Dancing House "Dance as Play with Kaori Goto" Series Part 1

Dancing House: "Dance as Play with Kaori Goto" Series Part 1
踊る家　後藤かおりとダンスで遊ぶシリーズ第１弾
(Odoru Ie Gotou Kaori to Dance de Asobu Series Dai Ichi Dan)

 

Date: Sunday, June 21, 2015

Time: 13:00～ (Tea will be served from 12:30)

Location: Former Kasaishi Residence (Designated National Important Cultural Property)

Description: A house with a history dating back to the end of the Edo Period. Contemporary dance. Japanese classical dance. A performance of incongruous fusion. 

Admission: Free

Former Kasaishi Residence 旧笠石家住宅

Tochikubo-80 Okuse

Towada, Aomori Prefecture 034-0301

(Limited Parking Spaces Available)

Oirase Gorge Commemorative Stamp Sheet

Get a commemorative sheet of ten 52yen stamps depicting various places within Oirase Gorge in different seasons at local Japan Post branches now for only 930yen (tax included)!

Tohoku Yabusame Stamp Rally

Towada has two major yabusame (流鏑馬 horseback archery) events--one in the spring and one in the summer--but did you know that yabusame is actually quite famous in other areas of Tohoku (northeastern Japan)?

Now with the Tohoku Yabusame Stamp Rally (東北やぶさめ的中スタンプラリー), you have a chance to win prizes while checking out various yabusame events around Tohoku!

Stamp Rally Prize Draw Entry Procedure
Step 1:
Pick up a stamp rally pamphlet at a yabusame event or download and print one from http://kihoku.rocketserver.jp/yabusamestamp/panhu.pdf.

Step 2:
Attend eligible events and collect stamps. (See pamphlet for information about eligible events. It is not necessary to attend all of the events to be eligible for prizes.)

Step 3:
Cut out the prize draw entry form from the pamphlet, fill in the necessary information, and mail in the form. (Caution: Eligibility for different prizes is determined by the number of stamps collected.)

Submission Deadline:
Must be received by October 31, 2015
Postage costs are the responsibility of the entrant.
Winners will be sent prizes around the end of January, 2016.

Send Entries to:
Tohoku Yabusame Tekichuu Stamp Rally
115-2 Saihaba, Sanbongi
Towada, Aomori Prefecture
034-0001

宛先:
〒034-0001
青森県十和田市大字三本木字佐井幅115-2
「東北やぶさめ的中スタンプラリー」係

Eligible Events:
①Sakura Yabusame (Towada, Aomori Prefecture)
桜流鏑馬（青森県十和田市）
Date: April 25-26, 2015, 10:00-14:00
Location: Towada Central Park
(十和田市中央公園 Towada-shi Chuo Kouen)
Website (Japanese): http://www.jtng.com/sakurayabusame/

② Tono National Yabusame Competition (Tono, Iwate Prefecture)
全国やぶさめ競技第9回遠野大会 (岩城県遠野市)
Date: July 7, 2015, 10:00-140:00
Location: Kashiwagidaira Lake Resort Multi-Purpose Grounds
(柏木平レイクリゾート多目的グラウンド Kashiwagidaira Lake Resort Tamokuteki Ground)

③Sagae Hachimangu Shrine Festival Yabusame Dedication Offering (Sagae, Yamagata Prefecture)
寒河江八幡宮前日祭・例大祭　流鏑馬奉納 (山形県寒河江市)
Date: September 19-20, 2015, 10:00-14:00
Location: Sagae Hachimangu (寒河江八幡宮)

④Kunohe Castle Yabusame Competition (Ninohe, Iwate Prefecture)
九戸城流鏑馬競技大会 (岩手県二戸市)
Date: Late September, 2015
Location: National Historic Site, Remains of Kunohe Castle
(国指定史跡　九戸城跡 Koku Shitei Shiseki Kunohe Shiro-ato)
Website (Japanese): https://www.facebook.com/kunohezyoyabusame

