The 18th Sunkus illuminations

This is Christmas illuminations of the Saishunkan laboratory of Kumamoto.
It is held from November 17 to December 25.
http://www.saishunkan.co.jp/illumi/gallery.html

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2011 Country Gold

2011.10.16 includes concert "Country Gold" of the country music in ASPECTA of Mount Aso.

http://www.countrygold.net/us/

① Traffic method

Kumamoto Station ⇔ Nakamatsu Station (JR)

Nakamatsu Station ⇔ concert meeting place (shuttle bus)

② Traffic method

Kumamoto Station ⇔ concert meeting place (directly)

Only as for the bus, it is coming and going 3,000 yen ‐

The bus coming and going + ticket price 9,800 yen ‐

It is asked a reservation

096-379-8001

The reservation deadline

2011.10.13

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Aso, Beppu panorama sightseeing bus（阿蘇・別府パノラマ観光バス）

This sightseeing tour bus after the water Shirakawa Daikanbo Aso, Beppu going up around the station and Yufuin Kurokawa Onsen.
Shirakawa is a good source of water clean to drink.
Is a dynamic view of the crater Mt.Aso.
Daikanbo Mt.Aso views from the best.

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スケジュールbus schedule
▼Hotel Castle (Only as for the ride)        ホテルキャッスル前乗車	9:00
▼Kotsu Center ( Only as for the ride)       熊本交通センター（ツアーバス乗り場）乗車	9:10
▼New Sky Hotel ( Only as for the ride)    全日空ホテルニュースカイ前乗車	9:20
▼Kumamoto sta. (Only as for the ride)    JR熊本駅 (新幹線口)乗車	9:30
▼Shirakawa Suigen (Sighseeing)白川水源下車観光	10:55~11:15
▼Mt.Aso (Lunch free & free sightseeing)   阿蘇山 (自由昼食)下車観光	11:45~13:15
▼Uchinomaki Onsen (Only as for the getting off)内牧温泉降車	13:50~13:55
▼Daikanbo (Free Sightseeing)大観峰 (自由散策)下車観光	14:10~14:30
▼Kurokawa onsen (Only as for the getting off.)黒川温泉降車	14:55~15:00
▼Senomoto (break)瀬の本高原休憩	15:10~15:25
▼JR Yufuin sta. (Only as for the getting off.)JR由布院駅前降車	16:35~16:45
▼JR Beppu (Only as for the getting off.)JR別府駅降車	17:40

Sakurajima volcano of Kagoshima

The Sakurajima volcano of Kagoshima still erupts frequently.

http://www.kagoshima-kankou.com/for/areaguides/sakurajima.html

Because the Kyushu Shinkansen was inaugurated, Kagoshima became near.

It is about one hour from Kumamoto Station to Kagoshima-Chuo Station.

You can see the sights in a day from Kumamoto.

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Hakata Gion Yamakasa

Hakata Gion Yamakasa is an annual summer festival held from July 1 to 15 by Kushida Shrine in Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, which is the center of Kyushu in the southwestern part of Japan. With a history stretching back over 750 years, in 1979 it was designated an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property.

http://yokanavi.com/yamakasa/index_eg

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SUNQpass

If you travel in Kyushu by bus, this SUNQpass is cheap with convenience.
http://www.sunqpass.jp/english/index.shtml

Sensuikyo azalea festival

2011/04/29 - 2011/05/29.
Sensuikyo azalea festival.
It is the middle of May that approximately 50,000 rosebays growing wild in the ravine between Aso Takadake and Nakadake bloom in profusion all at once. By an event to be carried out to it, it is full of many tourists from the whole Kyushu.

It is one hour 14 minutes in JR from Kumamoto Station to Miyaji Station.

Distance from Miyaji Station to Sensuikyo is 6.1km.

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The Japanese thanks all of you of the whole world!

Because I lived in Kyushu, Japan, I did not encounter a disaster.
Still I appreciate that I get comment of the worry from all of you.
The Japanese thanks for words of the support of the whole world!
And the Japanese thanks for many contributions of all of you!
I pray for Tohoku reviving.
And I believe that Tohoku revives.
I like various festivals of Tohoku.
I pray for a cheerful festival of Tohoku reviving!
I made the animation of thanks personally.
Because it is Yahoo translation, the words may be wrong, but look if all right.
The song is You've Got A Friend of Carole King.

日本人は全世界の皆さんに感謝します！
私は日本の九州に住んでいるので災害にあいませんでした。
それでも皆さんから心配のコメントを貰って感謝してます。
日本人は全世界の応援の言葉に感謝してます！
そして日本人は皆さんの沢山の義援金に感謝してます！


私もTohokuが復活することを祈ってます。
そしてTohokuは復活すると信じてます。
私はTohokuの色んな祭が好きです。
Tohokuの元気な祭が復活することを祈ってます！
個人的に感謝の動画を作りました。
言葉はヤフー翻訳なので間違ってるかも知れませんが、宜しければご覧下さい。


歌はキャロル・キングのYou've Got A Friendです。

Kumamoto castle Honmaru-Goten event 春の宴

４月１日（金曜）から５月２８日（土曜）まで、毎週金曜と土曜に日本の伝統音楽と日本舞踊があります。

From April 1 to May 28, we have Japanese tradition music and Japanese dance on every Friday and Saturday.

