Events

●Takaoka Town Opening Festival (400th Anniversary)

●Exhibition of Traditional Crafts

◆To-kai Hokuriku Traditional Crafts Festival
We exhibit the traditional crafts of Toyama, Ishikawa, Aichi, Gifu and Mie prefecture. There are the production demonstration of Sugegasa(sedge hats) in Fukuoka and the reproduction of casting with "Tatara" which is time-honored in Takaoka copper ware making. There is also an experience corner.

◆The 40th anniversary of foundation, Takaoka Kobikai Exhibition
"Takaoka copper wares" and "Takaoka lacquer wares" have been succeeded since the town opening Please enjoy the beautiful world made by the skillful craftsmen of Heisei-era

■For both cases,

• Date: Oct.2 (Fri.) - 4 (Sun.) 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (to 4:00 p.m. on 4th)
• Place: City Gymnasium
• Admission: Free

Contact Information: Industrial Promotion Section TEL 20-1286, Design & Craft Center TEL 62-0520

●Takaoka Manyo Festival

• Date: Oct. 2(Fri.) - 4(Sun.)
• Place: Kojo Park
• Contents:

◆Recitation Meeting of all the 20 volumes of Manyoshu poems

• Date: Oct. 2 (Fri.) 9:30 a.m. - Oct. 4 (Sun.) 8:45 p.m.
• Place: The specially-installed stage on the water in Kojo Park

◆Spot Sale of famous sweets

• Date: Oct. 2 (Fri.) - 4 (Sun.) 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• Place: City Gymnasium

◆Grand Tea Ceremony

• Date: Oct. 2 (Fri.) - 4 (Sun.) 10:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
• Ticket: Advance Sale, 600 yen (On the day of event, 700 yen)

◆Tour of the places in connection with Manyo
This is a 3 hours-short-trip touring Manyo Historical Museum and Shoko Temple.

• Date/ Time of Departure: Oct. 2 (Fri.) 1:00 p.m., Oct. 4 (Sun.) 9:00 a.m.
• Place: Departure from the front of the City Gymnasium
• Capacity: 20 people for each day (in order of application)
• Participation Fee: 1,000 yen (travel expences and admission fees included)

◆Exchange Meeting about the places in connection with Manyo

• Date: Oct. 3 (Sat.) 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
• Place: Commerce & Industry Building
• Participation Fee: 3,500 yen
• Application Time Limit: Sep. 30 (Wed.)

◆Manyo Oshi-zushi (Pressed Sushi)
This is a pressed sushi with trout that makes the image of Mt. Tateyama and white snow.

• Date: Oct.2 (Fri.) - 4 (Sun.) 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
• Place: The front of City Gymnasium
• Price: 1,200 yen (Sale of 30 boxes per day except reservation)

■Application/ Contact Information (for all the events): Takaoka Manyo Festival Executive Committee Secretariat (Commerce & Tourism Section, 7-50 Hirokoji Takaoka City 〒933-8601, FAX 20-1496) TEL 20-1301

●Information from Ekichika Geibun Gallery

◆Takaoka Connections
The event which 8 stores of the city gather and give

• Date: Sep. 4 (Fri.) - 7 (Mon.)

◆I Love Himi
The collaborative event with "fisherman" of Suehiro-cho shopping district

• Date: Sep. 12 (Sat.) - 21(Mon.)

◆The One and Only Staffed Animal Club Hitomi Shintani
The world of staffed animals made by the student of the faculty of art & design, University of Toyama

• Date: Sep.25 (Fri.) - Oct. 5 (Mon.)

