Chiba Nanohana News (November 2019)

 Index

　I.News       II . Festivals and Events     III.Exhibition & Concerts

 I.News

 1)Let's All Come Together and Get Chiba Back On Its Feet! "Ganbarou Chiba" Campaign Now Live

Chiba Prefecture saw unprecedented damage in a short period of time in the wake of record breaking typhoons 15, 19 and the heavy rains on October 25

Therefore, the Prefecture is now holding the “Ganbarou Chiba” campaign in which Prefecture citizens, companies, government bodies and others come together to help those affected by the disasters and get Chiba back on its feet.

Thank you for your heartfelt support during this tough time. Most tourist locations within the prefecture are already awaiting your arrival from the bottom of their hearts.

 2）Our thoughts and prayers are with those affected by Typhoons Faxai and Hagibis as well as the heavy rains on October 25.

Disasters can strike at any time. Be sure to keep your disaster preparations up to date.

Chiba Prefecture provides disaster related information through the website “Chiba Prefecture Disaster Prevention Portal”. Some pages are available in Japanese, English, Korean, Chinese, Spanish, and Portuguese.

http://www.bousai.pref.chiba.lg.jp/( External link )

 II.  Festivals and Events

 1) 11th Minamiboso Industrial Festival (Minamiboso City)

A wide variety of events will be held at this festival, including the sale of Minamiboso City’s fresh farm produce, seafood, and specialty items from Minamiboso’s friendship cities, and a plethora of food stalls will also be put out.

An autumn leaves festival will also be held at the same time at the neighboring Komatsu-ji Temple.

Please feel free to use the shuttle bus which will be running from the event location between the Asai Gyosei Center and Komatsu-ji Temple. This event is sure to be enjoyable to children and adults alike.

• Date and time: Sunday, November 24 9:30-15:00 ※planned
• Location: Near the Chikura Fishing Village Center/763-11 Hedate, Chikura-cho, Minamiboso City
• Access: Tateyama Nitto Bus in the Awa Shirahama Direction departing from Chikura Station on the JR Uchibo Line, get off at the Hedate stop and 5 minutes on foot
• URL: https://www.mboso-etoko.jp/( External link )
• Inquiries: Industrial Festival Planning Committee, Minamiboso City Commerce Division TEL: 0470-33-1092

 2) Choshi Light Truck Festival and 16th Kuroshio Yosakoi Festival (Choshi City)

Light Truck Market

Light trucks will be packed along the marketplace filled with local gourmet, vegetables, seafood, crafts, and other groceries. This month’s theme is called the “Choshi Mackerel Festival”.

The Kuroshio Yosakoi Festival will be held on the same day, with a parade being held on the Choshi Ginza-dori Street.

• Date and time: Sunday, November 24 10:00-14:00 (closed to vehicles 9:30-14:30)
• Location: Choshi Ginza-dori street/Choshi Araoicho
• Access: 15 minutes on foot from Choshi Station on the JR Sobu line, 1 hour from the Sawara Katori IC off the Higashi-kanto Expressway through National Highway 356
• URL: http://choshiginza.web.fc2.com/( External link )
• Inquiries: Choshi Ginza Shopping Street Revitalization Union TEL: 0479-25-1666

Kuroshio Yosakoi Festival

Drawing inspiration from the Kochi and Sapporo Yosakoi Festivals, Choshi will hold a yosakoi festival with its own unique flair.

Members from participating teams range from children to adults, creating a powerful and lively dance performance. Make sure you don’t miss each team’s unique performance.

• Date and time: Sunday, November 24 Opening Ceremony: 10:00 *held even in the event of rain
• Location: Stage: City Hall Location, Tonegawa River Location, Iinuma Kannon Location
• Parade: Symbol Road Location, Ginza-dori Street Location
• Access: 1 hour from the Sawara Katori IC off the Higashi-kanto Expressway through National Highway 356
• URL: http://www.kuroyosa.com/( External link )
• Inquiries: Kuroshio Yosakoi Festival Planning Committee Office TEL: 0479-25-5889

 3) 21st Sakura Edo Era Festival (Sakura City)

On Shinmachi Street in Sakura City, where buildings and their architecture still retain the atmosphere of the Edo Period, the era (Jidai) Festival will recreate the hustle and bustle of a time when samurai and townspeople lived together in this Edo Period castle town. Events include Tatsumi-style martial arts and “Torimono” (Edo period police capturing a criminal) demonstrations that were well kept secret arts of the Sakura clan, as well as the traditional Japanese street performances such as “Nanjing Lily(Nankin-Tamasudare)”, events for the kids, and more.

