?ｿ E-Ibaraki Report

September 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
September ‑3 Sunflower Festival 縺ｲ縺ｾ繧上ｊ縲?estival Around Miyayama Furusato Community Park, Chikusei-shi TEL 0296‑52‑1111
September ‑3 Crayon Pastel Great Artists Exhibition 縲後け繝ｬ繝代せ逕ｻ蜷堺ｽ懷ｱ輔? Nichido Museum, Kasama-shi TEL 0296‑72‑2160
September ‑10 The Essence of Contemporary Ceramics : Ceramics of Eastern Japan 迴ｾ莉｣髯ｶ闃ｸ縺ｮ邊?譚ｱ譌･譛ｬ縺ｮ菴懷ｮｶ繧剃ｸｭ蠢?↓ Ibaraki Ceramic Art Museum, Kasama-shi TEL 0296‑70‑0011
September ‑30 Ushiku Local Beer's 10th Anniversary 10蜻ｨ蟷ｴ縲悟慍繝薙?繝ｫ逾ｭ繧翫? Chateau Kamiya, Ushiku-shi TEL 029‑873‑3151
September 1, 2 Shinkosai 逾槫ｹｸ逾ｭ Street leading to Kashima Shrine, Kashima-shi TEL 0299‑82‑1209
September 1‑20 Miyagi 150 Japanese Bush Clover Blossoms Festival (celebrates the transfer of Japanese bush clover from Date domain to 9th Mito Lord Nariaki Tokugawa) 螳ｮ蝓朱㍽關ｩ繧剃ｸｭ蠢?↓邏?50鄒､縺悟調縺咲ｫｶ縺? Kairakuen Park, Mito-shi TEL 029‑224‑0441
September 2 Ryugu Festival 鮴榊ｮｮ繝輔ぉ繧ｹ繝?ぅ繝舌Ν Big shopping area, Ryugasaki-shi TEL 0297‑64‑1111
September 2 Beach Life Community Festival 繝薙?繝√Λ繧､繝輔?繧後≠縺?ヵ繧ｧ繧ｹ繝?ぅ繝舌Ν Ajigaura Beach, Hitachi-Naka-shi TEL 0297‑64‑1111
September 5 Pipe Festival 繧ｭ繧ｻ繝ｫ逾ｭ繧?/td> Kabasan Shrine, Sakuragawa-shi TEL 0296‑55‑1111
September 9‑24 Autumn Hill's Wild Grass Festival 遘九?螻ｱ驥手拷縺ｾ縺､繧?/td> Ibaraki Flower Park, Ishioka-shi TEL 0297‑42‑4111
September 9‑Nov 13 Autumn Roses Festival (more than 500 varieties from Japan) 遘九?繝舌Λ縺ｾ縺､繧?/td> Ibaraki Flower Park, Ishioka-shi TEL 0297‑42‑4111
September 10 20th Hasaki-Machi Triathlon AND 10th All Japan Team Triathlon 隨ｬ20蝗樊ｳ｢蟠守伴繝医Λ繧､繧｢繧ｹ繝ｭ繝ｳ螟ｧ莨壹?隨ｬ10蝗槭が繝ｼ繝ｫ繧ｸ繝｣繝代Φ繝√?繝?ｯｾ謚玲姶 Fishery Harbor and vicinity, Kamisu-shi TEL 0479‑44‑1111
September 12, 14 Tabanka Festival (Peculiar "brave ceremony" from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. during which young boys in white clothes run around in the shrine with big torches in their hands while tatamis are smashed on the floor and taiko drums are performed. Refers to an event that happened in 1370: a fire was extinguished by using a tatami and a pan lid) 繧ｿ繝舌Φ繧ｫ逾ｭ?医◆縺?∪縺､逾ｭ??/td> Daihou Hachimangu, Shimotsuma-shi TEL 0296‑44‑3756
September 13 Autumn Festival and Katsuragi-style Rope Fireworks (designated as one of Japan's intangible folklore cultural assets)
 荳?ｨ?ｸｻ逾樒､ｾ遘句ｭ｣萓句､ｧ逾ｭ ?崎騒蝓取ｵ√°繧峨￥繧顔ｶｱ轣ｫ縺ｧ莠ｺ蠖｢闃晏ｱ?ｼ?/td> Hitokotonushi Shrine, Jōsō-shi TEL 0297‑27‑0659
September 15, 16 Autumn Festival 遘九?萓句､ｧ逾ｭ Daihou Hachimangu, Shimotsuma-shi TEL 0296‑44‑3756
September 17 Yokappe Festival 繧医°縺｣縺ｺ縺ｾ縺､繧?/td> Main street by Hitachi-Taga station, Hitachi-shi TEL 0294‑34‑5181
September 17 All Japan BMX Championship JBMXF蜈ｨ譌･譛ｬ驕ｸ謇区ｨｩ螟ｧ莨?/td> State-run Hitachi-Naka Beach Park, Hitachi-Naka-shi TEL 029‑273‑0111
September 17‑Oct 15 Autumn's Walk Rally 遘九?繧ｦ繧ｩ繝ｼ繧ｯ繝ｩ繝ｪ繝ｼ Oku-Hitachi Kirara-No-Sato, Hitachi-shi TEL 0294‑24‑2424
September 18 Takashi Nagatsuka Literary Award 髟ｷ蝪夂ｯ?枚蟄ｦ雉?/td> Local Exchange Center, Jōsō-shi TEL 0297‑42‑0169
September 16‑18 Ishioka Festival 遏ｳ蟯｡縺ｮ縺翫∪縺､繧?/td> Hitachi-No-Kuni Soushagu Shrine AND Ishioka station surroundings, Ishioka-shi TEL 0299‑23‑1111
September Mid Lifesaving competition 繝ｩ繧､繝輔そ繝ｼ繝薙Φ繧ｰ遶ｶ謚?ｼ?/td> Ootake Beach, Hokota-shi TEL 0291‑33‑2111
September 23 Hiroko Nakamura's Piano Concert Night 荳ｭ譚醍ｴ伜ｭ舌ヴ繧｢繝朱浹讌ｽ縺ｮ螟輔∋ Concert Hall, Hitachi-shi TEL 0294‑24‑7755
September 24‑30 Samadhi Meeting 蟶ｸ陦御ｸ画乂莨?/td> Sairen Shrine, Namegata-shi TEL 0291‑35‑2111
September 27 Iwama Festival 蟯ｩ髢薙∪縺､繧?/td> Iwama Station, Kasama-shi TEL 0296‑72‑9222
September End Ritual sumo matches at Kotohira shrine 螂臥ｴ咲嶌謦ｲ Kotohira Shrine, Tone-Machi TEL 0297‑68‑2211
September 27 Kirasse Festival (Kirasse has a close meaning to "Irasshai", so it is an event where everyone is welcome to participate and have fun) 縺阪ｉ縺｣縺帷･ｭ繧?/td> Sansan Park Surroundings, Hasaki Aquarium, Kamisu-shi TEL 0479‑44‑1111