⑤ Towada Koma Festa Yabusame Championship (Towada, Aomori Prefecture)
十和田駒フェスタ 流鏑馬選手権大会 (青森県十和田市)
Date: October 17-18, 2015, 10:00-14:00
Location: Towada Central Park
(十和田市中央公園 Towada-shi Chuo Kouen)
Website (Japanese): http://www.jtng.com/thrc/event10.html

Prizes:
 (Towada) Free 5th Level Horse Licensing Course 
(十和田) 5級ライセンス取得コース無料ご招待

Eligibility: 5 Stamps
Prizes Available: 1   
- A 3-day course that starts from the foundations of horseback riding. Recommended for people used to horseback riding but also suitable for complete beginners.
- Includes class, exam, and other fees (*4630yen license card registration fee not included)
- 40,000yen value

(Morioka) Dedication Offering Yabusame Target
(盛岡) 流鏑馬奉納当り的
Eligibility: 4 or more Stamps
Prizes Available: 1

(Ninohe) Ninohe, Iwate Prefecture Local Sake, Nanbu Bijin Junmai Ginjoushu
(二戸) 岩手県二戸市の地酒　南部美人　純米吟醸酒
Eligibility: 4 or more Stamps
Prizes Available: 1

(Tono) Tono City Special Local Products Set
(遠野) 遠野市特産品セット
Eligibility: 3 or more Stamps
Prizes Available: 5

(Enishi) Free Instructor-Led Horseback Experience
(えにし) 引き馬体験無料招待
Eligibility: 3 or more Stamps
Prizes Available: 3

(Komorogawa) Hatomugi Tea Assortment
(衣川) ハトムギ茶詰め合わせ
Eligibility: 3 or more Stamps
Prizes Available: 1
- Set of twenty-four 500ml bottles

(Towada) Aomori Famous Produce "Big 3 Stamina" Set 
(十和田) 青森名産スタミナ3大セット
Eligibility: 3 or more Stamps
Prizes Available: 1

(Sagae) Picture Book
(寒河江) 絵本 
Eligibility: 2 or more Stamps
Prizes Available: 10
- A picture book that tells the story of Kyousanori, an integral part of the Sagae Festival

(Towada) Towada Art Center Admission Ticket
(十和田) 現代美術館招待券
Eligibility: 2 or more Stamps
Prizes Available: 10

More Information:
Tohoku Yabusame Stamp Rally Website (Japanese): http://yabusame.jimdo.com/

Towada Kyodokan Exhibit Hakkoda Mountains Snow Marches

Towada Kyodokan (Culture Museum) Special Exhibit: April 25, 2015 (Sat.) - June 28, 2015 (Sun.)

Hakkoda Mountains Snow Marches Exhibit
(八甲田山雪中行軍展 Hakkoda-san secchuu kougun-ten)

Description:*
In 1902, Japanese Imperial Army 8th Divison 5th Infantry Regiment (stationed in Aomori) and 31st Infantry Regiment (stationed in Hirosaki) both undertook training marches in the snowy Hakkoda Mountains.

Whereas the march of the 5th Infantry Regiment became a disaster of an unprecedented scale,* the 31st Infantry Regiment managed to complete the training without a single victim. Their success was in part due to the support of the Towada guides.

This exhibit focuses on the 31st Infantry Regiment and their Towada guides. The exhibit also displays materials about the snow marches collected during that time by an author living in Yakeyama, Koshu Ogasawara, and also introduces local Towada snow marches.

(*It became known as the “Hakkoda Mountains Incident,” or “Hakkoda Mountains Death March”: 199 out of 210 men died when their unit got lost in a blizzard.)

