Yearly Event Calendar

January
Day Event Name Event Location Geosite
14th Hakusan Shrine Otsutsugayu Ceremony and Votive Candle Festival Nou Hakusan Shrine 21. Benten-iwa
15th Omi Take-no-karakai Festival Omi Honcho-dori Street 3. Omi Coast
17th Naked Throwing Festival Touzaki Kannondou Temple 24.Tsutsuishi-Hamatokuai
Late Sea of Japan・Itoigawa Stormy Seas Monkfish Festival In front of Itoigawa Station 11. Himekawa Gorge Via Oito Line
Marine Dream Nou 21. Benten-iwa
Oyashirazu Pier Park 2. Oyashirazu
March
Day Event Name Event Location Geosite
Late Sea of Japan Bountiful Catch and Fish Stew Festival Marine Dream Nou 21. Benten-iwa
April
Day Event Name Event Location Geosite
Early Yakeyama Foothills Heli-skiing Tour Yakeyama Geosite 20. Yakeyama
Early Omi Cherry Blossom Viewing Omi General Ground 3. Omi Coast
10th & 11th

Amatsu Shrine Itoigawa Kenka Matsuri

(Fighting Shrines Festival)
Amatsu Shrine 15. Itoigawa Coast Geosite
3rd Sunday Nikkoji Temple Kenka Matsuri(Fighting Shrines Festival) Nikkoji Temple & Hakusan Shrine 17.Tsukimizu-no-ike
24th Nou Hakusan Shrine Spring Great Festival Nou Hakusan Shrine 21. Benten-iwa
Late The Salt Trail Opening Walk The Salt Trail Ancient Road from Yamaguchi to Shiroike Pond 12. