Kuroishi Yosare 2016

Kuroishi Yosare 2016 黒石よされ

Kuroishi Yosare is a large Bon Festival Dance event where about 3000 people parade down the streets of Kuroishi dancing Kuroishi Yosare.

Dates: August 15-20, 2016
Location: Kuroishi City, Various (Main Venue: Parking Lot of Kuroishi City Hall)
黒石市（メイン会場：黒石市役所駐車場) (map)

Admission: Free
Events/Attractions:

Monday August 15

• 13:30 Kuroishi Yosare Tsugaru Minyou Song & Dance Group Competition (Main Venue)
• 18:30 Evening Kagura (Main Venue)
• 18:40 Kuroishi Opening Ceremony (Main Venue)
• 19:00-21:00 Kuroishi Yosare Nagashi Odori Parade (Course Route)

Tuesday August 16

• 13:00 Kuroishi Yosare Kumiodori Taishou Song & Dance Group Competition (Tsugaru Denshoukougeikan)
• 13:00 Sing & Dance - Yosare with Everyone! (Main Venue)
• 13:30 Kuroishi Yosare Rock Fes 2016 (Tsugaru Komise)
• 18:40 Evening Kagura (Main Venue)
• 18:50 Kuroishi Yosare Setting Off Ceremony (Main Venue)
• 19:00-21:00 Kuroishi Yosare Nagashi Odori Parade (Course Route)

Wednesday August 17

• 17:30-21:00 Furosato Genki Festival (Asaseishigawa Chitosebashi Riverbank)
  
  • Food Stands
  • Performances
  • Fireworks
  • Etc.

August 18-20

• 19:00-21:00 Mawari Odori Circle Dance (Kuroishi Station Hiroba))

Joint Events:

Thursday August 11

• 9:00 Kuroishi City Mayor's Cup Kuroishi Yosare Kyudo Competition
  (Kuroishi Sports Park Kyudo Dojo)

Sunday August 14

• 13:00 Yosare Festival Go Competition (Maemachi Go Center)

August 15-16

• 11:00, 14:00 & 17:00 Komise Shamisen (Tsugaru Komise Station)

August 15-17

• 9:00 Bonsai Exhibit (Kuroishi City Sangyou Kaikan, 1st Flr)
• 10:00 Kuroishi Art Club Member Exhibit (Saikoudou)

Tuesday August 16

• 19:00 Okawara Hinagashi (Okawara)
  (Thatch boats are lit on fire and set afloat down the river to divine the quality of the year's harvest)

Thursday August 16

• 19:00 Asaseishigawa Tourou Nagashi Lantern Floating (Asaseishigawa Riverbank)

Kuroishi City Hall 黒石市市役所
11-1 Ichinomachi (青森県黒石市市ノ町１１−１)
Kuroishi City, Aomori Prefecture 036-0307
TEL: 0172-52-2111


More Information:
Kuroishi Tourist Association (Japanese): http://kuroishi.or.jp/event/summer/kuroishiyosare