The 40th Murakoshima Festival*** Participatory events for stage performances. The "Mura Koshima Festival" full of plans was very exciting thanks to you! !! Due to the rain forecast, it was held indoors this year. I was very happy that many people from inside and outside the village came to visit. ↓ We will introduce some of the contents of the festival ↓ ――The opening was colored by the local brass band junior high school Nishikobu. The recorder playing by the first and second graders is probably because they usually play brass instruments. I felt comfortable with a very beautiful tone. ● In the "woodcutter competition" that is held every year A project in which four people compete in pairs to cut logs with a saw. This year, in honor of the 40th anniversary of the event, they chose a log with a diameter of 40 cm. Both the cheering voices and the moderator's commentary were enthusiastic. ●Another participatory project was implemented for the first time this year. "Blindfolded Milk Perfect Chu-Chu-! Competition" ? Blindfolded challengers aim to match the specified number of grams It is a competition to drink grass-fed milk, which is a specialty of Nishiokoppe. While not seeing, while anticipating the remaining amount The sight of the challengers drinking milk seriously was surreal and interesting. -The trio of the stage performance was enka singer Kenji Niinuma. Gentle voices echoed throughout the venue, and it was a spectacular stage. Just recently, I was listening to "Headlights" with my grandmother. It was exciting to hear her singing live. ＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊ The seasons change, but there are signs of events after autumn ...