■All of them,

• Place: Ekichika Geibun Gallery
• Closed: Wednesday

Contact Information: Ekichika Geibun Gallery TEL 25-6078, Commerce & Tourism Section TEL 20-1289

●Nakada Kakashi(scarecrow) Festival

• Date: Sep. 19 (Sat.) - 21 (Mon.) 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
• Place: Nakada shopping district, Nakata central park, Albis Nakata (supermarket) and Zenkoji-temple
• Contents:
  ・Kosatsu Grand Tea Ceremony…Sep. 19 & 20 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  ・Classic Noh play Appreciation Meeting…Sep. 19 from 2:00 p.m.
  ・Dance Performance of Hana-no-kai…Sep. 20 from 10:20 a.m. and one other time
  ・Guitar Performance…Sep. 20 from 10:30 a.m.
  ・Magic & Entertaining Talk Show by Arema Tamai…Sep.20 from 11:30 a.m.
  ・Collaboration of Manzai(cross talk) & Street Performance
  ・Tsugaru samisen Performance…Sep. 20 from 2:00 a.m.
  ・Brass band drill by Nakata junior high school students…Sep.21 from 11:00 a.m.
  ・Yosakoi Dance Performance…Sep. 21 from 11:40 a.m.
  ・Magic & Balloon Show by Compressor…Sep.21 from 10:30 and one other time
  ・Gakuya-hime Concert…Sep.21 from 1:10 p.m.

◆Recruitment of Works at the Photograph Contest

• Works wanted: Photograph of a quarter on the theme of Kakashi Festival
• Awards: the highest honors 15,000 yen and others
• Application: By Oct. 7 (Wed.) to Nakada Kakashi Festival Executive Committee Secretariat

Application/ Contact Information: Nakada Kakashi Festival Executive Committee Secretariat ( City Hall Nakata Branch 38-1 Taki Takaoka City 〒939-1255 FAX 36-8050) TEL 36-1135

●Fukuoka Tsukurimon Festival

• Date: Sep. 23(Wed.) & 24(Thu.)
• Place: All over the urban area of Fukuoka Town
• Contents:
  ・Yosakoi in Fukuoka…Sep.23 from 10:00 a.m. and from 2:00 p.m.
  ・Introduction of Fukuoka Tsukurimon Bayashi(cheering)…Sep.23 from 11:00 a.m.
  ・Drum Corps Parade by Boys Scouts & Girl Scouts…Sep.23 from 3:00 p.m.
  ・Shishimai (Lion Dance)Contest…Sep. 23 from 4:00 p.m.
  ・Minnyou (Japanese fork songs)Contest, Gentara Drum Contest…Sep.23 from 7:00 p.m.
  ・Tourou-nagashi (lantern floating)…Sep. 23 from 7:30 p.m.
  ・Sugegasa-Ondo (sedge hat dance) Parade…Sep. 24 from 7:30 p.m.

◆Yukata Rental (Free of Charge)

• Date: Sep. 23 (Wed.) 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• Rental: 20 sets for men, 50 sets for women

Contact Information: Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Women's Section Fukuoka Branch TEL 64-3088

◆Recruitment of Works at the Photograph Contest of Tsukurimon Festival

• Theme: Scenery of Tsukurimon producing, Works of Tskurimon, Scenery of the event, etc.
• Works wanted: Color-printed photograph in a quarter (works in wide quarter size can be entered; digitally processed works cannot be entered)
• Awards: The most excellent prize 20,000 yen, the excellent prize 10,000 yen, Fine work: 3,000 yen

Application/ Contact Information: by Oct. 15 (Thu.).(must be postmarked no later than the day), to Economic Administration of Fukuoka General Administration Center, 12 ootaki Fukuoka town Takaoka City 〒939-0192) TEL 64-1426

●Events at Agripia Takaoka

◇Ohigan (Equinoctial Week) Fair

• Date: Sep. 19(Sat.) 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (to 4:30 p.m. at the direct sales store)
• Sales Items: Cut flowers for Equinoctial Week, Flesh vegetables, Farm processed products, Pickled vegetables, Bread, etc.

◇Morning Market

• Date: Sundays of September from 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
• Sales Items: Flesh vegetables, Farm processed products, Cut flowers, Chicken eggs, etc.

■For both cases, Place / Contact Information: Agriculture Center TEL 63-1818

●Takaoka Morning Market

Contact Information: Takaoka Morning Market Executive Committee Secretariat TEL 090-6811-3137 (10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. without Wednesdays) Collaboration Section TEL 20-1522

●Lord Toshinaga Maeda's Commending Festival

Contact Information: Cultural Treasures Section TEL 20-1453

●Events at Manyo Historical Museum

◆Exhibition ~Ecchu Province and Manyo-shu~
Exhibition Room is renewed Besides Ecchu-Manyo, "Katsuramoto Manyo-shu", "Kanazawa Manyo-shu" and the research of Ecchu-Manyo in Kaga Clan are showed with 11 graphic panels and the exhibits.

