Where: Iiyama City Community Center (travel to site by bus)
Who: Iiyama City residents ages 6 and above (guardian required for elementary students)
Capacity: 25 people (Please call 0269-67-2030 to sign up)
Fee: Free
RSVP deadline: Jun 3 (Tue)
Note: Sign-up and the workshop are conducted in Japanese only.

The Large Shijimi Blue butterfly is an endangered species, and its habitat is scarce. It can be found in the Aso area in Kyushu, and in a few locations in Nagano Prefecture, including Iiyama City. Join knowledgeable guides in observing the butterfly, and learn about the conservation efforts and the purpose of protecting its habitat.

Where: Iiyama City Furusato Hall (Click HERE to open in Google Maps)
Who: Iiyama City Residents ages 6 and above (adults are welcome!)
Capacity: 20 people (Please call 0269-67-2030 to sign up)
Fee: 400 yen
RSVP deadline: Jun 8 (Sun)
Note: Sign-up and the workshop are conducted in Japanese only.

Sasa mochi is made by putting freshly made mochi on top of bamboo leaves (sasa). It is a local cuisine of Iiyama City, and many people eat it during breaks between farm work (especially during rice planting season). Why not make mochi together with other participants using the traditional method?

Where: Samukawa Eco Park (Click HERE to open in Google Maps)

Samukawa Eco Park is a waste management facility located in Iiyama City. Learn more about the 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) through the many activities during this event!

Activities:
- Facility tour (recyclables separation & garbage incineration)
- Display of recycled products
- Reusable bag decoration workshop
- Soap-making workshop using cooking oil

※There will be no stalls and free bamboo shoot soup this time.

Venue: Iiyama Cultural Hall Natura Big Hall
Tickets: 2000 yen (adults), 1000 yen (high school students or below)
* All seats non-reserved

To celebrate 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 scenery of our hometown and the sound of temple bells will be presented through the piano’s melody.

Tickets can be purchased at the Natura ticket counter and Iiyama Furusato Hall.

Where: Center for Women MIRAI Culinary Room (Click HERE to open in Google Maps)
Who: Iiyama City Residents ages 6 and above (adults are welcome!)
Capacity: 16 people
Fee: 300 yen
What to being: apron, mask, bandana
Sign-up period: Jun 2 (Mon) ~ Jun 13 (Fri)

July 1 is Canada Day! We will be making Shrimp roll (lobster roll substitute), Caesar salad with maple-glazed bacon, French fries, and maple butter tarts to celebrate!

Sign up using this Google Form: https://forms.gle/8ENuAGSH7kcet1gS9

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

Special Symposium “The Charm and Future of Kosuge”
Date and Time: Jun 21 (Sat) 10:00 ~ 15:30 (break: 11:30~13:00)
Where: Iiyama City Community Center Lecture Hall

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.