December 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
December ‑3 Scarecrow Festival かかし祭り Satomi Community Hall, Event Plaza, Hitachi-Ōta-shi TEL 0294‑82‑2111
December ‑25 Hitachi Starlight Illumination 2006 Hitachi Starlight Illumination 2006 New Hitachi Plaza, Hitachi-shi TEL 0294‑24‑7711
December ‑3 Cyclamen Festival シクラメンまつり Ibaraki Prefecture Flower Park, Ishioka-shi TEL 0299‑42‑4111
December ‑Jan 28 Junior Discovery Exhibition ジュニア発見展 Expo Center, Tsukuba-shi TEL 029‑858‑1100
December ‑3 Special Exhibition for Kenkichi Tomimoto's 120th Birth Anniversary 生誕１２０年　富本憲吉店展 Ibaraki Ceramics Museum, Kasama-shi TEL 0296‑70‑0011
December 1‑Jan 15 Art Tower Mito Starlight Fantasy 2006 スターライトファンタジー2006アートタワーみとスターライトファンタジー Mito Station North Exit and Art Tower, Mito-shi TEL 029‑224‑1111
December 2 Paper Lantern Festival 古河提灯竿もみまつり Yokoyama-Cho, Koga-shi TEL 0280‑23‑0030
December 2 Calligraphic works and paintings 芸術家の書ー書モ絵画タリ　人格ナリー Nichido Museum of Art, Kasama-shi TEL 0296‑72‑2160
December 2 Ogurihangan Festival 小栗判官まつり Niihari Primary School, Chikusei-shi TEL 0296‑57‑2511
December 3 61st Mihama Relay-Race Tournament 第61回　三浜駅伝競走大会 Beach Area, Hitachinaka-shi TEL 029‑273‑0111
December 9 Isobushi Competition 磯節大会 Wedding Palace, Kita-Ibaraki-shi TEL 0293‑43‑1111
December 10 Binge Eating Festival 大飯祭り Shimoizumi and Hongo areas, Sakuragawa-shi TEL 0296‑55‑1111
December 10‑31 Satomi Road Illumination Festival さとみ街道イルミネーション祭り Satomi, Hitachi-Ota-shi TEL 0294‑82‑2111
December 17 Bad Language Festival 悪態まつり Atago Shrine, Iwama, Kasama-shi TEL 0299‑45‑6655
December 16‑23 Kirara Christmas Fair きららクリスマスフェア Oku-hitachi Kirara no Sato, Hitachi TEL 0294‑24‑2424
December 22 Fire Walking Fetsival 火渉祭 Kabazan Shrine, Sakuragawa TEL 0296‑55‑3288
December 23 Fire Prevention Festival 来迎院の火防大祭 Raigo-In, Ryugasaki-shi TEL 0297‑62‑3474
December 23 New Year's Festival 年越大祓祭 Izumo Taisha Shrine Hitachi Branch, Kasama-shi TEL 0296‑74‑3000
December 24‑31 Year-End Fair 暮市 Hitachi-shi TEL 0294‑22‑3111
December 31‑Jan 3 First Visit to the Shrine of the Year: "Taking Resolutions" 牛久大仏初詣「修正会」 Ushiku Daibutsu, Ushiku-shi TEL 029‑889‑2931
December 31 Watch Night 除夜大祭 Amabiki-Kan'non, Sakuragawa-shi TEL 0296‑58‑5009
December 31 Watch Night Bells of Kasama かさま除夜の鐘 Sashiro Park, Kasama-shi TEL 0296‑72‑9222
December End‑January Fukuroda Falls Light-Up 袋田冬の滝ライトアップ Fukuroda Falls, Daigo-Machi TEL 02957‑2‑0285