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 dances. The “calm” part will feature lanterns that will illuminate the streets. This year, there will also be an area where visitors can enjoy Iiyama’s natural snow. For information about detailed schedules and other activities, please check their Facebook page.  

The Iiyama Station will also be decorated with artworks created mainly by local high school students with a hope for peace from Aug 4 (Mon) to Aug 18 (Mon).

Where: Iiyama Ski Jumping Hills outrun (bottom part) (Click HERE to open in Google Maps)

The ski jumping event of the Japan Games will be held at the Iiyama Ski Jumping Hills three years from now, marking a new milestone 100 years after its establishment. Iiyama City is currently conducting research for multiple uses of the jumping hills, and as a first step, the jumping hills will be open to the public free of charge in conjunction with the fireworks display organized by the Iiyama Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Bring your tarps to enjoy the fireworks from a high viewpoint!

※Please note that the top of the jumping hills is not open.

Where: Iiyama City Furusato Hall (Click HERE to open in Google Maps)
Who: Iiyama City residents elementary school grade 3 or above (adults are welcome!)
Capacity: 20 people (Please call 0269-67-2030 to sign up)
Fee: 200 yen
RSVP deadline: Aug 3 (Sun)
Note: Sign-up and the workshop are conducted in Japanese only.

Let's make sandals that are easy on the bare feet using old towels found at home!

Where: Iiyama City Community Center Lecture Hall (Click HERE to open in Google Maps)
*Sign-up not required.

Topics: 

① The distribution of rice from harvest to the dining table

② The history of Fukushima Rice Terraces, the activities of the Fukushima Rice Terraces Revitalization Association, and an explanation of the rice harvesting workshop

Learn about the rice’s journey to the dining table, the history of Fukushima Rice Terraces in Mizuho, and the activities conducted by the Fukushima Rice Terraces Revitalization Association.

Sports blowguns are said to be beneficial in maintaining health and preventing nursing care through “breathing exercises” and can be enjoyed safely without stress. If you are interested, please try it out with the Iiyama Yukiguni Blowgun Branch, a social education organization registered with the Iiyama City Community Center.

Dates and times: Jul 26 (Sat) 13:30 ~ 16:00, Aug 2 (Sat) 9:30 ~ 12:00, Aug 20 (Wed) 9:30 ~ 12:00, Aug 30 (Sat) 9:30 ~ 12:00, Sep 6 (Sat) 13:30 ~ 16:00

Where: Iiyama City Community Center Lecture Hall (Click HERE to open in Google Maps)
Who: Iiyama City residents
Capacity: 6~8 people (Please call 0269-62-3342 to sign up)
Fee: Free of charge, blowgun equipment can be borrowed from the Branch
Note: Sign-up is conducted in Japanese only.

*For practice dates during and after September, please call 0269-62-3342.

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

Fuyuji is an artist living in the Mizuho area of Iiyama City. His works depict an extraordinary and highly abstract spiritual world while incorporating figurative forms. In recent years, under the theme of “coexistence of human and nature,” his work has dynamically evolved, with the shapes of his canvases changing from rectangular to irregular and the colors becoming more vivid and bright.

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

To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the selection of “Kosuge Village and Mt. Kosuge Cultural Landscape” in Mizuho, Iiyama City as a National Important Cultural Landscape, the charm of Kosuge, and Iiyama City’s cultural landscape initiatives will be introduced during this exhibition.