Hirosaki Apple Blossom Festival 2017

Hirosaki Apple Blossom Festival 2017
弘前りんご花まつり (Hirosaki Ringo Hana Matsuri)

Enjoy the sight of apple blossoms blooming with snow-capped Mount Iwaki in the background.

Date: May 6-14, 2017
Time: 10:00-21:00
Location: Hirosaki Apple Park 弘前りんご公園 (map)
Admission: Free (some paid events)
Events/Attractions:

• Tsugaru Shamisen Performances (11:00, 14:00)
• Tsugaru Folktale Storytelling (10:30, 13:00)
• Apple Farm Work Experience (Weekends 10:00-15:00)
• Apple Blossom Tea Party (Weekends 10:00-15:00)
• Hibari Misora Exhibit (Weekends 10:00-15:00)
• Food & Drink Sales (Weekends 10:30-15:00)

Saturday May 6
• 10:00-15:00 Original Picture Apple Sticker Making (fee required)
  (Make an original sticker to stick on an apple and make an apple with a design on it!The apple will be shipped to you after the fall harvest.)
• 10:20, 12:30 Yosakoi Soran Performance
• 11:00, 13:30 Yuki Nishio Impersonation Special Live
• World's Largest Apple Pie Record Setting Attempt
  (500yen/pack, finished baking ～11:30)
• 17:00-20:30 Cider Night (Special Guest: Nyango Star)
  - Apple Alcohol Grand Prix (500yen)
  - 1500yen Advance Ticket (1200yen Food Corner Vouchers + Apple Alcohol Grand Prix Ticket)

Sunday May 7
• 10:00-15:00 Original Picture Apple Sticker Making (fee required)
  (Make an original sticker to stick on an apple and make an apple with a design on it! The apple will be shipped to you after the fall harvest.)
• 10:20, 12:30 Jumping Pommes Kids Cheer Dance
• 11:00, 13:30 Ringo Musume Live Performance

Saturday May 13
• 10:00-15:00 Ringo Ame Man Workshop
• 10:00-15:00 Bread & Coffee Corner
• 10:00-15:00 Apple Boupan (Stick Bread) Making
  (200yen, limited to 160 people/day)
• 10:20, 12:30 Glitter Dance Studio Dance Stage
• 10:30-15:00 Curry Fair
• 11:00, 13:30 Hiroshi Ishizuka & Keito Tanaka Kayou Song Show
• 10:30-15:00 Curry Fair
• 12:00 Glitter Dance Studio Performance
• Sunset-21:00 "Light Up"

May 14
• 10:00-12:00, 13:00-15:00 Travelling Small Animal Zoo
• 10:00-15:00 Bread & Coffee Corner
• 10:00-15:00 Apple Boupan (Stick Bread) Making
  (200yen, limited to 160 people/day)
• 10:20, 12:30 Hirosaki University "Hayashigumi" Live Performance
• 10:30-15:00 Curry Fair
• 11:00, 13:30 Pokemon School
• 12:00 Glitter Dance Studio Performance


• & More!

Access:
"Tamenobu Gou" Bus (ためのぶ号)
(Hirosaki Station ⇔ Hirosaki Apple Park)
Fare: 200yen One Way
Departs Hirosaki Station: 9:15, 11:00, 13:00, 15:00
Departs Hirosaki Apple Park: 9:55, 11:40, 13:40, 15:40

Cidre Night Free Shuttle Bus
Hirosaki Station→Hirosaki Apple Park Route:
Hirosaki Station Bus Stop #4 弘前駅前④番乗場 (5min)→
Shitadotemachi Stop #1 下土手町① (16min)→
Hirosaki Apple Park りんご公園
Departs Hirosaki Station: 16:30, 17:00, 17:30, 18:00, 18:30

Hirosaki Apple Park→Hirosaki Station Route:
Hirosaki Apple Park りんご公園 →
Honmachi Bus Stop 本町バス亭 →
Hirosaki Station Bus Stop #4 弘前駅前④番乗場
Departs Hirosaki Station: 16:30, 17:00, 17:30, 18:00, 18:30

Hirosaki Apple Park 弘前りんご公園
Terasawa-125 Shimizutomita (弘前市清水富田寺沢１２５)
Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture 036-8262


More Information:
Hirosaki City Website (Japanese): http://www.city.hirosaki.aomori.jp/ringopark/2017-0411-1547-37.html