December 2005 events at a glance

So many activities, so little time! Check out what is happening near you.

Note: Event specifics may change between when we post them here and when they actually occur, so we recommend verifying details of any event before going.

Month Date Event Event (Japanese) Place Contact
Dec ‑25 Hitachi Starlight Illumination2005 Hitachi Starlight Illumination2005 Hitachi New City Plaza, Hitachi TEL 0294‑24‑7711
Dec 1‑Jan 15 Art Tower Mito Starlight Fantasy スターライトファンタジー2005アートタワーみとスターライトファンタジー Mito Station Nth Exit and Art Tower, Mito TEL 029‑224‑1111
Dec 1‑Jan 15 Fureai Road Illumination ふれあいロードイルミネーション Fureai Road, Hokota TEL 0291‑33‑2111
Dec 3‑25 Ceramic Music Box Exhibition 陶のオルゴール展 Ceramic shops in Kasama TEL 0296‑72‑6865
Dec 10‑Feb 5 Contemporary Chinese Art Exhibition 現代中国の美術展 Modern Art Museum, Mito TEL 029‑243‑5111
Dec 10‑31 Satomi Road Illumination Festival さとみ街道イルミネーション祭り Satomi. Hitachi-ota TEL 0294‑82‑2111
Dec 15 Bad Language Festival 悪態まつり Atago Shrine, Iwama TEL 0299‑45‑6655
Dec 17 "Kirara no Sato"- Make your own Kadomatu きららの里体験教室「ミニ門松づくり」 Oku-hitachi Kirara no Sato, Hitachi TEL 0294‑24‑2424
Dec 17‑24 Kirara Christmas Fair きららクリスマスフェア Oku-hitachi Kirara no Sato, Hitachi TEL 0294‑24‑2424
Dec 22 Fire Walking Fetsival 火渉祭 Kabazan Shrine, Sakuragawa TEL 0296‑55‑3288
Dec 23 Great Year End Festival 年越大祓祭 Izumo Taisha, Kasama TEL 0296‑74‑3000
Dec 24‑31 New Years Market 暮市 Hitachi City TEL 0294‑22‑3111
Dec 31 Ushiku Giant Buddha First visit of the year 牛久大仏初詣「修正会」 Giant Buddha, Ushiku TEL 029‑889‑1194
Dec 31 2005 New Years Fireworks Festival Naka River 2005年忘れ那珂川花火大会 Chitose Bridge, Naka River, Mito TEL 029‑254‑3470
Dec 31 New Years Festival 年越しの大祓祭 Inari Shrine, Kasama TEL 0296‑73‑0001
Dec 31‑Jan 15 Fukuroda Falls Winter Light up 袋田冬の滝ライトアップ Fukuroda Falls, Daigo TEL 02957‑2‑0285
Dec Last week New Years Market 暮れ市 Isozaki, Hiraiso and Minatochi, Hitachinaka TEL 029‑273‑0111
Jan ‑15 Art Tower Mito Starlight Fantasy 2005アートタワーみとスターライトファンタジー Mito Station Nth Exit and Art Tower, Mito TEL 029‑224‑1111
Jan ‑15 Fureai Road Illumination ふれあいロードイルミネーション Fureai Road, Hokota TEL 0291‑33‑2111
Jan ‑15 Fukuroda Falls Winter Light up 袋田冬の滝ライトアップ Fukuroda Falls, Daigo TEL 02957‑2‑0285
Jan ‑22 Kyozuka and Jyodokyo Treasue Exhibition 経塚と浄土教の遺宝 History Museum, Mito TEL 029‑225‑4425
Jan ‑Feb 5 Contemporary Chinese Art Exhibition 現代中国の美術展 Modern Art Museum, Mito TEL 029‑243‑5111
Jan 1 First temple visit of New Year 初詣 Every shrine in Ibaraki TEL 029‑226‑3800
Jan 1 First temple visit of New Year 一言主神社元旦祭 Hitokotonushi Shrine, Mitsukaido TEL 0297‑27‑0659
