal times, and JR長野新幹線長野駅 (東 Hokuriku Nagano Nagano (East Exit) From there, nagano- 11/23 Saigawa Daini- Taikai people in Nagano boast the skills required to make huge fireworks 口) より徒歩20分又は長 北陸 長野県 長野市 walk 20 min. or take cci.or.jp/ebis ryokuchi Park 長野えびす講煙火大会 balls for a magnificent fireworks display. 野電鉄シャトルバス Nagano Dentetsu ukou/ 長野大橋西側、 shuttle bus 犀川第2緑地公園 Schedule & Key events: 18:00-20:00 Summary: Higashiyama Traditional Japanese Dance. Admission is 4,000JPY. Please call Gion From JR Kyoto Sta., JR京都駅より市バスNo. http://www. Kinki Kyoto -ku, Gion Kaikan Gion Odori Kaikan for reservation. (Tel: 075-561-0224) take municipal bus No. 11/1 ~ 11/10 206又は100で10分祇園 gionhigashi.c 近畿 京都府 Kyoto 祇園会館 祇園をどり 206 or 100 to Gion Bus 下車 om/gion.php 京都市東山区 Schedule & Key events: Stop (10 min.) ●daily 13:30-14:30 & 16:00-17:00 ©2016 Japan National Tourism Organization 3/9 Region Dates Pref. City Venue Event Summary Access URL Summary: From JR Kyoto Sta., Dolls Exhibition. Old Japanese dolls are exhibited at the temple noted take municipal bus No. Kamigyo-ku, JR京都駅より市バスNo. 9 Kinki Kyoto Hokyo-ji Temple Aki-no Ningyo-ten for its collection of dolls. Please enter by 15:30. Admission is 600JPY. 9 to Horikawa http://www. 11/1 ~ 11/30 Kyoto で30分堀川寺ノ内下車、 近畿 京都府 宝鏡寺 秋の人形展 Teranouchi Bus Stop hokyoji.net/ 京都市上京区 徒歩1分 Schedule & Key events: (30 min.), and then ●daily 10:00-16:00 walk 1 min. (1) JR Tokaido Shinkansen Line to Kyoto Sta. From there, take Kintetsu Kashihara Line to Yamato-yagi Sta., and change to (1) JR東海道新幹線京都 Kintetsu Osaka Line to 駅より近鉄橿原線で大和八 http://yamat Summary: Sakurai Sta. From 木駅にて近鉄大阪線に乗り oji.nara- Festival of ancient ball-kicking. Priests in traditional attire of Sakurai Sta., take bus 換え桜井駅下車、バス談山 kankou.or.jp/ aristocracies in the 7th century demonstrate Kemari (ball-kicking), (for Tanzan Jinja) to Kinki Nara Sakurai Tanzan-jinja Shrine Kemari Matsuri 神社行で25分談山神社下 contents/eve 11/3 following the ritual. Tanzan Jinja Bus Stop 近畿 奈良県 桜井市 談山神社 けまり祭り 車、徒歩5分 nt.php?conte (25 min.), and then (2) JR奈良線奈良駅より nts=0000000 walk 5 min. Schedule & Key events: JR桜井線で桜井駅下車、 314&event= (2) JR Nara Line to Nara 11:00-12:00 バス談山神社行で25分談 0000000004 Sta. From there, take JR 山神社下車、徒歩5分 Sakurai Line to Sakurai Sta. From Sakurai Sta., take bus (for Tanzan Jinja) to Tanzan Jinja Bus Stop (25 min.), and then walk 5 min. Summary: JR Nara Line to Nara Kasuga Taisha Ancient court music and dance are performed on a floating stage built Sta. or Kintetsu Nara http://www.k Shrine on the water's edge at Shin-en Manyo-Shokubutsu-en in the precincts JR奈良線奈良駅又は近鉄 Bunka-no-Hi Manyo Line to Kintetsu Nara asugataisha.o Kinki Nara Nara Shin-en Manyo- of the shrine. Admission is 500JPY. If it rains, it will be performed at 奈良線近鉄奈良駅より奈 11/3 Gagaku-kai Sta. From there, take r.jp/calendar/ 近畿 奈良県 奈良市 Shokubutsu-en "Kansha-kyosei-no Yakata" Hall in the precincts. 良交通バスで15分春日大 文化の日萬葉雅楽会 Nara Kotsu bus to autmun11.ht 春日大社 社本殿下車 Kasuga Taisha Honden ml#2 神苑萬葉植物園 Schedule & Key events: Bus Stop (15 min.) 13:00-15:30 ©2016 Japan National Tourism Organization 4/9 Region Dates Pref. City Venue Event Summary Access URL Summary: JR Kisei Honsen Line to Takahara Kumano- Elegant procession on Kumano-Kodo pilgrimage-way, featuring a Kii-tanabe Sta. From JR紀勢本線紀伊田辺駅よ http://www. Wakayam Nakahechi- Kumano-Kodo Emaki Kinki jinja Shrine and procession of people wearing traditional costumes of the Heian period. there, take bus to りバスで古道ヶ丘下車、徒 nakahechi.jp/ 11/3 a cho Gyoretsu 近畿 others Kodogaoka Bus Stop, 歩30分 saijiki.html# 和歌山県 中辺路町 熊野古道絵巻行列 高原熊野神社ほか Schedule & Key events: and then walk 30 min.