Kuroishi Local Sake Festival

Kuroishi Local Sake Festival
黒石地酒まつり (Kuroishi Jizake Matsuri)

An event planned in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Kuroishi's sister city relationship with Miyako City, Iwate Prefecture. Try over 60 types of sake from 22 local breweries from northern Tohoku (Aomori, Akita, Iwate).

Date: Saturday October 1, 2016
Time:

• Ichijikai 1次会: 14:00-17:00
• Nijikai 2次会: 17:30-20:00

Location:

• Ichijikai 1次会: 中町こみせ通り (map)
• Nijikai 2次会: グリーンパレス松安閣 (map)

Admission:

• Ichijikai 1次会: Free (advance sale tickets available)
• Nijikai 2次会: 4,000yen (max. 250 people)

Ichijikai Advance Sale Tickets: 1,500yen (500 tickets only)
(choose 10 different cups of sake to compare)

Advance Sale Ticket Purchase Locations:

• Narumi Jouzouten ㈱鳴海醸造店 (map)
• Nakamura Kamekichi ㈱中村亀吉 (map)
• Apple Wave (Hirosaki) アップルウェーブ㈱ (map)
• Kuroishi Tourist Association 黒石観光協会 (map)
• Tsugaru Denshou Kougeikan 津軽伝承工芸館 (map)
• Tsugaru Komise Eki 津軽黒石こみせ駅 (map)

Events/Attractions

Ichijikai 1次会
• Sake Sampler/Taste Testing Booth (advance tickets required)
• Local Sake Sales Booths
• Food Booths
• Local Product Sales Booths
• Stage Events
• Sake Kasu (sake making by products) Sweets Sampling

Nijikai 2次会
• National Sake Tasting Championship Aomori Qualifier (16:00-17:30)
• Aomori Prefecture, Miyako City(Iwate) & Odate City (Akita) Local Sake Taste Testing
• Dishes featuring the "Autumn Bounty of the Sea & Mountains" of Kuroishi & Miyako Cities, etc.
• Nationwide Toast to Japanese Sake (connected to 2 other locations by net broadcast)
• Stage Events (Tsugaru Shamisen, Minyou Song, Teodori Dance, etc.)

Event Venue Map



More Information:
Kuroishi Tourist Association (Japanese): http://kuroishi.or.jp/archives/26160