FESTIVALS
FESTIVALS September 2022
2022年9月1日 FESTIVALS
FESTIVALS
Sep. 1 BOSAI-NO-HI (Disaster Prevention Day)
Disaster Prevention Day was established in 1960 in order to remind us Japanese of the serious consequences of disasters caused by typhoons, tidal waves, earthquakes, tsunami etc., and to prepare ourselves to cope …
FESTIVALS August 2022
2022年8月1日 FESTIVALS
FESTIVALS
June 1-Sept. 20 UKAI (Cormorant Fishing) on the Hiji-kawa (river) Ozu City
This year Ukai in Ozu city will be held as usual after a two-year interval.
In Japan the tradition of fishing with cormorants goes back at least …
FESTIVALS July 2022
2022年7月1日 FESTIVALS
F E S T I V A L S
Canceled Event
MISHIMA SUIGUN (sea guards) TSURUHIME (Princess Tsuru) FESTIVAL
Omishima-cho, Imabari City 今治市大三島町
June 1-Sept. 20 UKAI (Cormorant Fishing) on the Hiji-kawa (river) Ozu City
This year Ukai in Ozu …
FESTEVALS June 2022
2022年6月1日 FESTIVALS
FESTIVALS
Canceled Events
NAKAYAMA FIREFLY FESTIVAL in Nakayama-cho, Iyo City
OTAUE (Planting Rice) FESTIVAL 御田植祭
At Oyamazumi-jinja (shrine) 大山祇神社
Scheduled Events
May 21-June 12 NANRAKU-EN 南楽園 HANA-SHOBU (Iris) FESTIVAL
9:00-17:00 Uwajima City
Nanraku-en is the biggest Japanese-style garden in Shikoku. …
FESTIVALS May 2022
2022年5月1日 FESTIVALS
FESTIVALS
Canceled events
IKAZAKI (五十崎) ODAKO-GASSEN (Big Kite Fight Festival) Ikazaki, Uchiko-cho IMABARI (今治) SPRING FESTIVAL Imabari city
-Mid May MT. TOMISU TSUTSUJI (Azalea) FESTIVAL 0zu city 大洲市
Details of the event have not been announced yet. (Tel.0893-24-2111)
May 3 …
FESTIVALS April 2022
2022年4月2日 FESTIVALS
FESTIVALS
–April 24 EXHIBITION OF HINA DOLLS AND HINA CHODO (FURNISHINGS)
9:00-17:00 Closed on Tuesdays Uwajima Date Museum 伊達博物館 Uwajima City
(Tel. 0895-22-7776)
Transportation: Take the JR express train bound for Uwajima and get off at Uwajima. It takes …
FESTIVALS March 2022
2022年3月1日 FESTIVALS
FESTIVALS
March 3 HINA-MATSURI (Hina-doll Festival)
Hina-matsuri is held to celebrate girls’ growth, health, and happiness. The origin is thought to be joshi-no-sekku 上巳の節句or Kegare-barai 穢れ払いheld in the Heian era more than 1,000 years ago, when people floated dolls made …
FESTIVALS February 2022
2022年2月4日 FESTIVALS
FESTIVALS
Canceled Events
Setsubun Yakuyoke (Warding off evils) Festival at Henjo-in 遍照院 in Imabari City
Setsubun Yakuyoke Festival Kagura-mai
神楽舞 (traditional Shinto dance)
at Izumo-taisha shrine Matsuyama Bunshi 出雲大社松山分祠 in Matsuyama City
Feb. 3 SETSUBUN 節分
Setsubun literally means the …
FESTIVALS January 2022
2021年12月24日 FESTIVALS
FESTIVALS
Closed on the first few days of the year
Government offices: Dec. 29 to Jan. 3
Shimin service centers —– Iyotetsu Takashimaya: Dec. 28 to Jan. 4
Fuji Grand Matsuyama: Dec. 29 to Jan. 3
Banks: Dec. 31 to …
FESTIVALS December 2021
2021年11月28日 FESTIVALS
FESTIVALS
Canceled Events
GISHI MATSURI (Faithful Retainer Festival)
at Kosho-ji temple 興聖寺 in Suehiro-machi
DOGO=ONSEN NENMATSU OSOJI 年末大掃除 (Year-end cleaning) 9:30-10:00
The Dogo bath buildings are cleaned at the end of the year so that everything will be fresh for …
FESTIVALS November 2021
2021年10月30日 FESTIVALS
Sep. 11-Next Year Feb. 13 The 26th NATIONAL EXHIBITION OF KAMABOKO-ITA -NO-E
9:00-17:00 (closed on Tuesday)
At GALLERY SHIROKAWA in Shirokawa-cho, Seiyo City 西予市城川町
The national exhibition of paintings on kamaboko (fish-paste) boards started more than twenty years ago. …
Festivals October2021
2021年10月5日 FESTIVALS
FESTIVALS
Canceled Events
SAIJO AKI MATSURI in Saijo City 西条市
NIIHAMA TAIKO (Drum) MATSURI in Niihama City 新居浜市
KIKUMA MATSURI Otomouma no Hashirikomi in Kikuma-cho, Imabari City 今治市菊間町
Oct.1-Dec.31 KENMIN-SOGO-BUNKASAI (Ehime Pref. Cultural Festival) 県民総合文化祭
The purpose of this festival …
Festivals September 2021
2021年9月5日 FESTIVALS
FFESTIVALS
Canceled Event
KANGETSUKAI (Moon Viewing Festival) In Yokaichi, Uchiko-cho 内子町八日市
Sep. 1 BOSAI-NO-HI (Disaster Prevention Day) 防災の日
Disaster Prevention Day was established in 1960 in order to remind us Japanese of the serious consequences of disasters caused by typhoons, …
