Event Information

24th July 2012

Enjoy summer festivals & fireworks To enjoy the relatively short summer in Hokkaido, people go out and join summer events. Why don’t you experience Japanese festivals by yourself?

Fireworks A firework display is the highlight of a summer festival and usually it lasts for about 30 minutes or more than an hour sometimes. Dressed in Yukata and a Uchiwa fan in hand, locals have fun watching fascinating flowers of fire in the dark sky.

Event name note Venue Date Firework display sponsored by Around Minami O-hashi, Toyohira River Fireworks 27th Jul local newspaper & TV Toyohira River, Sapporo 20 thousands fireworks with Kachimai Fireworks Tokachi River, Obihiro 13th Aug music and laser beams

Konshin Fireworks About 8 thousands fireworks Shin-Kushiro River, Kushiro 16th Aug Fireworks, parade, sending off Yunokawa Onsen Yunokawa Hot Springs, the sprits of the dead on lanterns 18th Aug Fireworks Hakodate floated on the river Doshin Tokachigawa Firework display sponsored by Around Tokachi O-hashi, 25th Aug Fireworks local newspaper Tokachi River, Obihiro

Kushiro Tairyo Donpaku Firework display and food stalls Kushiro River, Kushiro 1st Sep

Hokkaido Tourism Organization 6th floor, ItoKato Building, North 4 West 4, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0004 JAPAN TEL +81 11 231 0941 FAX +81 11 232 5064 Event Information Summer festivals Having fun with family and friends at a summer festival is one of the highlight of the summer. You will find many food stalls, games, dancing performances etc.

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Event name note Venue Date Dancing parade, Japanese drum Otaru Ushio Festival (1) Otaru Port Wharf No.3 27-29 Jul performances, firework display Shiretoko Shari Neputa (2) Parade of 15 Neputa Shari (Shiretoko) 27-28 Jul Hokkai Heso (navel) Dancing festival Furano 28-29 Jul Festival (3) Stage performances, firework display Shikotsuko Hot Springs, Lake Shikotsu Festival (4) 30-31 July (from 19:30) Chitose YOSAKOI Soran dancing performances, Hakodate Port Festival Hakodate 1-5 Aug parade, firework display Asahikawa Summer Parade, YOSAKOI Soran dancing Heiwa-dori Shopping Park, 2-4 Aug Festival performances Asahikawa Parade with Oiran or courtesan, beer Susukino Festival Susukino, Sapporo 2-4 Aug drinking competition, Karaoke, stalls Kushiro Port and Kita O- Kushiro Port Festvial Dancing parade, music parade 3-5 Aug dori, Kushiro

Hokkaido Tourism Organization 6th floor, ItoKato Building, North 4 West 4, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0004 JAPAN TEL +81 11 231 0941 FAX +81 11 232 5064 Event Information

Culture & History Here are some chances for you to experience culture and history in Hokkaido!

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Event name note Venue Date Owl rituals, Japanese drum Sounkyo Hot Springs, Sounkyo Fire Festival performances, YOSAKOI Soran 28 Jul kamikawa dancing performances, fireworks Memorial services for the Moyoro, Road Station “Ryuhyo Kaido Orochon Fire Festival (2) ancient people lived in Okhotsk 30 Jul Abashiri”, Abashiri area , harvest festival Date Musha (Samurai) Date Rekishi-no-mori, Date Parade of Samurai on horses 4-5 Aug Festival (3) (near Noboribetsu) Historic event descended from Esashi Ubagami Shrine Esashi Kyoto Gion Festival. 13 floats 9-11 Aug Festival (1) (Southern Hokkaido) parade in streets. Matsumae Joka (castle Samurai & floats parade, Bon Matsumae 13-15 Aug town ) Jidai Festival dance, food stalls, fireworks Floats of Yama or the King of Hell, Noboribetsu Hell Festival Oni shrine, dancing, folk Noboribetsu Hot Springs 25-26 Aug entertainment Sapporo Beer Garden Do not miss this great chance to taste the famous Sapporo Beer in fresh air. So grab a mug and just indulge yourself among locals!

When: 21st July - 15th August 2012, 12.00 – 21.00 (from 17.00 at West 10) Where: West 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 11 of Odori Park, Sapporo Beer from the world at West 10, “the German Village” at West 11

Hokkaido Tourism Organization 6th floor, ItoKato Building, North 4 West 4, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0004 JAPAN TEL +81 11 231 0941 FAX +81 11 232 5064