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Events - Event Schedule 2011-2012 March

The event schedule of 2011-2012 until March 2011 is as follows.

Date Event Place Contact
Apr 14-21 Nighttime Cherry Blossom Viewing Matsumoto Castle Matsumoto Castle 0263-32-2902
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 1 Harquebuses Shooting Event at Matsumoto Castle (Demonstration of Traditional Japanese Guns) Matsumoto Castle Garden Matsumoto Castle Office 0263-32-2902
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 21 Mizu Walk Azumino Festival Azusa area waterside path Shimin Times 0263-47-7777
May 29 Nomugi-Toge pass festival Nomugi-Toge pass Matsumoto City Nagawa Branch Tourism Division 0263-79-2121
May 28-29 Craft Fair Matsumoto Agatanomori park NPO Matsumoto Craft Association0263-34-6557
June 5-June 5 Shinshu Yume Kaidou (Road of Dreams) Festival Sky Park Yamabiko Dome Nagano Broadcast Central and South Office 0263-32-9230
Jun 21-July 11 Flower Clock Park's annual Flower Contest Flower Clock Park Matsumoto City Parks and Green Division 0263-34-3000 (ext1941)
Jun 4-Jun 5 Weston Festival (A festival in honor of British Alpinist, Walter Weston) Kamikochi Nihon Sangaku Kai Shinano Office 0263-77-7069
Jun 11 Kamikochi Music Festival Kamikochi Konashi Daira camping place Kamikochi Tourism Accommodations Association 0263-95-2405
May 28-29 Matsumoto Temari (Silk-wound ball) clock festival The M-wing building (Matsumoto Central Municipal Hall) Matsumoto Temari (Silk-wounds ball) clock festival Committee 0263-32-1132
Jun 26 Tour de Utsukushigahara Heights -- hill climb bike race Asama Onsen area to Utsukushigahara Heights Asama Hot spring Tourism Association 0263-46-1800
Jun 19 Heavenly Marathon in Norikura Mt. Norikura Echo Line Shinshu Norikura heights Tenku Marathon Committee 0263-93-2147
Jun 25-26 Frog Fest Nawate Street Frog Fest Committee kaeru@nawate.net
July 14 Yasaka-sama Festival Fukashi, Okanomiya, Shiogama Shrine Matsumoto City Tourism and Hot Spring Division 0263-34-3000 (ext3192)
Jul 23-24 Nature's Playground -- experience the Nature of Matsumoto (Naturing Festa) Flower Clock Park, Metoba River, Alps Park, etc. Naturing Festa Committee0263-26-0085
Jul 24-25 Tenjin Festival Fukashi Shirine, Matsumoto Downtown Matsumoto City Tourism and Hot Spring Division 0263-34-3000 (ext3192)
Jul 30- 31 Matsumoto Castle Taiko (Japanese Drum) Festival Matsumoto Castle Park Matsumoto City Tourism and Hot spring Division 0263-34-3000 (ext3192)
Jul 30 Matsumoto Azusagawa-Hata area Suirin Fireworks Festival Azusagawa Sisuien & Hata Sensuda Undo Park Fireworks Festival Committee 0263-92-8916
Aug 6 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 8-29 Saito Kinen Festival with special Matsumoto related performances Nagano Prefectural Matsumoto Culture Hall Matsumoto City International Music Festival Division 0263-39-0001
Aug 14-16 Castle Bon Dance Festival Matsumoto Castle Garden Matsumoto City Lifelong Study Division 0263-32-1132
Aug 20-21 Karasawa Music Festival Karasawa Cirque("kaar") Karasawa Mountain Hut 090-9002-2534
Aug 28 All Japan Norikura Mountain Cycling Race Norikura Highland Japan Cycling Association 03-3583-5628
Sep 24 Dosojin Festival Utsukushigahara Hot Spring Utsukushigahara Hot Spring0263-33-2353
Sep 8-Sep 14 Moon Viewing Party Matsumoto Castle Garden Matsumoto Castle Office 0263-32-2902
Sep 24-25 Tryjin Festival Asama Hot Spring Tryjin Festival Committee 0263-33-9123
Oct 1-3 Yohashira Shrine Festival Yohashira Shrine and Nawate Street Yohashira Shrine0263-32-1936
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 8-10 Shinshu Matsumoto Soba Festival Matsumoto Castle Garden Shimin Times 0263-47-7777 Nihon Kokoku 0263-33-6911
Oct 10 Castle Festival Tea Ceremony Party Matsumoto Castle Matsumoto Castle Office 0263-32-2902
Sep 10 Patagonia Presents "Banff Mountain Film Festival in Japan Matsumoto" Norikura Highlands Sky High Mountain Works 0797-34-3299
Oct 16 Harquebuses Shooting Event at Matsumoto Castle (Demonstration of Traditional Japanese Guns) Matsumoto Castle Garden Matsumoto Castle Office 0263-32-2902
Oct 24-Nov 6 The Castle Festival "Chrysanthemum Fair" Matsumoto Castle Garden 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 3 Matsumoto Castle "Gate Opening" Ceremony and Events Matsumoto Castle Matsumoto Castle Office 0263-32-2902
Early Jan Ameichi "Candy Festival" Downtown Matsumoto City Commerce and Industry Division 0263-34-3000(ext1711)
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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