We exhibit about 200 of excellent works of today's traditional crafts regarding function and beauty as important value. There are 7 categories such as metal work and lacquer art.

• Date: May 14 (Fri.) ~ 30 (Sun.)
• Open hours: 9:30 a.m. ~ 5:00 p.m. (Admission until 4:30 p.m.)
• Closed day: Mondays
• Admission fee: General 500 yen, College students 400 yen, Free for high school students or less

◇Works explanation

• Date: May 14 (Fri.) 10:30 a.m. (general comment),
  Saturdays & Sundays in 15 (Sat.) ~ 30(Sun.) 2:00 p.m.

• Date: May 9 (Sun.) 9:00 a.m. ~ 4:00 p.m.
• Place: Suido Tsutsuji Park (Kuniyoshi)
• Contents: Sales of local specialties, Songs show, etc.

• Date: May 9 (Sun.) 10:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
• Place: Bamboo forest in Tochioka, Fukuoka Town, Tochioka Meeting Hall
• Contents: Experience of digging takenoko (It is possible to take home up to 2 takenokos per person), Sales of wild vegetables, Sales of templa of takenoko and others
• Capacity: 350 people (in the order of application)
• Participation fee: 700 yen (including lunch and insurance)
• Thing to bring: Boots, Work gloves, Bag for carrying back takenoko

• Date: May 16 (Sun.) 10:00 a.m. ~ 0:35 p.m.
• Capacity: 20 people (in the order of application)
• Material fee: 1,000 yen
• Things to bring: Work gloves, Boots, Hat, Towel, and Drink

Give us opinion or impression, tasting dishes made of local wild vegetables.

• Date: May 27 (Thu.) 11:00 a.m. (gathering at 10:30 p.m. in front of the U-Hall)
• Capacity: 35 people (in the order of application)
• Participation fee: 1,900 yen (including dishes and bathing)

• Date: May 30 (Sun.) 1:30 p.m. ~ 2:30 p.m.
• Performer: Takaoka Philharmonic Orchestra
• Program: Pomp and Circumstance, Ano machi kono machi,
  Sakura-gai no uta (school song) and so on
• Admission: Free

◇Farm stand, Opening memorial festival

• Date: May 29 (Sat.) 9:00 a.m. ~ 2:00 p.m.
• Sales item: Fresh vegetables, Cut flowers, Flower/ Vegetables seedling, Farm processed food, breads, etc.

◇Morning market

• Date: May 30 (Sun.) 6:30 a.m. ~ 8:30 a.m. (closed as soon as there aren't more products)
• Sales item: Fresh vegetables, Farm processed food, Cut flowers, Eggs, etc.

• Date: May 9 (Sun.), 23 (Sun.) 5:30 a.m. ~ 7:30 p.m.
• Place: Sakashita-machi Street
• Sales item: Vegetables and fruits, Salted dried seafood, Plants, Flowers, Handcrafts, Recycled goods, etc.

• Date: June 6 (Sun.) from 2:00 p.m. (first come, first served)
• Place: Otogi no Mori Hall

1. Rose Exhibition

• Date: May 29 (Sat.), 30 (Sun.)

2. Satsuki Exhibition

• Date: June 5 (Sat.), 6 (Sun.)

3. Spring Wild Plants Exhibition

• Date: June 11 (Fri.) ~ 13 (Sun.)

• Hours: 1. 9:00 a.m. ~ 4:00 p.m. 2.3. 9:00 a.m. ~ 5:00 p.m.
  On the last day, until 3:30 p.m. for 2., 4:00p.m. for 3.

• Place (all of them): Otogi no Mori Hall

A flea market and an antique market are held.

