• Date: Jan. 9 (Sat.), 10 (Sun.) 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
• Place: around JR Takaoka Station, central shopping district
• Contents: Nabe…●Gottsuo Nabe (gourmet stew)…Sekino Shrine ●Seafood stew…Manyo no Mori, Local boasted Nabe, etc.
  Food…●Takaoka croquette steet…Takanomiya Street ●Takaoka specialty plaza…Sekino Shrine and other areas
  Event...●Stamp rally, Shopping rally…central shopping district ●Midwinter Live (9th 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. /music, street performance, etc.)…Sekino Shrine ●Loud voice contest (10th noon -)…Sekino Shrine and other areas

◇Information about transportation and parking lots

We carry out "Park and Ride" system in which we enter the place by parking our cars at the public parking lot and changing into public transportation.

• Manyo Line…Please use the parking lot of the City Hall, JA Hall and Takaoka Commerce & Industry Building. We give a free round-trip ticket of Manyo Line in front of Shikino Junior High School, Hirokoji streetstop.
• Hours: 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

• Hours: 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
• Shuttle Bus…There is a shuttle bus every 30 minutes (free) from Takaoka Sports Core.

• Date: Jan. 20 (Wed.)
• Place: Hotel New Otani Takaoka

○Lecture

• Time: 2:00 p.m.
• Lecturer: Ms.Yasuko Goto, director of Hokuriku-Shin'etsu transportation bureau

○Symposium

• Time: 3:20 p.m.
• Paneler: the mayor of Ueda, Kanazawa, Kurobe, Joetsu, Takaoka, Takasaki, Toyama and Nagano
• Coordinator: Mr. Yasuhiro Watanabe, professor of Toyama University
• Capacity: 150 people (in the order of application)

◇Illumination in Himi

Focusing on the central bridge, we'll color the winter night of the Minato River beautifully with illumination.

• Period: until Feb. 14 (Sun.)
• Hours: 5:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

◇Himi Yukuguri Festival

Please enjoy "Yukuguri" that we make winter Buri(yellowtail) and seafood in season quickly pass through hot water, and eat them with the original sauce of each restaurant in the city.

• Period: until the middle of March
• Place: member restaurants and hotels

◇Masako Mori Furusato (hometown) Concert

Ms.Masako Mori whose clear singing voice is fascinating sings Japanese lyricism in the Furusato concert.

• Date: Jan. 16 (Sat.) 4:00 p.m.
• Ticket: 4,000 yen (all seats reserved)

◆Sannninten

There are BOX art, mobiles (moving sculpture), and photograph exhibition by 3 graduates of the former Takaoka Junior College.

• Date: Jan. 8 (Fri.) - 18 (Mon.)

◆Craftsmanlike Design Exhibition

This is the exhibition of trial products that students majoring arts and cultures in Toyama University and enterprises in the prefecture cooperated to make. On 30th, the commentary meeting by Professor Junji Ito will be held.

• Date: Jan. 23 (Sat.) - 30 (Sat.)

◆Wood Toy

This is the exhibition of the class result in "Basic Seminar on Woodwork" targeting the first grade students majoring arts and cultures in Toyama University.

• Date: Feb. 5 (Fri.) - 15 (Mon.)

■All of them

• Place: Ekichika Geibun Gallery
• Open Hours: 11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
• Closed Day: Thursdays

Storehouses and shops in Yamacho-suji Street change into Tenjin-sama Gallery.

• Date: Jan. 23 (Sat.), 24 (Sun.) 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (until 4:00 p.m. on 24th)
• Place: around Yamacho-suji Street

◇Tenjin-ko in the temple school of Yamacho-suji Street

A meeting to hear a lecture is held in the space like a temple school where Tenjin-sama is displayed.

• Date: Jan. 23 (Sat.) noon
• Place: Earthen Storehouse Museum
• Capacity: 40 people (in the order of application)
• Tuition Fee: 1,000 yen in general, Free for elementary school students and under (with lunch)
• Application: by telephone, Jan. 6 (Wed.) - 19 (Tue.) to Takaoka Folk Salon

◇Lecture

• Date: Jan. 24 (Sun.) 2:00 p.m.
• Place: Oota-Residence (Moriyama-Town)
• Admission: Free

The 5-6th grade students of elementary school and the first grade students of junior high school introduce casting works, lacquer ware and local products that they made in the class of "the department of Monozukuri and Design".

• Date: Jan. 16 (Sat.) - Feb. 21 (Sun.)
• Place: Art Museum
• Open Hours: 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (admission until 4:30 p.m.)
• Closed Day: Mondays

"Rajomon" starring Toshiro Mifune

• Date: Jan. 21 (Thu.) 2:00 p.m. / 7:00 p.m.
• Admission Fee: 500 yen (all seats non reserved)

• Date: Jan. 23 (Sat.) - Feb. 28 (Sun.)
• Place: Art Museum
• Admission Fee: General 1,000 yen (advance sale 800 yen), High school/ College student 700 yen, Elementary/ Junior high school student 300 yen
• Open Hours: 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (admission until 4:30 p.m.)
• Closed Day: Mondays

◇Lecture "Turbulent Period" Yoshiei Hotta described" (admission ticket is unnecessary)

• Date: Jan. 31 (Sun.) 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
• Lecturer: Mr. Kensuke Kouno, professor of college of humanities and sciences, Nihon University
• Capacity: 80 people (in the order of arrival on the day)

◇Gallery Talk by the curator (admission ticket is necessary)

• Date: Jan. 23 (Sat.), Feb 13 (Sat.) 2:00 p.m./ 27 (Sat.) 11:00 a.m.

◇Takaoka City photograph lovers works exhibition

Many works full of variety and excellent in the quality have been gathered from the city people. Please enjoy various works of from familiar objects to magnificent nature.

• Date: until Jan. 19 (Tue.)

◇The 9th Junior Photo Contest Photographs Exhibition

This is an exhibition of photographs that were applied by elementary - high school students inside and outside of the prefecture. There are many fresh pictures that would not be in the adults' way of thinking and fascinating great works, and they are much worth seeing.

• Date: Jan. 23 (Sat.) - Feb. 21 (Sun.)

■Both of them

• Open Hours: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (admission until 4:30 p.m.)
• Closed Day: Mondays (Open on Jan. 11), Jan. 1 (Fri.) - 3 (Sun.), 12 (Tue.), 20(Wed.) - 22 (Fri.) (change of the display), Feb. 12 (Fri.)
• Admission Fee: General 300 yen, High school/ College students 200 yen, Elementary/ Junior high school students 100 yen (Free for high school students and under on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays)