Where: Iiyama City Honmachi Shopping Street, etc.

This year’s Iiyama Lantern Festival will consist of two parts, “movement” and “calm.” The IIYAMA DANCE FES!! will be the highlight of the “movement” part, where teams will perform their original dance. The “calm” part will feature lanterns made by local students and artists, which will be lined up and illuminated like pathways to the future. For information about detailed schedules and other activities, please visit this website.  

The Iiyama Station will also be decorated with artworks created mainly by local high school students with a hope for peace from Aug 2 (Fri) to Aug 18 (Sun).

Where: Iiyama Furusato Hall (Click HERE to open in Google Maps)
Hours: 9:30~17:00 (last entry at 16:30) (Closed on Mon, or Tue if Mon is a public holiday)
Admission: 200 yen (adult), 100 yen (elementary and junior high school students)
  *Free entry for elementary and junior high school students of Iiyama City

Iiyama City is celebrating its 70th anniversary as a city. Through nostalgic items and photographs from the Showa, Heisei, and Reiwa eras, we look back on Iiyama City’s 70-year history.

Where: Iiyama City Art Museum (Click HERE to open in Google Maps)
Hours: 9:30~17:00 (last entry at 16:30) (Closed on Mon, or Tue if Mon is a public holiday)
Admission: 600 yen (adult), 400 yen (elementary and junior high school students)
*Free entry for elementary and junior high school students of Iiyama City

Seishiro Inose (1937-2023) pursued realistic sculpture of the human body throughout his life, and his creative activities centered on exhibiting his works in the Sculpture Division of KOKUTEN. This exhibition will feature more than 40 pieces of Mr. Inose's works exhibited at KOKUTEN from his early years to his last years.