January 2006 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
Feb ‑5 Contempory Chinese Art Exhibition 現代中国の美術展 Modern Art Museum, Mito TEL 029‑243‑5111
Feb ‑19 120th birth anniversary of Japanese traditional painter Ryushi Kawabata 生誕120周年記念 川端龍子 Modern Art Museum, Mito TEL 029‑243‑5111
Feb ‑Mar 12 Winter Tree Peony Festival 冬の牡丹まつり Ushiku Chateau Kamiya, Ushiku TEL 029‑836‑1111
Feb ‑Mar 21 Folk craft Masters Muneyoshi Yanagi Soul and Eye Exhibition 柳宗悦の民芸と巨匠たち−柳宗悦の心と眼− Ceramic art museum, Kasama TEL 0296‑70‑0011
Feb ‑mid March Peach banquet/Ceramic dolls exhibition 桃宴〜陶の雛展 Ceramic shops in Kasama TEL 0296‑72‑6865
Feb 3 Bean Throwing Night (Holiday for end of Winter) 節分祭 Every shrine in Ibaraki TEL 029‑226‑3800
Feb 3 Driving out eviln spirits, Bean Throwing Night 節分追儺祭 Osugi Shrine, Inashiki TEL 0298‑94‑2613
Feb 3 Bean Throwing Night (Holiday for end of Winter) 節分祭 Haguro Shrine, Chikusei TEL 0296‑24‑1409
Feb 3 Daiho Hachimangu Bean Throwing Night (Holiday for end of Winter) 大宝八幡宮節分祭 Daiho-Hachimangu Shrine, Shimotsuma TEL 0296‑44‑3756
Feb 3 Kashima Shrine Bean Throwing Night 鹿島神宮節分祭 Kashima Shrine, Kashima TEL 0299‑82‑7730
Feb 3 Kasama Inari Shrine Bean Throwing Night 笠間稲荷神社節分祭 Kasama Inari Shrine, Kasama TEL 0296‑73‑0001
Feb 3 Izumo Taisha Shrine Hitachi Branch Bean Throwing Night 出雲大社常陸分社節分祭 Izumo Taisha, Kasama TEL 0296‑74‑3000
Feb 4 Skating Tournament 市民スケート大会 Sunpia Hitachi, Hitachi TEL 0294‑36‑6661
Feb 4‑5 27th Isobushi Tournament (Preliminary) 第27回磯節全国大会 Naka-Minato Welfare Center TEL 029‑224‑0441
Feb 4‑19 Spring-inviting pheasant's eye 春を呼ぶ福寿草まつり Prefecture Flower Park, Ishioka TEL 0299‑42‑4111
Feb 4‑Mar 3 Warehouse street/Doll festival 蔵の街・真壁のひなまつり Central Makabe Shopping streets, Sakuragawa TEL 0296‑55‑1111
Feb 5 Moriya Half-Marathon ハーフマラソン City Hall, Moriya TEL 0297‑45‑1111
Feb 10 Walking over fire, Street Community Event 辻集落火渡 Sekijou, Chikusei TEL 0296‑37‑6111
Feb 11 27th Isobushi Tournament (Finals) 第27回磯節全国大会 Cultural Center, Big Hall, Tokai TEL 029‑224‑0441
Feb 11 Ranjo Festival 嵐除祭 Higashi-Kanasa Shrine, Hitachi-Ota TEL 0294‑85‑1111
Feb 11 Takasai Shrine Grand Festival 高道祖神社例大祭 Takasai Shrine, Hitachi-Ota TEL 0296‑43‑2111
Feb 12 Soba Making Experience そば打ち体験 Hitachi Fudoki No Oka, Ishioka TEL 0299‑23‑3888
Feb 18‑Mar 5 Doll Festival 土浦の雛まつり Street Corner Warehouses of Tsuchiura TEL 029‑824‑2810
Feb 18‑Mar 21 33rd Plum Festival 第33回筑波山梅まつり Mount Tsukuba Plum Grove, Tsukuba TEL 029‑836‑1111
Feb 20‑Mar 31 110th Plum Festival 第110回記念 水戸の梅まつり Kairakuen Park, Koudoukan hall, Mito TEL 029‑224‑0441
Feb 26 Soba Making Experience そば打ち体験 Hitachi Fudoki No Oka, Ishioka TEL 0299‑23‑3888
Feb 26 Australian Movie Festival (Week 1) 第1回 オーストラリア映画セミナー Ibaraki Prefectural Office Theatre, Mito TEL 029‑301‑2857