Oma Blue Marine Festival 2017

Oma Blue Marine Festival 2017 大間町ブルーマリンフェスティバル

A summer festival featuring a tuna carving demonstration, various performances, and fireworks!

Date: Monday August 14, 2017
Time: 9:00～
Location: Omakou (Oma Harbour) 大間港 (map)
(In the Event of Rain: Kita Doori Sougou Bunka Center "Wing" 北通り総合文化センター・ウイング (map))

Winter Shimokita Peninsula Food Festival 2017

Winter Shimokita Peninsula Food Festival 2017
第１６回冬の下北半島　食の祭典 (Fuyu no Shimokita Hantou Shoku no Saiten)

Watch various performances while enjoying delicious Shimokita foods!

Date: January 28-29, 2017
Time: 10:00-15:00
Location: Mutsu Grand Hotel (1st Floor Hall) むつグランドホテル「１Ｆホール」 (map)
Admission: Free

Oma Tuna Day & Super Tuna Festival 2016

Oma's "Sunday is Tuna Day" 2016
日曜日はマグロだDay (Nichiyoubi wa Maguro da Day)

Oma is renowned throughout Japan for its high quality and bluefin tuna.  The world's most expensive tuna (sold in January 2013 at the Tsukuji Fish Market auction for 155.4 million yen, or about 1.8 million US dollars) came from Oma.

On Sundays throughout September and October in Oma, you can watch tuna carving demonstrations and also purchase a meal made with the freshly carved tuna.

Date: September 4, 11, 17-18, 25 & October 2, 9, 16, 23, 2016
Time: Morning Session: 9:30～; Afternoon Session: 12:15～
Location: Omakou Tokusetsu Kaijou (Kyuurei) 大間港特設会場 (キュウレイ）(map)
Admission: FREE

Oma Cherry Blossom Festival 2016

Oma Cherry Blossom Festival 2016
大間町桜まつり (Oma-machi Sakura Matsuri)

Enjoy various performances, Oma beef BBQ and more under the cherry blossoms.

Date: Sunday May 15, 2016
Time: 10:30-15:00
Location: Oma Uchiyama Park (Oma Onsen)
大間町内山公園 (おおま温泉海峡保養センター) (map)
Admission: Free

Aomori Masakari (Shimokita) Peninsula Photo Contest 2016

Aomori Masakari (Shimokita) Peninsula Photo Contest 2016
青森まさかり半島フォトコンテスト (Aomori Masakari Hantou Photo Contest)

Submission call for photographs that promote Shimokita by showing its charms and giving viewers a sense of the beauty of its four seasons.

Contest Details

• Theme: Photos that promote Shimokita as a geopark, or promote tourism to municipalities by showing its local charms and giving viewers a sense of the beauty of the seasons.
• Contest Sponsor/Judge:Shimokita Kankou Kyogi Kai (Shimokita Tourism Convention)
• Contest Awards & Prizes
  
  • Special Prize (1): 100,000 yen in Travel Vouchers + Certificate
  • Special Prize Runners-Up (2): 50,000 yen in Travel Vouchers + Certificate
  • Prize Selection (10): Shimokita Specialty Products (～10,000 yen value) + Certificate
    (Includes one selection from each municipality)

Oma Onsen Cup Karaoke Contest 2016

Oma Onsen Cup Karaoke Contest 2016
第2回　おおま温泉杯　カラオケ大会 (Oma Onsen Hai Karaoke Taikai)

Date: Sunday March 27, 2016
Time: 14:00～
Location: Oma Onsen おおま温泉海峡保養センター (map)
Admission: 380yen Adult, 330yen Children, 170yen Infants
Events/Attractions:

• Special Guest: Yoshimi Kitano (Enka Singer, Towada City, Aomori)
• Live Shamisen Performance
• Oma, Sai, & Kazamaura Group Dance Performances
• Prize Drawings
• Free Bus (groups of 5+, advance reservation required)

2015 Oma Tuna Day & Super Tuna Festival

2015 Oma's "Sunday is Tuna Day"
日曜日はマグロだDay (nichiyoubi wa maguro da day)

Oma is renowned throughout Japan for its high quality and bluefin tuna.  The world's most expensive tuna (sold in January 2013 at the Tsukuji Fish Market auction for 155.4 million yen, or about 1.8 million US dollars) came from Oma.

On Sundays throughout September and October in Oma, you can watch tuna carving demonstrations and also purchase a meal made with the freshly carved tuna.

 

Date: September 9, 13, 20, 21, 27; October 4, 11, 18
Time: Morning Session: 9:30～; Afternoon Session: 12:15～
Location: Omakou Kyuu Reizouko Tokusetsu Kaijou (Kyuurei) 大間港旧冷蔵庫特設会場 (キュウレイ）
Admission: FREE
Events/Attractions:

• Tuna Carving Demonstration マグロ解体ショー
• Freshly Carved Tuna & Local Product Sales　解体マグロ即売・特産品販売 
• Freshly Carved Tuna Set Meal  解体新鮮なマグロ定食 (2300yen, limited quantities)

Special Promotion:
Guests who stay at the Oma Onsen the night before a "Sunday is Tuna Day" can receive a free tuna tasting voucher (無料試食券). See the Oma Onsen homepage (http://cld1.worldcom.ne.jp/~omaonsen/, Japanese only) for more details.

More Information:
Oma Wide Up (Japanese): http://oma-wide.net/2015/0827-4880.html

2015 Oma Super Tuna Festival
大間超マグロ祭り (Oma chou maguro matsuri)

Date: October 24-25, 2015
Time: 9:00-15:00
ocation: Omakou Kyuu Reizouko Tokusetsu Kaijou (Kyuurei) 大間港旧冷蔵庫特設会場 (キュウレイ）
Admission: FREE
Events/Attractions:

• 9:00-14:00: Tuna Carving Demonstration マグロ解体ショー
• 9:00-15:00: Freshly Carved Tuna & Local Product Sales　解体マグロ・特産品販売
• October 24: Oma Kitadori Soran Kai Yosakoi Dance
• October 25: Various Performances (Rakugo by Sanyuutei Dairaku  (三遊亭大楽)； Enka Song Show (桂ゆり), etc.)

More Information:
Oma Wide Up (Japanese): http://oma-wide.net/2015/0904-4931.html