Kanagi Cherry Blossom Festival 2016

Kanagi Cherry Blossom Festival 2016
金木桜まつり (Kanagi Sakura Matsuri)

Ashino Park in Kanagi Area, Goshogawara City is considered one of Japan's 100 Best Cherry Blossom Viewing Spots.

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Date: April 29-May 5, 2016 Time: AM～21:00
Location: Ashino Park 芦野公園 (map)
Parking: 350 car parking lot: 500yen cars; 2000yen large vehicles (buses, etc.)
Admission: Free
Events:

Park "Light Up": 17:00-21:00 Daily

Friday April 29

• 9:00～
  • Northwest Goshogawara Junior High Schools Tennis Tournament
  • Northwest Goshogawara Elementary Schools Sumo Tournament
  • Go Tournament
• 9:30～ Japanese Dance Performance
• 11:00～ Opening Ceremony
• 11:30～
  • Kanagi Kindergarten Drum & Flute Performance
  Kanagi Junior High School Brass Band Performance
• 13:00～ KUDO Kaneichi Family Big Show

Saturday April 30

• 10:00～ Koto Performance
• 11:00～ Japanese Dance Performance
• 13:00～Japanese Music "Special Stage"

Sunday May 1

• 10:00～
  • Memorial Service for War Dead
  • "Oyaji Gag Heaven" (Oyaji Gag = "Dad joke"/bad pun)

Monday May 2

• 10:00～ Japanese Dance Performance
• 11:30～ Tsugaru Minyou Singer KAWAMURA Sadao Show
• 13:00～ Enka Big Show (SAI Akihiko, SHIRAKAWA Takenori, OKAMOTO Tadayuki)
• 17:20～ Fireworks Display

Tuesday May 3

• 8:00～ Northwest Goshogawara Friendly Gateball Tournament
• 9:00～
  • Goshogawara Firefighters' Skills Competition
  • Comical Haiku Competition
• 10:00～ Goshogawara Folk Song Performance
• 11:00～ Showa 30's Nostalgic Cherry Blossom Viewing Party
• 12:00～ Japanese Orchestra Performance
• 13:00～ IWAMOTO Kumi Song Show

Wednesday May 4

• 9:00～
  • Kanagi All-Japan Tsugaru Shamisen Competition Day 1
  • Koto Performance
• 12:00～ Tokyo Furusato Kanagi "Special Stage"

Thursday May 5

• 9:00～
  • Northwest Goshogawara Ground Golf Tournament
  • Kanagi All-Japan Tsugaru Shamisen Competition Day 2
• 10:00～ MIURA Chieko and 関下恵子 Show
• 12:00～ Kanagi RAB Karaoke Competition

Ashino Park 芦野公園
Ashino-84 Kanagichō (青森県五所川原市金木町芦野８４－１７０)
Goshogawara-shi, Aomori-ken 037-0202



More Information:
Kanagi Commercial & Industrial Association: http://www.aomorishokoren.or.jp/shokokai/kanagi/cat482/