 ※Visitors dressed in a kimono will be granted free entry to the Samurai residence, Sakura JunTendo Memorial Hall, and the former residence of lord Hotta.

• Date and time: Sunday, November 17, 10:00-15:00 (canceled in the event of bad weather)
• Location: Sakura Shinmachi Street (the street in front of the Sakura City Art Museum), other locations
• Access: 10 minutes on foot from the Keisei Sakura Station on the Keisei Line, 20 minutes on foot from the JR Sakura Station on the JR Narita Line
• URL: https://www.city.sakura.lg.jp/0000001055.html( External link )
• Inquiries: Sakura City Tourism Association TEL: 043-486-6000

 4) Japan Bird Festival 2019 ~Coexisting with Birds~ (Abiko City)

The Japan Bird Festival, or JBF, is the largest bird festival in Japan, and is held in Abiko City.

There are a plethora of things to do, such as viewing exhibitions presented by nature and wild bird preservation groups, bird watching from boats or the lakeside at Teganuma, long distance photography with binoculars, a Christmas present stamp rally lottery, viewing a bird carving exhibition, bird drawing and mini-crafts, the sale of wild bird related goods, and a snack corner, among others. Exhibitions will be held from groups not only from Japan, but also from 7 other countries including Mongolia and Taiwan, where they will showcase the nature and wild birds of their respective countries.

Also, the 10^th “All Japan Bird Photo Contest” was held this year, with over 1,000 submissions. All submissions will be assembled in an exhibition, and lectures will be held by the judges about birds covering a wide variety of topics. Elementary, middle, and high school students will also present the results of their regular nature studies at the “Environment Society”, making for a lively event with many visitors.

Local vegetables and other farm produce will be sold at various locations throughout the venue.

Further, singing and various performances will also be held, bird quizzes where all audience members can participate, janken tournaments, among others. This event is sure to be fun for both children and adults, perfect for bird and festival lovers!

• Date and time: Saturday, November 2 9:30-16:00, Sunday, November 3 9:30-15:00
• Location: Teganuma Shinsui Square, Teganuma Shinsui Square “Mizu no Kan”, Oban Square, Abiko City Bird Museum, Abiko City Lifelong Learning Center (Avister), Yamashina Institute for Ornithology
• Admission: Free (there is a paid booth)
• Access: It is recommended to use public transportation.
  JBF Cyclic Bus: Abiko Station South Exit→Oban Square→Avister→Abiko Station South Exit 150 yen for 1 day, elementary school students and below free
  ※You can also access the event with a regular bus (paid)
  JBF Water Shuttlebus: Teganuma Park Boat Boarding Area⇔Teganuma Shinsui Square Fishing Association Pier 1-use ticket 200 yen for adults, 100 yen for elementary school students and below
• URL: http://www.birdfesta.net/( External link )
• Inquiries: Japan Bird Festival Planning Committee Office (inside the Abiko City Hall Teganuma Division) TEL:04-7185-1484

 5) 32nd Kurimoto Hometown Sweet Potato Festival (Katori City)

The Best Roasted Sweet Potato Square in Japan: Free Benikomachi and Silk Sweet Potatoes!

At the “Best Roasted Sweet Potato Square” in Japan, “Benikomachi” a sweet potato variety from Kurimoto, and the crowd favorite “Silk Sweet” sweet potato will be grilled at over 100 grain shell mounds within the event and distributed to guests for free.

A plethora of other fun events are planned to be held, including exhibitions, sweet potato digging, and sweet potato steaming in a giant steaming basket.