April 1 (Friday). 　  Kumamoto dance. 　　　　Japanese dance and Japanese music. 

April 2 (Saturday). 　Sado this morning. 　　　　　A folk song and a dance of Sado of Niigata. 

April 8 (Friday). 　 Japanese folk song. 

April 9 (Saturday). 　Ueki dance. 　　　　Japanese dance and Japanese music of Uekimachi of Kumamoto. 

April 15 (Friday). 　Kawashiri dance. 　Japanese dance and Japanese music of  Kawashiri-cho  of Kumamoto. 

April 16 (Saturday). 　Kagoshima Ohara clause.  　Japanese dance and Japanese music of Kagoshima. 

April 22 (Friday). 　Yatsushiro dance. 　　　　Japanese dance and the Japanese music of the Yatsushiro district of Kumamoto. 

April 23 (Saturday). 　Koto music. 　　　It plays jazz and the music of various genres with a koto. 

　　　　　　　　　　　A Higo biwa. 　　　　There is a biwa performance of Kumamoto. 

April 29 (Friday). 　Ushibuka Haiya. 　　　The folk art of the agar-agar district of Kumamoto. 

April 30 (Saturday). 　Aso dance. 　　　　Japanese dance and the Japanese music of the Aso district of Kumamoto. 

May 6 (Friday). 　Tsugaru samisen. 　　A unique samisen performance of Tohoku region. 

May 7 (Saturday). 　A 初午 dance. 　　　The unique festival nervous about omens of Inari Shrine. 

It is koto music (Friday) on May 13. 　　　　It plays jazz and the music of various genres with a koto. 

May 14 (Saturday). 　Ogura Gion drum. 　　There is the performance of the Japanese drum of the Gion festival of Ogura City of Fukuoka. 　　

May 20 (Friday). 　Hitoyoshi dance. 　　　　Japanese dance and Japanese music of Hitoyoshi-shi of Kumamoto. 

May 21 (Saturday). 　A Higo biwa. 　　　　There is a biwa performance of Kumamoto. 

May 27 (Friday). 　Yamaga garden lantern. It is Bon festival dance of Yamaga-shi of Kumamoto. 

May 28 (Saturday). 　Kumamoto dance. 　　　Japanese dance and Japanese music.

４月　１日（金曜）　熊本おどり　　　　　日舞と和楽

４月　２日（土曜）　佐渡おけさ　　　　　新潟県の佐渡の民謡と踊り

４月　８日（金曜）　日本民謡

４月　９日（土曜）　植木おどり　　　　　熊本の植木町の日舞と和楽

４月１５日(金曜）　川尻おどり　　　　　熊本の川尻町の日舞と和楽

４月１６日（土曜）　鹿児島おはら節 　鹿児島県の日舞と民謡

４月２２日（金曜）　八代おどり　　　　熊本の八代地方の日舞と和楽

４月２３日（土曜）　琴曲　筝曲　　　　筝でジャズや色んなジャンルの曲を演奏する。

肥後琵琶　　　　熊本の琵琶演奏があります。

４月２９日（金曜）　牛深ハイヤ　　　　熊本の天草地方の郷土芸能

４月３０日（土曜）　阿蘇おどり　　　　熊本の阿蘇地方の日舞と和楽。

５月　６日（金曜）　津軽三味線　　　東北地方の独特の三味線演奏。

５月　７日（土曜）　初午おどり　　　　稲荷神社の独特の縁起を担ぐ祭。

５月１３日（金曜）　琴曲　筝曲　　　　筝でジャズや色んなジャンルの曲を演奏する。

５月１４日（土曜）　小倉祇園太鼓　　福岡の小倉市の祇園祭の日本太鼓の演奏があります。　　

５月２０日（金曜）　人吉おどり　　　　熊本の人吉市の日舞や和楽。

５月２１日（土曜）　肥後琵琶　　　　熊本の琵琶演奏があります。

５月２７日（金曜）　山鹿灯篭　　　　熊本の山鹿市の盆踊りです。

５月２８日（土曜）　熊本おどり　　　日舞と和楽

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Honmyoji Hana Touro 2011 本妙寺桜灯篭

I went in Hana-Touro of Honmyo-ji Temple on March 27. 
Because it was the camera of the mobile telephone, a picture was bad, but made it slide show. 
The live broadcasting was fairer than a photograph. 
14 temples form a line on both sides of the Honmyo-ji Temple approach to a shrine. 
And, at each temple, there were the concerts such as a performance / a samisen and the koto of a junior high student chorus / Noh / a guitar and the flute.
The whole Jochiro becomes the grave of the Duke of Kiyomasa Kato who built Kumamoto-jo Castle.

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Aomori Nebuta Festival（青森ねぶたまつり）

Aomori Nebuta Festival is the Tohoku region's greatest festival. 
It is performed every year by schedules from August 2 to 7th. 
2nd and 3rd. It is the parade of child Nebuta Festival and large-scale Nebuta Festival at night. 
4th and 5th and 6th. The parade of Nebuta Festival large-scale at night. 