• Date: Sep. 10 (Thu.) from 9:00 a.m.
• Closed on Tuesdays

◆Lecture "Governer of Ecchu Province, Otomo no Yakamochi"

• Date: Sep. 27 (Sun.) 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
• Lecturer: Mr. Kazuomi Tada (Professor of Graduate School, the University of Tokyo)

■Each of them,

• Admission Fee: 210 yen

Contact Information: Manyo Historical Museum TEL 44-5511

●Takaoka Manyo Forum, Commendation Ceremony of Manyo Tanka National Convention

Contact Information: Manyo Historical Museum TEL 44-5511

●Events at Otogi-no-mori

◆Lightening up of Otogi-no-mori Park

• Date: Sep.18 (Fri.) - 20(Sun.) 5:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

◆Starry Sky Observation Meeting
We observe the moon and the planets with the telescope. In case of rain, the explanation of stars with slides is offered at Children's House in the Park.

• Date: Sep. 26(Sat.) from 7:00 p.m.
• Tuition: Free

■Place/ Contact Information (all of them): Otogi-no-mori Park Administrative Office TEL 28-6500

●Exhibition of Great Treasure in Takaoka
~mainly of Maeda Family and Zuiryuji-Temple, Shoukouji-Temple~

• Date: Sep.25 (Fri.) - Oct. 25(Sun.)
• Admission Fee: General 1,000 yen (Advance Sale 800 yen),
  High school / College student 500 yen,
  Junior high school student and under free of charge
• Ticket Sale: Sep. 3 (Thu.)
• Opening Hours: 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (Admission to 4:30 p.m.)
• Closed: Mondays (Opened on Oct.12)
• Ticket Place: Ticket agencies in Toyama, Painting material shops, Museum shops and others

◆Lecture "Lord Toshinaga, Lord Toshitsune and Takaoka" (Admission Free)

• Date: Sep. 26(Sat.) 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
• Lecturer: Mr. Kazuo Mise (Professor of Kanazawa Gakuin University)

　

Place/ Contact Information: Art Museum TEL 20-1177

●Tatsuya Koumasaki & Sophia Quartet "Promise with Forest" Concert

●Salon Concert

◆Fine pieces of music coloring the Old Castle in early autumn

• Date: Sep. 6(Sun.)
• Appearance: Yukiko Horita, Nagisa Murakami (piano)
• Program: La Campanella (Liszt), Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, op. 13 "Sonata Pathetic" (Beethoven) and others

◆JAZZ coloring the Old Castle in early autumn

• Date: Sep.23 (Wed.)
• Appearance: THE-FIREWORKS
• Program: September, What a Wonderful World, The Sandpiper, Anchors Aweigh and others

■For both cases,

• Hours: 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
• Admission: Free of charge

Place/ Contact Information: Shimin Kaikan TEL 20-1560

●Takaoka City Art Festival

◆Tea Ceremony

• Date: Nov. 3(Tue.)
• Place/ Hours: 1.Takaoka Culture Hall…8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
  2.Hankyuji-Temple…9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
  3.Storehouse Museum…9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
• Tea Ticket: 1&2. 2,000 yen (500 yen higher on the day), 3. 1,000 yen (200 yen higher on the day)

※Tea Tickets are sold at each meeting places.

◆Exhibition by Takaoka City Artist Federation (Admission Free)

• Date: Nov. 7(Sat.) - 15 (Sun.) 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Closed on 9th (Mon.))

○Works Explanation

• Date: Nov. 7(Sat.) from 10:00 a.m., Nov. 14 (Sat.) from 2:00 p.m.

■All of them,

• Place: Art Museum

◆Kado(Flower Arrangement) Exhibition (Admission Free)

• Date: Nov. 7 (Sat.) 10:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m., Nov. 8(Sun.) 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

◇Mini Stage (Admission Free)

• Date: Nov. 7 (Sat.) from 11:00 a.m. & from 1:30 p.m.

