Marine Festa in Ominato & Ominato Navy Festival 2017

Marine Festa in Ominato 2017 マリンフェスタＩＮ大湊

Date: Saturday June 10, 2017
Time: 9:00-15:00
Location: Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) Ominato Base (Headquarters District)
海上自衛隊大湊基地（総監部地区） & Ominato Air Base 海上自衛隊大湊航空基地 (map)
Parking:

• Ominato Air Base 大湊航空基地内
• Kamafuseyama Ski Resort Parking Lot 釜臥山スキー場駐車場 (map)

Admission: Free
Events/Attractions:

• Naval Fleet Open to the Public
• Tugboat Bay Cruise
  (整理券 numbered tickets will be distributed from 9:15 (first 200 people) & 11:15 (first 250 people))
• Ground & Air Force Vehicle Display
• Disaster Relief Operation Equipment Display
• Corner to Try on Uniforms
• Stamp Rally
• Airplane Display
• Railroad Car Display (Fire Engine, Snow Plough, etc.)
• Control Tower Tour
• Dog Tag Making
• Etc.

Love Festa Gagyuuzan Festival in Kouryuu no Mori Hiroba 2017

Love Festa Gagyuuzan Festival in Kouryuu no Mori Hiroba 2017
第19回LOVEフェスタ 臥牛山まつりin交流の森広場
(Love Festa Gagyuuzan Matsuri in Kouryuu no Mori Hiroba)

A festival at the base of Hashikami's Gagyuuzan mountain, featuring live stage events, food stalls, and more!

Date: June 3-4, 2017
Time: 10:00～
Location: Hashikami Town, Kouryuu no Mori Hiroba 交流の森広場 (map)
Admission: Free

Tohoku Horse Power Competition in Shichinohe 2017 (Summer)

Tohoku Horse Power Competition in Shichinohe 2017 (Summer)
第３５回東北馬力七戸大会 (Tohoku Bariki Shichinohe Taikai)

A draft horse racing event where horses pull sleds with weights--some weighing almost 1 tonne!--across a straight track with a slope at the end.

Date: Sunday June 4, 2017
Time: 8:30～
Location: Aomori Prefecture Livestock Market Yard 青森県家畜市場構内 (map)
Admission: Free?

Beer Terrace 2017 at A-Factory

Beer Terrace 2017 at A-Factory ビアテラス・アット・エーファクトリー

Enjoy cold beers with an ocean view on a hot summer night!

Date: June 9-August 31, 2017 (closed during Nebuta, Aug. 1-8)
Time:

Weekdays: 18:00-21:00 (20:30 last order)
Saturdays: 16:30-21:00 (20:30 last order)
Sundays: 17:00-20:00 (19:30 last order)

Location: A-Factory 1st Floor Terrace (map)
Cost: 1500yen (90min all-you-can-drink)
(food NOT included; available for purchase 500yen～)

Okutsugaru Mushi to Hi Matsuri 2017

Okutsugaru Mushi to Hi Matsuri (Insect & Fire Festival)
奥津軽虫と火まつり
Official Website (Japanese): http://goshogawarajc.com/matsuri/

This is a festival to ward off insects that harm the rice fields. It originated from "mushi okuri"(literally "sending off (driving away) insects"). Large "insects" with wooden heads and straw bodies were paraded down the street and then hung up at the entry points to the village to ward off insects. From 1983, the city decided to combine the mushi okuri festival with "fire"--another powerful symbol for warding off bad things--to give birth to the Mushi to Hi Matsuri.

Date: Saturday, June 17, 2017
Time: 18:00-21:00
Location:Goshogawara City Hokuto Ground 五所川原市北斗グラウンド (map)
Parade Route & Road Closure Map
(Blue = Parade Route; Red = Road Closures)

Admission: Free
Events/Attractions:

• 9:00-18:00 "Mushi Okuri" Float Displays
  (In front of Goshogawara Station (map) & Tachineputa No Yakata (Tachineputa Museum) (map))
• "Mushi Okuri" Float Parade
• Bonfires
• & More!

Goshogawara City Hokuto Ground 五所川原市 北斗グラウンド


More Information:
Official Website (Japanese): http://goshogawarajc.com/matsuri/
Okutsugaru Sightseeing Website, "The festival 'Mushito Himatsuri'" (English): http://www.okutsugaru.com/e/shichoubetu/goshogawara/mushitohimatsuri.html

Yosakoi Tsugaru Festival 2017

Yosakoi Tsugaru Festival 2017
第18回よさこい津軽
Official Website (Japanese): http://www.hcci.or.jp/txt/yosakoi

Yosakoi Tsugaru is a mix of Kochi Prefecture's Yosakoi Festival and Hokkaido's Yosakoi Soran Festival. It features a mix of parade and stage style performances along Hirosaki's central shopping arcade, Dotemachi.

Date: Sunday, June 25, 2017 (Rain or Shine!)
Time: 9:30-15:30

Location: Hirosaki City, Dotemachi 弘前土手町通り (Map)
(Road closures in effect from 9:00-16:00)
Admission: Free

Hirosaki City, Dotemachi 弘前土手町通り


More Information:
Official Event Website (Japanese): http://www.hcci.or.jp/txt/yosakoi

Old Hirosaki City Fireworks Gathering 2017

Old Hirosaki City Fireworks Gathering 2017
第12回古都ひろさき花火の集い2017
(Koto Hirosaki Hanabi no Tsudoi)
Official Website (Japanese): http://www.hiro-hanabi.com/

Enjoy an evening of fireworks by Iwaki River in Hirosaki City.

Date: Saturday, June 17, 2017 (May be postponed to June 18 in the event of strong rain/winds)
Time: 15:00-21:00
Location: Hirosaki Iwaki River Floodplain Sports Park (Akudo District)
弘前市岩木川河川敷運動公園（悪戸地区）(Map)