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Calendar of Events May 2021 Notes: 1 Calendar of Events May 2021 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. ©2021 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 Tango-no-sekku 端午の節句 Special Remarks: Tango-no-sekku , Boy's Festival held on May 5. Families with boys Glossary︓ Dates and Times are shown as follows which is common in Japan. display dolls that depict warriors or heroes, and fly carp streamers to Matsuri Festival, Event Dates : M/D April 3 ⇒ 4/3 express their hopes that the boys will advance in life, like strong carps that swim upstream. May 5 has been changed to become a Time : 24 hours system 8:00am ⇒ 8:00 national holiday called Children's Day to celebrate the growth of 8:00pm ⇒ 20:00 children regardless of boys or girls. The following events are still to be confirmed. (as of Apr.20) Please check the latest information in advance. Region Dates Pref. City Venue Event Summary Access URL Summary: JR Ou Honsen Line to Hirosaki Park, Hirosaki Sta. From there, Cherry Blossom Festival with about 2,600 cherry trees on the ground of JR奥羽本線弘前駅より徒歩30分 Hirosaki Castle Hirosaki Sakura walk 30 min. or take Konan https://www. Tohoku Aomori Hirosaki Hirosaki Castle and along the castle's moat in Hirosaki Park. 又は弘前市内循環100円バス【弘 4/23 〜 5/5 ground Matsuri 100 yen bus to hirosakipark.j 東北 ⻘森県 弘前市 南バス】で15分市役所前下⾞、徒 弘前公園、 弘前さくらまつり Shiyakushomae Bus Stop p/sakura/ 歩4分 弘前城跡 Schedule & Key events: (15 min.), and then walk 4 ●daily sunset-20:30 Cherry blossoms light up min. Summary: Festival featuring En'nen-no-mai (Shinto dance with music to pray for longevity and a good harvest of the year), designated as one of the National Important Intangible Folk Cultural Properties. The festival is rather small in JR Tohoku Honsen Line to JR東北本線平泉駅より Chuson-ji Temple, scale this year. Hiraizumi Sta., and then Hiraizumi- (1) 中尊寺: http://hiraizu Tohoku Iwate Motsu-ji Temple Fujiwara Matsuri (1) Chuson-ji Temple: 5/3 〜 5/5 cho 徒歩25分 mi.or.jp/index 東北 岩手県 中尊寺、 藤原まつり Schedule & Key events: walk 25 min. 平泉町 (2) 毛越寺: .html 毛越寺 (2) Motsu-ji Temple: ●5/4 徒歩7分 12:00- Ritual pray at Hakusan-jinja Shrine in the precincts of Chuson-ji walk 7 min. Temple ●5/5 11:00- En'nen-no-mai at Motsu-ji Temple ©2021 Japan National Tourism Organization 1/7 Region Dates Pref. City Venue Event Summary Access URL Summary: Festival with over a 400-year history, featuring gorgeous floats. The festival Sakata Kaisen is rather small in scale this year. JR Uetsu Honsen Line to Tohoku Yamagata Sakata Sakata Matsuri JR羽越本線酒田駅よりタクシーで https://sakata 5/19 〜 5/20 Ichiba Sakata Sta., and then take 東北 山形県 酒田市 酒田祭り 10分 -kankou.com/ 酒田海鮮市場 Schedule & Key events: taxi (10 min.) ●5/19 15:00-20:00 Exhibition of floats ●5/20 10:00-20:00 Exhibition of floats Summary: Special event, held with the intention of encouraging Tohoku District's people to cheer up, because the Tohoku District suffered extensive damage from the earthquake and tsunami on the March 11, 2011. Six major festivals from each of six prefectures in Tohoku District will participate in the parade, and Tohoku Kizuna related events are held at many sites in the city. http://tohoku- Tohoku Yamagata Yamagata Yamagata JR Yamagata Shinkansen 5/22 〜 5/23 Matsuri Six major festivals are Aomori Pref : Nebuta Matsuri, Akita Pref : Kanto JR山形新幹線山形駅下⾞ kizunamatsuri 東北 山形県 山形市 山形市 Line to Yamagata Sta. 東北絆まつり Matsuri, Iwate Pref : Morioka Sansa Odori, Yamagata Pref : Hanagasa .jp/ Matsuri, Miyagi Pref : Sendai Tanabata Matsuri, Fukushima Pref : Waraji Matsuri Schedule & Key events: Details are still to be arranged Oribe Hills Summary: (Toki Mino-yaki One of the biggest Ceramic Fair in Japan. Mino-yaki ceramic has a 400-year JR Chuo Honsen Line to Toki Mino-yaki Chubu Gifu Toki Oroshi Center) history. Toki-shi Sta. (North Exit) JR中央本線土岐市駅(北⼝)より http://www.o 5/3 〜 5/5 Matsuri 中部 岐阜県 土岐市 織部ヒルズ From there, take free shuttle 無料シャトルバス (15分おき) ribe-hills.com/ 土岐美濃焼まつり (土岐美濃焼卸商業 Schedule & Key events: bus (every 15 min.) 