• Date and time: Sunday, November 17 9:00 - 15:30 *in the event of bad weather, the event will be held on Saturday, November 23
• Location: Kurimoto Exercise Square/1045 Iwabe, Katori City
• Access: 25 minutes on JR Kanto Bus departing from JR Narita Line Sawara Station in the direction of the Takodai Bus Terminal, 5 minutes on foot after getting off at the “Kurimoto Shobokunrenjo” stop
  35 minutes on Chiba Kotsu bus in the direction of Kurimoto departing from JR/Keisei Narita Airport Station (Terminal 2), 5 minutes on foot after getting off at the “Daijoji Shita” stop
  20 minutes from the Higashi-Kanto Expressway Narita IC or Taiei IC
• URL:https://www.city.katori.lg.jp/sightseeing/gyoji/aki/imo/index.html( External link )
• Inquiries: Kurimoto Hometown Sweet Potato Festival Management Committee (Katori City Agricultural Administration Division)
  TEL:0478-50-1258

 6) Naritasan Park Festival of Fall Colors (Narita City)

Over 250 varieties of trees’ leaves will change colors into brilliant red and yellow from mid-November to early December, reflecting on the water of the pond, creating a beautiful spectacle which draws many visitors every year.

Along with performances of a various traditional instruments such as Koto and Shakuhachi, a tea ceremony will be held at the tea hall next to the Naritasan Museum of Calligraphy. Enjoying the sights and sounds of the tea ceremony with the autumn colors as a backdrop is truly a unique experience.

• Dates and times: Saturday, November 9 - Sunday, November 24 The events will be held on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays during this period.
• Location: Naritasan Shinshoji Temple Naritasan Park/1 Narita, Narita City
• Access: 20 minutes on foot from the JR/Keisei Narita Stations
• URL: http://www.nrtk.jp/( External link )
• Inquiries: Narita City Tourism Association TEL:0476-22-2102

 III.  Exhibitions & Concerts

 1) Chiba Prefectural Sekiyado-jo Museum (Noda City) 2019 Special Exhibition: Obisha Lives on for 400 Years ~Village Festival Celebrating the New Year~

Obisha is a festival which marks the start of the New Year and is especially lively in the farming villages near the Tonegawa and Edogawa Rivers.

This festival was originally a ritual of archery, but a wide variety of other rituals are also held during this festival

 This exhibition will showcase the target and other beautiful crafts as well as manuscripts about the Obisha festival originating from the time of its conception, prompting you to think about how such villages were formed.

Time period: Ongoing - Sunday, December 1 (The museum is closed on Monday. If Monday falls on a holiday, it will be open then be closed on the following day).

• Time: 9:00 - 16:30
• Location: Sekiyado-jo Museum Special Exhibition Room, Chiba Prefectural Sekiyado-jo Museum/143-4 Sangenya, Sekiyado, Noda City
• Access: from Kawama Station (North Exit) on the Tobu Urban Park Line (Noda Line) take the Asahi Bus in the Sakaimachi direction getting off at the Sekiyado-jo Museum stop
• URL: http://www2.chiba-muse.or.jp/www/SEKIYADO/
• Inquiries: Chiba Prefectural Sekiyado-jo Museum Learning Division TEL: 04-7196-1400

 2) Otaki Castle Museum Special Exhibition: The Gun's Journey: From Matchlocks to Revolvers (Otaki Town)

The matchlock, originating from Tanegashima Island in the Sengoku period, was peacefully used as a form of gunnery in the Edo period as the fighting died down. This introduction will introduce how guns have changed along with the era.

• Date and time: until Sunday, December 8 9:00 - 16:30 (last entry 16:00) (closed Mondays or the next day if Monday is a holiday)
• Location: Otaki Castle Museum/481 Otaki, Otaki Town
• Admission: General 300 yen, High School/University Students 150 yen, Middle school aged and below/aged 65 and above free
• Access: By bus: From Mobara Station (JR Sotobo Line), take the Kominato Bus bound for Otaki Shako and get off at “Kubo” and 20 minutes on foot
  By train: take the Isumi Railway to Otaki Station and 15 minutes on foot
  By Car: 20 minutes on National Highway 297 off of the Ichihara Tsurumai IC on the Ken-O Expressway
  ※From this year, the Otaki Castle Parking Lot will be paid
  Normal car 200 yen, Large car/Microbus 1500 yen, Motorcycle free
• URL: http://www2.chiba-muse.or.jp/www/SONAN/contents/1518757587822/index.html( External link )
• Inquiries: Otaki Castle Museum TEL:0470-82-3007

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