Many activities and workshops will be held at and near the Iiyama City Community Center. Come and have fun!

Iiyama City Community Center
Art Exhibit: Oct 5 (9:30 ~ 17:00), Oct 6 (9:00 ~ 15:00)
Mini Onuma Broom Workshop: Oct 5 (9:00 ~ 12:00) *Fee: 500 yen
Canadian Thanksgiving Corner: Oct 5 (10:00 ~ 12:00, 13:00 ~ 16:00), Oct 6 (10:00 ~ 12:00)
Indigo Dyeing Workshop: Oct 5 (13:30 ~ 16:00) *Fee: 400 yen, max 20 people (first come first served)
Matsuri Dance Workshop: Oct 6 (10:00 ~ 11:30) *Organized by Furusato Hall

Furusato Hall
Games and Activities: Oct 5 & Oct 6 (9:30 ~ 15:00) *Fees required for some Activities

Art Museum
Special Exhibition: Oct 5 & Oct 6 (9:30 ~ 16:00)
Quiz Activity: Oct 5 & Oct 6 (9:30 ~ 16:00)
Games: Oct 5 & Oct 6 (9:30 ~ 16:00)

Natura
Experience E-Sports on a big screen: Oct 5 (10:00 ~ 12:00, 13:00 ~ 15:00) *Sign-up on the day
Market: Oct 5 & Oct 6 (10:00 ~ 15:00)
Iiyama City Arts and Culture Association 40th Anniversary Commemorative Exhibition: Oct 5 (9:00 ~ 17:00), Oct 6 (9:00 ~ 16:00)

Iiyama City Library
2nd Hand Book Market: Oct 5 (9:30 ~ 16:30), Oct 6 (9:30 ~ 15:00)
Costume Corner: Oct 5 (9:30 ~ 16:30), Oct 6 (9:30 ~ 15:00)
Birthday Newspaper Corner: Oct 5 (9:30 ~ 16:30), Oct 6 (9:30 ~ 15:00)
Games: Oct 5 & Oct 6 (10:00 ~ 14:00) *100 yen per bag

Center for Women MIRAI
Art Exhibition: Oct 5 (9:30 ~ 16:00), Oct 6 (9:00 ~ 15:00)
Performance: Oct 6 (13:30 ~ 15:30)
Workshops: Oct 6 (10:00 ~ 15:00) *Fee required
**Free matcha and snacks available

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)
Admission: Free

In order to allow as many people as possible to view the Nagano Prefectural Art Museum's collection, mobile exhibitions are held at various locations throughout the prefecture. This exhibition in Iiyama will feature works by notable artists from Nagano (such as Kusama Yayoi) or have a connection to Iiyama.

The Iiyama City Arts and Culture Association organizes exhibitions and performances every year in fall to promote works of artists. Admission is free of charge, so please take this opportunity to enjoy the beautiful art. 

October Schedules:

Autumn Ikebana Exhibition
Date: Oct 5 (Sat) ~ Oct 6 (Sun)
Time: 9:00 ~ 17:00 (until 16:00 on Oct 6)
Place: Natura
*Workshop: Oct 5 (Sat) from 13:30

Autumn Calligraphy Exhibition
Dates and Times: Oct 10 (Thu) 13:00 ~ 17:00
                                Oct 11 (Fri) 9:00 ~ 17:00
Place: Natura Multi-purpose Room 1

Autumn Patchwork Exhibition
Date: Oct 10 (Thu) ~ Oct 14 (Mon)
Time: 10:00 ~ 16:00 (until 15:00 on Oct 14)
Place: Gallery Shirogane (Click HERE to open in Google Maps)

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)
*Free entry for elementary and junior high school students of Iiyama City

Hasegawa Seicho (1916-2004) was a highly acclaimed painter who received awards at the Nihon Bijutsuin (Japan Visual Arts Academy) exhibitions, and one of Iiyama City's notable painters. This exhibition will feature many works that have been exhibited at the Nihon Bijutsuin exhibitions as well as works owned by individuals and institutions in the city. Please take this opportunity to view these high-quality and unique paintings.

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

Exhibition Commentary: Oct 5 (Sat) and Oct 6 (Sun) 10:00~10:30 (in Japanese)

Iiyama Castle and its castle town were developed by Sengoku Daimyo Uesugi Kenshin as a political and economic base for successive lords of the castle. As we approach the 460th anniversary of the castle's construction, we look back on the history of Iiyama Castle and the castle town.