◆Stage Performance (Collaborative stage of Japanese & Western music)

• Date: Nov. 8 (Sun.) from 1:30 p.m.
• Ticket Price: 2,000 yen
• Ticket Sales Day: Sep. 12 (Sat.)
• Ticket Place: Shimin Kaikan, Lifelong Learning Center(the 3rd floor of Wing Wing Takaoka), U-Hall, the 7th floor of Takaoka Daiwa, Arts-Navi

◇Tea Offering Seats

• Date: Nov. 8 (Sun.) 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
• Tea Ticket: 500 yen

■All of them,

• Place: Prefectural Takaoka Culture Hall

Contact Information: Takaoka Cultural Foundation TEL 20-1450

●Events at City Museum

◆Exhibition commentary session
The curator explains the special exhibition "400 years of the Takaoka Kojo Park in a map"

• Date: Sep 19 (Sat.) 2:00 to 2:30 p.m.
• Gathering place: The first floor lobby of the exhibition hall

◆Explanation of Permanent Exhibition

• Date: Sep. 12 (Sat.) & 26 (Sat.) 2:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
• Gathering place: The first floor entrance of the exhibition hall

■Both,

• Admission Fee: Free of charge

Place/ Contact Information: City Museum TEL 20-1572

●Zoo Festival

• Date: Sep.23 (Wed.) 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
• Contents: Animal Touching Corner
  (rabbits, chicks, American miniature horses, etc.)…1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.,
  Zoo Quiz…1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m., Balloon Performance…from 2:00 p.m.

Place/ Contact Information: Kojo Park Zoo TEL 20-1565

●Cinema

• Program: Ai to shi wo mitsumete (Gazing at Love and Death)
• Date: Sep. 17(Thu.)from 2:00 p.m. & from 7:00 p.m.
• Admission Fee: 500 yen (all seats unreserved)

Place/ Contact Information: U-Hall TEL 64-1030

●Artistic Movement in Toyama 2009

51 creative dance teams by the small number participate from universities of all over the country and contest with their beauty and techniques. There is an exhibition by the excellent teams of the contest on 12th

• Date: Oct. 11th (Sun) 10:00 p.m….Contest/ 12th (Mon)10:00 a.m…Exhibition
• Admission Fee: General 1,000 yen, Student 500 yen (for 1 day)

Place/ Contact Information: U-Hall TEL 64-1030

●Wonderful Meeting of Traditional Crafts and Design
~Modern life style which YO no BI sends to the world~

• Date: Sep. 25(Fri.) 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
• Place: Toyama Industrial Development Center
• Capacity: 50 people (in order of application)

Application/ Contact Information: by mail, fax or E-mail, to Design & Craft Center (5 Office Park Takaoka City 〒939-1119, FAX 62-0521, E-mail tdcc@suncenter.co.jp) TEL 62-0520

●Health & Life worth living Festival

• Date: Sep. 26 (Sat.) & 27 (Sun.)
• Place: Fureai Welfare Center
• Hours: 26th…9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., 27th …9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

◆Stage Program

• 26th from 2:30 p.m….Citizen Health Forum (Lecture "Let's prevent and provide against the latest influenza ~What we can do now~")
• 27th from 10:00…Gentara Drum Performance, Freai Welfare Center cultural activities presentation, from 1:00 p.m….Band Performance, Folk Dance, Ryu-kyu Folk Song Show

◆Consultation and Experience Corner

• 26th & 27th Acupuncture massage
• 27th Quiz rally, Prevention of Metabolic Syndrome, Health Consultation, Measurement of bone density, Cancer prevention, One-day Town Health Office, Demonstration and Experience of "shoji" repapering, Mini child care course for Papa and Mama(10:00 p.m. - noon)and so on

◆Bazaar and Spot Sale Corner (26th from 11:00 a.m., 27th from 9:00 a.m.)

Contact Information: Health Promotion Section TEL 20-1345, Senior Citizens Care Section TEL 20-1373