Festival information Inquiries : Tsukuba Festival Executive committee office TSUKUBA CITY HALL 1.)Ichinoya Yasaka Shrine Gion Festival (garlic festival) (Tsukuba City Hall, Tourism Division, TEL:029-836-1111 International Relations & Culture People, who lived in Japan for a long time have probably Tsukuba performance stage participants: On the 30 th of August Division heard about the “Gion festival.” The most famous one is the Tsuchiura Gakuen-sen (Between Higashi Ōdōri and Nishi City Hall– Sakura Branch Office held at the Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto, but from July to August, Ōdōri) will be turned into a pedestrian paradise and dancing per- 1979 Konda, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0018 this festival is held all over Japan. Shrines throughout Japan formances will be held on the street. The organizers are in search TEL: 029-836-1111 (ext. 5412). Email:
[email protected] that were dedicated to god Gion started to hold this summer of participants for these performances. JULY 2009 th festival just like the one in Kyoto. It is said that the holding How to apply: Apply via phone by the 24 of July (Fri). 5.) Mito Kōmon festival's fireworks display (Ibaraki Prefec- Inquiries:Tsukuba Festival Executive committee office (Tsukuba 2009 fireworks display information of this festival would prevent oncoming pestilence. In July, ture, Mito-shi) the Gion Festival is held at many of Tsukuba's shrines, but City Hall, Tourism Division, TEL:029-836-1111 1.) Sumidagawa fireworks display (Tōkyo, Taitō-ku·Sumida-ku) The fireworks display will be one of the parts of the Mito Kō- the one held at the Ichinoya Yasaka Shrine is well known as As the most famous fireworks display in Tōkyo, each year it Japanese courses for beginners mon festival, which will be held from the 7 th to the 9 th of Au- the garlic festival.