*Rough translation from the description on the event flyer

Hours: 9:00-17:00 Tuesday-Sunday (closed Mondays)
Admission: FREE
Address:
Towada Kyodokan (Culture Museum) 十和田市郷土館
Nakatai-61-8 Okuse
Towada, Aomori Prefecture 034-0301
0176-72-2340


More Information:
Event Flyer (Japanese):
http://www.city.towada.lg.jp/docs/2015040700030/files/settyuukougunn_tirashi.pdf

Shotokukan Special Exhibit Nostalgic Heroes & Heroines

Shotokukan (Horse Culture Museum) Special Exhibit: April 18, 2015 (Sat.) - July 5, 2015 (Sunday)

Nostalgic Heroes & Heroines ～Exhibit of Katsutoshi Yasuda's Toy Collection～
(なつかしのヒーロー・ヒロイン～安田勝寿コレクション展～
natsukashii hero heroine ～Yasuda Katsutoshi collection-ten)

Description:*
A gathering of Showa-era heros and heroines from Ultraman and Kamen Rider to Gekkou Kamen, Fushigina Merumo, Peko-Chan, and more! There is also a commemorative photo corner, hands-on-experience and movie corner, etc.

*Rough translation from the Japanese description on the Komakkoland website.

Hours:
9:00-16:30 (last entry 16:00) Tuesday-Sunday
(closed Mondays except where Monday is a National Holiday, in which case it will be closed the following day)

Admission:
Adults: 300yen
High School-University Students: 100yen
Junior High School Students & Younger: FREE

Towada Baji Kouen Shotokukan 十和田市馬事公苑 称徳館
Umeyama-1-1 Fukamochi
Towada, Aomori Prefecture 034-0106
0176-26-2100
 

More information: 
Komakkoland (Japanese): http://komakkoland.jp/#omotya

2015 Canola Festival in Yokohama Town

2015 Canola Festival in Yokohama 
2015 菜の花フェスティバルinよこはま (Nanohana Festival in Yokohama)

Date: May 16-17, 2015 (Sat.-Sun.)
Location: Mameda Special Event Site (大豆田特設会場) (Map)
Admission: Free (fees may apply for some events)
Events/Attractions:

• 菜の花大迷路 Canola Maze 9:00-16:00 (100yen)
• ステージショー Stage Shows
• 特産品販売 Food and Local Product Stalls  

Canola Maze (2013 Canola Festival in Yokohama)

Canola Maze (2013 Canola Festival in Yokohama)

Canola Doughnut (2013 Canola Festival in Yokohama)

 
More Information:
Yokohama Town Event Website (Japanese): http://www.town.yokohama.lg.jp/index.cfm/7,2255,19,html 

Towada Art Center Special Exhibit JUMP

Towada Art Center Special Exhibit: April 18, 2015 (Sat.) – August 30, 2015 (Sun.)

“JUMP – The World of Play as Art”

(ジャンプ　－アートにみる遊びの世界－jump －art ni miru asobi no sekai)

Description:*

Something that surely cannot be forgotten but exhibits an unexpected power depending on how it is used. Gravity.

Watching children jumping, it seems as if they are completely unaffected by gravity. Is it that gravity doesn't affect children, or that adults have simply lost the ability to jump/fly? There may be imaginative/open-minded adults that are still able to jump. This is an exhibit by various artists about adults who haven't discarded their ability to jump and continue to live among the stars.

Interacting with the power of the stars, the Art Museum has been enveloped in works that may seem to be tricks or practical jokes. Believing in the infinite creativity possible on earth, with all of our hearts and bodies, everyone, let's JUMP!

*Rough translation from the Japanese description on the Towada Art Center website.

Hours:
9:00-17:00 Tuesday-Sunday (last admission 16:30)
Closed Mondays, or the following day if Monday is a National Holiday, but OPEN April 27 (Mon.), May 7 (Thu.), August 3 (Mon.), & August 10 (Mon.)
9:00-18:00 May 2-5, 2015

Admission: 
Permanent Exhibit + Special Exhibit “Set” Ticket (企画展+常設展セット券) 1000yen
Special Exhibit Only (企画展の個別料金): 600yen
(Permanent Exhibit Only: 500yen)

*Free admission for youth/children in high school or younger*

Towada Art Center 十和田市現代美術館 

10−9 Nishinibancho
Towada, Aomori Prefecture 034-0082, Japan
+81 176-20-1127


More Information:
Towada Art Center (Japanese/English): http://towadaartcenter.com
PDF Exhibit Flyer (Japanese): http://towadaartcenter.com/web/exhibition_jump_files/jump.pdf