Jan 1 First temple visit of New Year 元旦四方拝 Izumo Taisha, Kasama TEL 0296‑74‑3000
Jan 1 New Year's event 元旦神輿渡御 Takahama Beach, Takahagi TEL 0293‑23‑7316
Jan 2‑5 First Kiln Market 彩初窯市 Craft Hills, Kasama TEL 0296‑70‑1313
Jan 2‑9 Kanemi Park New Years Festival かねみ公園正月まつり Kamine Park, Hitachi TEL 0294‑22‑4737
Jan 2‑Feb 19 Ryuko Kawabata 120 year Anniversary 生誕120周年記念 川端龍子 Tenshin Museum, Kita-Ibaraki TEL0293-46-5311
Jan 3 Daruma Festival だるま護摩 Anraku Temple, Mitsukaido TEL 0297‑24‑1533
Jan 3 Spade Festival 鍬の祭 Okunitama Shrine, Sakuragawa TEL 0296‑58‑5111
Jan 3‑22 Winter Rose Festival 冬バラまつり Flower Park, Ishioka TEL 0299‑42‑4111
Jan 4 Sayado Fetsival さやどまわり Okunitama Shrine, Sakuragawa TEL 0296‑58‑511
Jan 7 White Horse Festival 白馬祭 Kashima Shrine, Kashima TEL 0299‑82‑7730
Jan 8 Bird Chasing Festival 鳥追い祭り Oku-hitachi Kirara no Sato, Hitachi TEL 0294‑24‑2424
Jan 8 Soba Making Experience そば打ち体験 Fudoki no Oka, Ishioka TEL 0299‑23‑3888
Jan 9 Daruma Market だるま市 Hagurozaka Main St, Chikusei TEL 0296‑24‑2111
Jan 9 Sakai Daruma Market 境だるま市 Kamimachi Uradori, Sakai TEL 0280‑81‑1319
Jan TBD Winter Tree Peony Festival 冬の牡丹まつり Ushiku Chateau Kamiya, Ushiku TEL 029‑873‑2111
Jan 14 Hitachi Kite Flying Festival 日立市民凧あげ大会 Kuji River, Hitachi TEL 0294‑22‑3111
Jan 14 39th Toride Tone River Kite Flying Festival 第39回とりで利根川たこあげ大会 Toride Green Park. Toride TEL 0297‑74‑2141
Jan 14 36th Toride Tone River Fire Fetsival 第36回とりで利根川どんどまつり Toride Green Park. Toride TEL 0297‑74‑2141
Jan 15 27th Hitachi Relay Race 第27回日立駅伝競歩大会 Htachi Citizens Park, Hitachi TEL 0294‑36‑6661
Jan 15 Kashima Relay Race 鹿嶋市駅伝大会 Kashima City TEL 0299‑82‑2911
Jan 15 1st Joso Marathon 第1回常総市マラソン大会 Kinu Sogo Park, Joso TEL 0297‑27‑1211
Jan 15 Ceramic Class 陶芸教室 Fudoki no Oka, Ishioka TEL 0299‑23‑3888
Jan 21 Togasaki 21-Sided Kanzeon Street Fair 塔ヶ崎十一面観世音の縁日 Togasaki, Hokota TEL 0291‑33‑2111
Jan 21‑29 18th Tsukuba 1st Calligraphy of the Year Display 第18回つくば書き初め展示会 Tsukuba Shrine, Tsukuba TEL 029‑836‑1111
Jan 21‑Mar 21 100 years of Japanese Ceramics 日本陶芸100年の精華 Ceramic art museum, Kasama TEL 0296‑70‑0011
Jan 22 Soba Making Experience そば打ち体験 Fudoki no Oka, Ishioka TEL 0299‑23‑3888
Jan 22 Ceramic Class 陶芸教室 Fudoki no Oka, Ishioka TEL 0299‑23‑3888
Jan 29 54th Katsuta National Marathon 第54回勝田全国マラソン大会 Ishikawa Square, Hitachinaka TEL 029‑275‑7752
Jan 29 Ceramic Class 陶芸教室 Fudoki no Oka, Ishioka TEL 0299‑23‑3888
Jan 29 New Years Kokai River Kite Flying Festival 新春小貝川たこあげ大会 Fuminaribashi Ground, Ina TEL 0297‑58‑2111
Jan Last week‑March Ceramic Dolls exhibition 桃宴〜陶の雛展 Ceramic shops in Kasama TEL 0296‑72‑6865