Calendar of Events August 2015 Notes: 1
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Calendar of Events August 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 お盆七夕 TsuyuTanabataObon 梅雨 TsuyuTanabata,Obon isis athe Buddhist Star rainy Festival season event is heldinheld early onin JulyJulysummer (if7 infollowing mostin Japan. parts the It ofusuallylunar Japan calendar) starts or Augustor August 7 in 13 some-15. Ancestral areas. Based spirits on area Chinese invited folk into legend the home in which to be two Glossary: around the beginning of June and ends in mid-July. Special Remarks: startshonored. - Altair Bon (Cowherd)-Odori (folk and dance) Vega are (Weaver) also held, - love with each people other in but Bon-Odori Japanese folk dance Hokkaido, the northern part of Japan, is least affected by Tsuyu. Dates and Times are shown as follows which is common in Japan. onlyYukata allowed - summer to cross Kimono, the Milky dancing Way in to a circle.meet onceMany a people year on take this day. Kagura Shinto dance with music 梅雨 - Tsuyu literally means plum rain. One of the reasons is that Dates : M/D April 3 ⇒ 4/3 Wishessummer are vacations written during on long this colored time andstrips return of paper to their and hometownshung from a to Matsuri Festival, Event Tsuyu occurs when plums are ripening. Mikoshi Portable shrine Time : 24 hours system 8:00am ⇒ 8:00 bamboovisit family branch homes. with other decorations. Otabisho Portable shrine resting place 8:00pm ⇒ 20:00 Taiko Japanese drum Toro-nagashi Floating lighted lanterns Ukai 鵜飼 Yukata Cotton Kimono 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. Region Dates Pref. City Venue Event Summary Access URL Summary: JR Chitose Line to Summer Festival in the city. If it heavily rains, fireworks display will Sapporo Sta. From there, (1) Fireworks display JR千歳線札幌駅より be postponed to Aug. 3. http://www.w Toyohira River, site: take Namboku (1) 花火大会会場: 地下鉄 elcome.city.sa O-dori Park and Subway Line to Nakajima 南北線で中島公園駅下車、 Hokkaido Hokkaido Sapporo Sapporo Natsu Matsuri Schedule & Key events: pporo.jp/even 7/22 ~ 8/20 others Koen Sta., and then walk 徒歩5分 北海道 北海道 札幌市 さっぽろ夏まつり ●7/22-8/16 12:00-21:00 Open-air beer halls set up in O-dori Park t/summer/sap 豊平川南大橋上流、 5 min. (2) 盆踊り会場: 地下鉄南 ●7/31 19:40-20:30 Fireworks display near Minami Ohashi poro_summer 大通公園ほか (2) Bon Odori site: take 北線又は東豊線で大通駅下 _festival/ Bridge over Toyohira River Namboku or Toho 車 ●8/14-8/20 18:00-21:00 Bon Odori in the O-dori Nishi-2-chome Subway Line to O-dori area Sta. ©Japan National Tourism Organization 1/17 Region Dates Pref. City Venue Event Summary Access URL (1) JR Tohoku Summary: Shinkansen Line to Shin- Festival of Neputa features a huge papier-mache or a fan-shaped Aomori Sta. (South Exit) (1) JR東北新幹線新青森駅 lantern with effigies of legendary heroes painted on it. The highlight From there, take Konan (南口) より弘南バスで黒石駅 http://kuroishi Kuroishi Neputa of this festival is a parade of about 80 carriages of lighted Neputa bus to Kuroishi Eki-mae Tohoku Aomori Kuroishi Kuroishi 前下車 (60分) .or.jp/event/s 7/30 ~ 8/5 Matsuri pulled on the main street accompanied with the sound of drums and Bus Stop (60 min.) 東北 青森県 黒石市 黒石市 (2) JR奥羽本線弘前駅より ummer/kurois 黒石ねぷた祭り flutes. (2) JR Ou Honsen Line to 弘南鉄道弘南線で黒石駅下 hineputa Hirosaki Sta. From there, 車 Schedule & Key events: take Konan Railway ●7/30 & 8/2 18:30-22:00 Parade of Neputa Konan Line to Kuroishi Sta. Summary: Festival features a parade of people carrying a huge Waraji (a straw sandal made of straw ropes, and 2 tons in weight & 12meters in length) as a symbol of being a good walker and folk dancing. Some National Road No. Fukushima Waraji more events are scheduled during the period. JR Tohoku Shinkansen http://www.f Tohoku Fukushima Fukushima JR東北新幹線福島駅より徒 7/31 ~ 8/1 13 (Shinobu Matsuri Line to Fukushima Sta., mcnet.co.jp/w 東北 福島県 福島市 歩5分 Street) 福島わらじまつり Schedule & Key events: and then walk 5 min. araji/ 国道13号 (信夫通り) ●7/31 17:50-21:30 Parade on Shinobu Street and National Road No. 13 (Shinobu Street) ●8/1 19:25-21:05 Parade on Shinobu Street and National Road No. 13 (Shinobu Street) Summary: Gorgeous festival of Sansha (three Shrines; Ogami-jinja Shrine, Ogami-jinja Shrine, Chojasan Shinra-jinja Shrine and Shinmei-gu Shrine), designated as Chojasan Shinra- one of the National Important Intangible Folk Cultural Properties. JR Tohoku Shinkansen http://www.h jinja Shrine, Many events are scheduled during the period. Hachinohe Sansha Line to Hachinohe Sta. achinohe- Tohoku Aomori Hachinohe Shinmei-gu Shrine JR東北新幹線八戸駅よりJR 7/31 ~ 8/4 Taisai From there, take JR cb.jp/festival_ 東北 青森県 八戸市 and others Schedule & Key events: 八戸線で本八戸駅下車 八戸三社大祭 Hachinohe Line to Hon- sansha_cours おがみ神社、 ●8/1 & 3 15:00-17:30, 8/2 18:00- Hachinohe Sta. e.html 長者山新羅神社、 Parade of Mikoshi of each shrine and 27 colorful huge floats, 神明宮ほか proceeding in the city ●8/2 14:00-16:00 Kiba-dakyu (Japanese polo) in the precincts of Chojasan Shinra-jinja Shrine ©Japan National Tourism Organization 2/17 Region Dates Pref. City Venue Event Summary Access URL Summary: Port Festival features a parade of brass-bands, baton twirlers, floats, Mikoshi , Tora-mai-odori (dance by men wearing tiger-like hoods) and folk dancing. Kesennuma Port, Tanaka-mae-odori Schedule & Key events: Street, ●8/1 http://www.k Minatomachi Rinko Kesennuma Minato JR Kesennuma Line to Tohoku Miyagi Kesennuma 17:30-20:00 Hamarain-ya Odori (a local folk dancing meet by JR気仙沼線南気仙沼駅より esennuma.or.j 8/1 ~ 8/2 Road Matsuri Minami Kesennuma Sta., 東北 宮城県 気仙沼市 groups) on Tanaka-mae-odori Street 徒歩10分 p/minatomats 気仙沼港、 気仙沼みなとまつり and then walk 10 min. ●8/2 uri/ 田中前大通り、 港町臨港道路 17:00-20:30 Demonstration of Taiko by 28 groups on Minatomachi Rinko Road 17:00-20:30 Kaijo-Unzura (floating lighted papier-maches on the sea) in the bay 19:10-19:40 Toro-nagashi (floating lighted lanterns) in the bay 20:00-20:30 Fireworks display (2,400 fireworks) over the port Summary: Traditional Folk Dancing Festival. The festival is also noted for the world's largest drumming parade with the highest number of JR Tohoku Shinkansen Tohoku Iwate Morioka Chuo Street Morioka Sansa Odori participants. JR東北新幹線盛岡駅より徒 http://www.s 8/1 ~ 8/4 Line to Morioka Sta. and 東北 岩手県 盛岡市 中央通り 盛岡さんさ踊り 歩10分 ansaodori.jp/ then walk 10 min. Schedule & Key events: ●daily 18:00-21:00 Parade of Sansa Odori on Chuo Street ●8/4 19:15-20:00 Drumming parade Summary: Festival designated as one of the National Important Intangible Folk Cultural Properties. Neputa is a huge fan-shaped lantern with a http://www.hi JR Tohoku Shinkansen depicted image of warlords or legendary heroines set on the rosaki- Hirosaki Neputa Line to Shin-Aomori Sta. Tohoku Aomori Hirosaki Hirosaki carriage. If it heavily rains, the festival will be canceled. JR東北新幹線新青森駅より kanko.or.jp/w 8/1 ~ 8/7 Matsuri From there, take JR Ou 東北 青森県 弘前市 弘前市 JR奥羽本線で弘前駅下車 eb/edit.html?i 弘前ねぷたまつり Honsen Line to Hirosaki Schedule & Key events: d=cat02_sum Sta. ●8/1-6 19:00- Parade of over 80 carriages of lighted Neputa to mer_neputa the sound of drums and flutes ●8/7 10:00- Parade of Neputa along the main streets in the city ©Japan National Tourism Organization 3/17 Region Dates Pref. City Venue Event Summary Access URL Summary: Festival, one of the three biggest festivals in Tohoku District, is designated as one of the National Important Intangible Folk Cultural Properties. Nebuta (a huge papier-mache with effigies of men, animals or birds, lighted from inside) is placed on each carriage. Around 20 carriages are pulled by people called Haneko in colorful JR Tohoku Shinkansen costumes on the main streets of the city. Line to Shin-Aomori Sta. Aomori Bay and JR東北新幹線新青森駅より Tohoku Aomori Aomori Aomori Nebuta Matsuri From there, take JR Ou http://www.n 8/2 ~ 8/7 others JR奥羽本線で青森駅下車、 東北 青森県 青森市 青森ねぶた祭 Schedule & Key events: Honsen Line to Aomori ebuta.or.jp/ 青森湾ほか 徒歩10分 ●8/2-6 Sta., and then walk 10 19:10-21:00 Parade of Nebuta min. ●8/7 13:00-15:00 Parade of Nebuta 19:15-21:00 Parade of 6 most-highly-evaluated Nebuta on the boats, afloat on the sea, and fireworks display over Aomori Bay (around 10,000 fireworks) Summary: Kanto Festival, designated as one of the National Important Intangible Folk Cultural Properties. Kanto is a long bamboo pole with nine horizontal ribs on which lighted lanterns are hung.