7th. There are the parade of large-scale Nebuta Festival and Aomori fireworks and the marine parade of Nebuta Festival in Night and Day.

The production days of Nebuta Festival are about 3 months. 
The production expense of one Nebuta Festival is about 20,000,000 yen.
A light does not turn on Nebuta at noon, but it is great force when it turns on Nebuta at night.


We like souls of the festivals of Tohoku. 
And we believe that Tohoku revives. 

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Soma Nomaoi Festival （相馬野馬追い） 7/23/24/25

Today's blog is "Soma horse game in Soma festival" of Fukushima. 
This festival is performed every year on July 23. 
But the holding is undecided for an earthquake this year. 
Higoji hopes that Soma citizens get well early.

THE SOMA NOMAOI
English Guidebook          (A cover and a back cover)
Exciting Festival          (From page 1 to page 2)
SAMURAI HISTORY          (From page 3 to page 4)
SYUTSUJIN          (From page 5 to page 6)
OGYOURETSU          (From page 7 to page 8)
KACCHU-KEIBA          (From page 9 to page 10)
SINKI-SODATSUSEN          (From page 11 to page 12)
NOMAGAKE          (From page 13 to page 14)
Watchi Manual          (From page 15 to page 16)
Guide Map          (From page 17 to page 18)

Transportation 2 has a pattern. 
This is a pattern with the JR Tohoku Shinkansen.

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This is a pattern with JR Jo-Ban Line.

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Spring Takayama Festival 春の高山祭「山王祭」

Takayama festival "Hie Shrine festival" of the spring is in 14/15 days every year in April. 


There are several hundred daimyo's processions such as a miniature shrine and a lion dance or defense dressed in the old ceremonial dress, and there is a windup [mechanical] doll on 12 chassises.


Hidatakayama HP





http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vdLoDkljko

It is 2 hours 36 minutes in JR from Nagoya Station to Takayama Station.

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Takachiho gorge and sea of clouds and colored leaves

In Takachiho, a sea of clouds is beautiful in morning, and the gorge is beautiful, and colored leaves are beautiful sightseeing spots in autumn. 




The place is about 2 hours 30 minutes by car from Kumamoto Station. 
And there is it by bus to about 3 hours 20 minutes. 
If you go by a train, is JR from Kumamoto Station to Tateno Station; 59 minutes. It is about 32 minutes by south Aso railroad next. Then you arrive by bus in about 1 hour 40 minutes.

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By a steam locomotive to Hitoyoshi Castle Festival

Castle Festival is Hitoyoshi-shi of Kumamoto every year on first Sunday of the May.
SL Hitoyoshi leaves Kumamoto Station at 9:41 and arrives at Hitoyoshi Station at 12:13.
You arrive and finish lunch and will enjoy a festival.
By the festival, there are the performances such as a samurai parade / iai / horseback archery /the gun firing.

It is about 2 hours 20 minutes by a normal train. 

It is about 20 minutes on foot from Hitoyoshi Station. 
A taxi can go from Hitoyoshi Station in about 5 minutes.

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The Saidaiji temple nude Festival

The Saidai temple nude Festival is performed every year on the third Saturday of February.


"Saidaiji-eyo" (a naked festival) which scrambled for about 9,000 two Hogi (a sacred tree) said that a naked male servant invited fortune was performed in Okayama-shi in the night of 19th.

Saidaiji-Kannonin is 16 minutes from JR Okayama Station to Saidaiji Station. There is it on foot from the station to around 15 minutes.
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Cherry tree flower viewing and the garden lantern festival of Honmyo-ji Temple

Saturday, March 26, 2011. 
From 17:30 to 22:00.


There is a concert in the main shrine of Honmyo-ji Temple. 

There is the performance of various tones with a flute and a koto and a biwa and a synthesizer. 
A light of 3,000 garden lanterns which going to see cherry blossoms at night and the people of the town made with a Japanese paper is beautiful at the same time on the approach to a shrine of the temple.

It is three minutes to Kamikumamoto Station in JR from Kumamoto Station. 
Then it is about around 15 minutes on foot from Kamikumamoto Station to Honmyo-ji Temple.

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Unzen city all Kyushu pyrotechnician tournament

Sunday, April 4, 2011. 
It is held as a part of Obama hot spring hot water Festival. Fireworks company several companies of Kyushu compete with the latest fireworks with star mine, department of the 10 ball, 2 branches.

It is about around 2 hours 30 minutes by car from Kumamoto Station.

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A tanka feast on the curve of a river bank of Dazaifu Tenmangu(太宰府天満宮 曲水の宴 )

March 6, 2011. On Sunday.
It makes poetry before a flowing cup passes one's front, and it is sacred rites to reproduce the Imperial Court event in the Heian era to have a cup.



There is the place from Kumamoto Station to about around 1 hour 30 minutes.


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http://higoji.blogspot.com/2011/02/tanka-feast-on-curve-of-river-bank-of.html

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