団地) ●daily 9:00-17:00 ©2021 Japan National Tourism Organization 2/7 Region Dates Pref. City Venue Event Summary Access URL Summary: Cormorant fishing, an ancient method of catching Ayu (sweetfish or trout- like fish), handling trained cormorants. It will be held every day during the period except on the night of the full moon (9/21 this year) or when the JR Tokaido Honsen Line to https://www. water is excessively muddy. Fee is 3,200 JPY or 3,500 JPY without meal. For Chubu Gifu Gifu Nagara River Nagaragawa Ukai Gifu Sta. From there, take JR東海道本線岐阜駅よりバスで20 ukai- 5/11 〜 10/15 reservation, please call 058-262-0104 (Gifu City Ukai Kanransen Jimusho), 中部 岐阜県 岐阜市 ⻑良川 ⻑良川鵜飼 bus to Nagara-bashi Bus 分⻑良橋下⾞ gifucity.jp/uka or reserve through major travel agencies. Stop (20 min.) i/ Schedule & Key events: ●daily (except 9/21) 19:45-20:30 (Departure time: 18:15, 18:45, 19:15) Summary: Kurofune Matsuri (Black Ship Festival) started in 1934 is an international event that brings together Japanese and Americans and promotes friendly Shimoda Port and relations between the two nations. The festival is rather small in scale this From JR Tokyo Sta, take JR https://www.s Chubu Shizuoka Shimoda Kurofune Matsuri JR東京駅よりJR特急"踊り子"で伊 5/15 〜 5/16 others year. Limited Express "Odoriko" to himoda- 中部 静岡県 下田市 ⿊船祭 ⾖急下田駅下⾞ 下田港ほか Izu-Kyu Shimoda Sta. city.info/ Schedule & Key events: ●5/15 20:00-20:20 Fireworks display over Shimoda Port Summary: Medieval pantomime, designated as one of National Important Intangible Nakagyo- Folk Cultural Properties. Mibu Kyogen , 30 pantomime skits, have been From JR Kyoto Sta., take ku, handed down, and some of them will be performed. Admission is 1,000 JPY. http://www.m Kinki Kyoto Mibu-dera Temple Mibu Kyogen municipal bus No. 26 or 28 JR京都駅より市バスNo. 26又は 4/29 〜 5/5 Kyoto Reservation by postal mail is required. The number of tickets is limited to ibudera.com/i 近畿 京都府 壬生寺 壬生狂言 to Mibudera-michi Bus Stop, 28で壬生寺道下⾞、徒歩3分 京都市 ndex.html 200 daily. and then walk 3 min. 中京区 Schedule & Key events: ●daily 14:00-17:30 ©2021 Japan National Tourism Organization 3/7 Region Dates Pref. City Venue Event Summary Access URL Summary: Kyogen (traditional comic drama) performance at the temple. Admission is Kamigyo- free. The number of tickets is limited to about 90 each performance and From JR Kyoto Sta., take ku, Senbon Enma-do http://enmad Kinki Kyoto Enma-do Kyogen distributed 1hr. before the performance starts. municipal bus No. 206 to JR京都駅より市バスNo. 206で30 5/1 〜 5/4 Kyoto Temple okyogen.info/i 近畿 京都府 えんま堂狂言 Kenryuko-mae Bus Stop (30 分乾隆校前下⾞ 京都市 千本えんま堂 ndex.html min.) 上京区 Schedule & Key events: ●5/1-2 19:00- ●5/3-4 13:00-&18:00- Summary: JR Nara Line to Nara Sta. or The Buddhist memorial service for the Emperor Shomu who announced the Kintetsu Nara Line to Imperial Rescript to build the statue of Big Buddha in the temple. The festival Kintetsu Nara Sta. From JR奈良線奈良駅又は近鉄奈良線 Kinki Nara Nara Todai-ji Temple Shomu-Tenno-Sai http://www.to 5/2 is rather small in scale this year. there, take Nara Kotsu bus 近鉄奈良駅より奈良交通バスで大 近畿 奈良県 奈良市 東大寺 聖武天皇祭 daiji.or.jp/ to Daibutsuden Kasuga 仏殿春⽇大社前下⾞、徒歩5分 Schedule & Key events: Taisha-mae Bus Stop, and 13:15- Procession of monks from Tennoden to Daibutsuden in the temple then walk 5 min. Summary: https://www. Himeji Oshiro Festival featuring Takigi Noh (an open-air masked drama by torchlights). JR Sanyo Shinkansen Line to Kinki Hyogo Himeji Himeji Castle JR山陽新幹線姫路駅より徒歩20 city.himeji.lg.j 5/21 Matsuri Himeji Sta., and then walk 近畿 兵庫県 姫路市 姫路城 分 p/oshirofes/in 姫路お城まつり 20 min. Schedule & Key events: dex.html 18:00- Takigi Noh performance at San'nomaru Hiroba in the castle JR San-in Honsen Line to Izumoshi Sta. From there, take Summary: (1) Ichibata Railway Kita- JR山陰本線出雲市駅より Chugok Izumo Taisha Annual Festival of the shrine. matsue Line to Kawato Sta., (1) ⼀畑電鉄北松江線で川跡駅 http://www.iz Shimane Izumo Daisairei u 5/14 〜 5/16 Shrine and change to Ichibata にて⼀畑電鉄大社線に乗り換え出 umooyashiro. 島根県 出雲市 大祭礼 中国 出雲大社 Schedule & Key events: Railway Taisha Line to 雲大社前駅下⾞、徒歩10分 or.jp/ Details are still to be arranged Izumo-Taisha-mae Sta., and (2) バスで25分出雲大社下⾞ then walk 10 min. (2) bus to Izumo Taisha Bus Stop (25 min.) ©2021 Japan National Tourism Organization 4/7 Region Dates Pref. City Venue Event Summary Access URL Summary: Festival featuring a procession of three Deities of Good Fortune in disguise and children in fancy costumes dancing to the music. The festival is rather http://www.d Kyushu Fukuoka Fukuoka Fukuoka Hakata Dontaku small in scale this year.
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