Event Announcement📣 From February 7 to February 8, Japan’s coldest town, Rikubetsucho, will host the 42nd Shibare Festival😊 Over two days, the festival will feature stage shows, local idol live performances, comedy acts, a children’s raffle, gaming tournaments and many other attractions🎵 The “Human Cold Endurance Test,” where you can experience Japan’s coldest conditions, draws participants from across and beyond Hokkaido every year. Participants stay overnight in a balloon mansion (an ice kamakura) and endure a brutally cold night in this extreme challenge! (Registration for this year is closed) There are no stoves; the only permitted source of warmth for challengers is the festival’s symbol, the giant fire storm, which helps warm participants🔥 The venue also hosts numerous food stalls where you can enjoy local cuisine😍 You can try venison dishes made from Ezo deer raised in Rikubetsu’s great outdoors, stylish cafe menus, and festival classics like yakitori and curry🤗 📍Date and Time: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 6:00 PM–9:00 PM Sunday, February 8, 2026, 9:30 AM–2:00 PM 📍Location: Event Square (Uenbetsu, Rikubetsu Town) 📍Contact: Shibare Festival Executive Committee Office (Rikubetsu Town Office, Industry Promotion Division, Commerce and Industry Promotion Section TEL:0156-27-2141) https://www.rikubetsu.jp/kanko/event/shibare/...

Gokase Town Fukushi Festival This year’s Fukushi Festival was once again wrapped in warm energy! 🙌 The theme this year was “Spreading the Circle of Welfare to Tomorrow.” True to its name, the welfare center venue was full of smiles and kindness pointing toward Gokase Town’s future 😊 The bazaar, which began at 10:00, was a huge hit 🔥 Many people gathered hunting for bargains, and lively circles of socializing spread throughout the venue 👚 We even saw lots of children carrying stuffed animals bigger than themselves 👀 A variety of stage performances were fantastic, offering entertainment for all ages and bringing the whole venue together in excitement 🔥 Through displays of welfare activities and the bazaar, this Fukushi Festival naturally fostered a spirit of mutual support 🥰 From the staff who helped run the event to local residents and student volunteers, people of all ages—from children to seniors—had a chance to shine 👏 The Fukushi Festival is a truly lovely event where you can feel Gokase’s circle of kindness spreading into tomorrow and beyond. I already want to join this warm circle again next year ✨

Event Announcement📣 From Saturday, October 25 to Wednesday, October 29, the 56th Obihiro Chrysanthemum Festival will take place 😊 Over five days, a variety of events will unfold 🎶🎶 🔶October 25 – Student Day!! Enjoy student-focused events such as the elementary school calligraphy exhibition awards ceremony, high school calligraphy performance, and dance performances 🎵🎵 🔶October 26 – Art & Fantasy Day The schedule is packed with family-friendly attractions including a hero show, impressionist singing show, picture book readings, and an idol show 🎶🎶 🔶October 27 – Health & Culture Day You can watch health exercise sessions, a traffic safety outreach lecture, high school student showtime and live performances, and university and middle school students performing solo with guitar and voice 🎵🎵 🔶October 28 – Entertainment Day Enjoy a kayōkyoku (popular song) show by Kō-chan & Mamizō, street performances by performer RUI, a kayōkyoku show by Akari Mizumori, and hula dance among other attractions 🎶🎶 🔶October 29 – Music Day Immerse yourself in music with flute and guitar or flute and piano by Grazie 95, a guitar live by One-Man Digital Orchestra Harumi Sato All-Stars, and a kayō stage featuring popular songs 🎵🎵 🔷In addition, on October 25 Obihiro Agricultural High School will hold a local products sale, and on October 27 and 29 the film "The Talkative Photo Studio" will be screened, so please enjoy the many events on each day 🤗 https://obikan.jp/page-7621/page-7625/...

From Friday, October 24 to Sunday, October 26, the music event titled “Atami Art Fringe: Winds of Asia” will take place over three days at the Moon Terrace in the waterside park and Dragon Bridge on the Itokawa Promenade. At the softly lit, atmospheric venues, you can enjoy dances and musical performances from countries across Asia. It’s about a 10-minute walk between the two sites. Admission to all performances is free, so please feel free to drop by. Date and time / Saturday, October 24 to Sunday, October 26, 2025, 6:30 PM–8:40 PM Moon Terrace, Waterside Park Friday, October 24 6:30 PM–6:50 PM Korea: Dance 7:00 PM–7:20 PM Japan: Fire performance 7:50 PM–8:10 PM Korea: Dance 8:20 PM–8:40 PM Japan: Fire performance Saturday, October 25 6:30 PM–6:50 PM Thailand: Dance 7:00 PM–7:20 PM Japan: Fire performance 7:50 PM–8:10 PM Thailand: Dance 8:20 PM–8:40 PM Japan: Fire performance Sunday, October 26 6:30 PM–6:50 PM India: Kathak (North Indian classical dance) 7:00 PM–7:20 PM Japan: Fire performance 7:50 PM–8:10 PM India: Kathak (North Indian classical dance) 8:20 PM–8:40 PM Japan: Fire performance Dragon Bridge, Itokawa Promenade Friday, October 24 6:30 PM–6:50 PM China: Face-changing performance 7:00 PM–7:20 PM Mongolia: Morin khuur performance 7:50 PM–8:10 PM China: Face-changing performance 8:20 PM–8:40 PM Mongolia: Morin khuur performance Saturday, October 25 6:30 PM–6:50 PM Vietnam: Trống (drum) performance 7:00 PM–7:20 PM China: Erhu and pipa performance 7:50 PM–8:10 PM Vietnam: Trống (drum) performance 8:20 PM–8:40 PM China: Erhu and pipa performance Sunday, October 26 6:30 PM–6:50 PM China: Face-changing performance 7:00 PM–7:20 PM India: Sitar and tabla performance 7:50 PM–8:10 PM China: Face-changing performance 8:20 PM–8:40 PM India: Sitar and tabla performance The event will proceed in light rain and will be canceled in severe weather. The program may change due to weather or other circumstances. Decisions will be made by 3:00 PM on each day; information will be provided via the contact number below. Inquiries / Opera Kisekan Phone 090-4606-1059

The 51st Kamagaya City Citizens' Festival Held in! We will Held in the 51st "Kamagaya City Citizens' Festival"! Seven mounted warriors from the Soma region of Fukushima Prefecture will call on 🐎 you Other, Yosakoi, hula dance, and Japanese drums will liven up the festivals at many ✨ Free Bazaar Stalls! Local character Events will also be held in! Please come and visit us ♪ Date: Saturday, October 11 【Venue】Around Kamagaya City Office 【Access】Shinkamagaya Station 7 minutes walk 【URL】Kamagaya City Citizens' Festival Home page 【Citizens Activity Promotion Division】 http://kamagayasiminmatsuri.com//