• Date: May 16 (Sun.) 8:00 a.m. ~ 3:00 p.m. (it is held even if it rains)
• Place: around Haccho-michi

• Date: May 29 (Sat.) (it is held even if it rains)
• Gathering Place: The main entrance of the City Hall (at 9:20 a.m.)
• Capacity: 30 people (in the order of application)
• Participation fee: 3,000 yen for junior high school students or more, 2,000 yen for elementary school students or less (including lunch)

◇Miscellaneous goods shop: Tommy Dining vol.5

Students in Faculty of Art and Design, University of Toyama make products, plan and manage the shop. There line up wonderful goods such as T-shirts, accessories and postcards. The theme of this 5th time is "Viking".

• Date: May 1 (Fri.) ~ 10 (Mon.)

◇Gift

It is the class results exhibition of "Craft Design" targeting the second grade students in Faculty of Art and Design, University of Toyama.

• Date: May 14 (Fri.) ~ 24 (Tue.)

• Place (both of them): Ekichika Geibun Gallery
• Closed day: Thursdays

We sell suitable crafts with which you can enjoy going out.

• Date: until June 8 (Tue.) 10:00 a.m. ~ 7:00 p.m.
• Place: D. front (Otaya Street)
• Closed day: Wednesdays

1. Himi, Fuse no mizuumi, associated with Yakamochi: about 6 km

• Date: May 16 (Sun.)
• Course: Gathering in front of JR Himi Station (9:10 a.m.) →Himi Athletic Park →Fuse Shrine →Hyotan-ishi in Iikubo →Tea garden of Kokyuji Temple (lunch) →JR Shimao Station (break up)
• Participation fee: 200 yen (Free for association members. Self-pay for transportation. Bring your lunch with you)

2. Shinshu, Walking Shio no michi (salt road) and promenades of Tsugaike Plateau: about 3 km

• Date: June 6 (Sun.)
• Course: Gathering at the main entrance of the City Hall (7:30 a.m.) →Shio no michi, Matsuzawa-guchi →Ushikata-yado →Wood Chip Road (lunch) →Road Station, Otari →City Hall (break up)
• Capacity: 49 people (in the order of application)
• Application: from May 10 (Mon.) 8:30 a.m. with participation fee, to Athletic Association
• Participation fee: 3,000 yen (1500 yen for association members. Self-pay for transportation. Bring your lunch with you)

It is a collaboration project with Takaoka Station Department. Why don't you decorate Chikagai in front of JR Takaoka Station with the flag you designed? Five are selected in applied works and they'll fill the Chikagai.

• Exhibition period: July 1 (Thu.) ~ Sep. 30 (Thu.)
• Work's guidelines: 400 mm × 900 mm and with the image of summer (It is possible to apply several works per person)
• Application limit: May 31 (Mon.)
• How to apply: directly or by mail, send your works, your address, name, age, occupation, phone number to Ekichika Geibun Gallery (〒933-0021 Takaoka Ekimae Chikagai, 6-1 Shimozeki-machi, Takaoka City)

• Houbiki: Matinee…11:00 a.m. ~ 4:15 p.m. Night…6:40 p.m. ~ 0:00 a.m. / around Dashi-machi in Fushiki district
• Koban (oval gold coin) and Mochi (rice cake) throwing of Jushichigenmachi Kaisendon'ya: at noon/ in front of JR Fushiki Station
• Kaccha: 7:15 p.m. 10:30 p.m. / Honmaru Square, in front of Horinji Temple
• Yoiyama lightend-up: May 14 (Fri.) 7:00 p.m. ~ 9:00 p.m. / in front of Yamakura

We hold a course seminar on the theme of "History of Takaoka though persons" in the year of 2010.

• Date: May 8 (Sat.) 2:00 p.m. ~ 3:30 p.m.
• Capacity: 80 people (in the order of arrival)
• Lecturer: Mr. Masayoshi Tarutani, vice-president of Takaoka City Child Culture Society

◇Permanent Exhibition "Takoka Story" Explanation of Collection

• Date: May 8 (Sat.) 3:30 p.m. ~ 4:00 p.m. / 22(Sat.) 2:00 p.m. ~ 2:30 p.m.
• Gathering place: The first floor entrance of Permanent Exhibition Hall