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Events - Event Schedule 2009-2010 March

The event schedule of 2009-2010 until March 2010 is as follows.

Date Event Place Contact
Apr 25 Utsukushigahara Plateau Mountain Opening Festival Utsukushigahara Kogen(Plateau)Mountain Matsumoto City Tourism and Hot Spring Division 0263-34-3000 (ext3192)
Apr 27 Kamikochi Opening Festival Kamikochi Matsumoto City Alps Tourism Administration 0263-94-2221
May 3 Matsumoto Children's Festival Alps Park Matsumoto City Youth Division 0263-34-3000 (ext3131)
May 4-5 Ofune Festival Satoyamabe Matsumoto City Tourism and Hot Spring Division 0263-34-3000 (ext3192)
May 10 "Ekiden" Road Relay with the cities, towns and villages of Nagano Matsumoto Castle to Prefectural track and field stadium Race Secretariat in Shinetsu Broadcast Station 026-237-0545
Matsumoto City Physical Training Division 0263-32-1818
May 17 Norikura Opening Festival Norikura Heights Ichinose Park Norikura Heights Hot spring Tourist Information Center 0263-93-2147
May 24 Mizu Walk Azumino Festival Azusa area waterside path Shimin Times 0263-47-7777
May 16 Gagaku (ancient court music) Concert Matsumoto castle park Matsumoto Castle 0263-32-2902
May 17 Nomugi-Toge pass festival Nomugi-Toge pass Matsumoto City Nagawa Branch Tourism Division 0263-79-2121
May 30-31 Craft Fair Matsumoto Agatanomori park NPO Matsumoto Craft Association0263-34-6557
May 30-May 31 Shinshu Yume Kaidou (Road of Dreams) Festival Matsumoto castle park Nagano Broadcast Central and South Office 0263-32-9230
Jun 6-Jun 7 Weston Festival (A festival in honor of British Alpinist, Walter Weston) Kamikochi Nihon Sangaku Kai Shinano Office 0263-77-7069
Jun 13 Kamikochi Music Festival Kamikochi Konashi Daira camping place Kamikochi Tourism Accommodations Association 0263-95-2405
Jun 28 Tour de Utsukushigahara Heights -- hill climb bike race Asama Onsen area to Utsukushigahara Heights Asama Hot spring Tourism Association 0263-46-1800
Jun 21 Shinshu Norikura heights Tenku Marathon Mt. Norikura Echo Line Shinshu Norikura heights Tenku Marathon Committee 0263-93-2147
Jun 27-28 Frog Fest Nawate Street Frog Fest Committeekaeru@nawate.net
Jul 18-19 Nature's Playground -- experience the Nature of Matsumoto (Naturing Festa) Flower Clock Park, Metoba River, Alps Park, etc. Naturing Festa Committee0263-26-0085
Jul 25-26 Matsumoto Castle Taiko (Japanese Drum) Festival Matsumoto Castle Park Matsumoto City Tourism and Hot spring Division 0263-34-3000 (ext3192)
Jul 25 Matsumoto Azusagawa area-Hata town Fireworks Festival Azusagawa Sisuien area Fireworks Festival Committee 0263-78-2205
Aug 1 Matsumoto Bon-Bon dance Festival Downtown Matsumoto Chamber of Commerce 0263-32-5355
Aug 8 Matsumoto Castle Takigi-Noh Matsumoto Castle Matsumoto Castle Office 0263-32-2902
Aug 17-Sep 9 Saito Kinen Festival with special Matsumoto related performances Nagano Prefectural Matsumoto Culture Hall Matsumoto City International Music Festival Division 0263-39-0001
Aug 22-23 Karasawa Song of Praise on the Earth Stage Karasawa Cirque("kaar") Karasawa Mountain Hut 090-9002-2534
Aug 30 The National Mountain Cycling Race in Norikura Norikura Highland Japan Cycling Association 03-3583-5628
Sep 23 Dosojin Festival Utsukushigahara Hot Spring Utsukushigahara Hot Spring0263-33-2353
Sep 29-Oct 4 Moon Viewing Party Matsumoto Castle Garden Matsumoto Castle Office 0263-32-2902
Oct 3 Asama Hot Spring Fire Festival Asama Hot Spring Asama Hot Spring 0263-46-1800
Oct 8 Myojin Pond Float Festival Kamikochi Azumino City Hotaka Shrine 0263-82-2003
Oct 10-12 Shinshu Matsumoto Soba Festival Matsumoto Castle Garden Shimin Times 0263-47-7777 Nihon Kokoku 0263-33-6911
Oct 12 Castle Festival Tea Ceremony Party Matsumoto Castle Matsumoto Castle Office 0263-32-2902
Sep 12 Patagonia Presents "Banff Mountain Film Festival in Japan Matsumoto" Norikura Highlands Sky High Mountain Works 0797-34-3299
Oct 25 Matsumoto Castle Festival "Demonstration of Traditional Japanese Guns" Matsumoto Castle Garden Matsumoto Castle Office 0263-32-2902
Nov 3 Castle Festival "Doll display" Matsumoto Castle Matsumoto Castle Office 0263-32-2902
Nov 3 Matsumoto Citizen's Festival Downtown Matsumoto Chamber of Commerce 0263-32-5355
Nov 15 Kamikochi Mountain Autumn Closing Festival Kamikochi Matsumoto City Azumi Branch Tourism Division 0263-94-2307
Mid Dec-Late Dec Ski Resort Opening Events Ski Resorts in Matsumoto Matsumoto City Alps Tourism Administration 0263-94-2221
Matsumoto City Nagawa Branch Tourism Division 0263-79-2121
Jan 2 Matsumoto Castle "Gate Opening" Ceremony and Events Matsumoto Castle Matsumoto Castle Office 0263-32-2902
Early Jan Matsumoto Candy Festival Downtown Matsumoto City Commerce and Industry Division 0263-34-3000(ext1711)
Jan 23- 24 Matsumoto Castle Ice Carving Festival Matsumoto Castle Garden Matsumoto City Tourism and Hot spring Division 0263-34-3000 (ext3192)
Early Mar Fukujuso (Far East Amur Adonis) Flower Festival Shiga Akanuta Adonis Flowers Area Matsumoto City Shiga Branch Economic Division 0263-64-3115

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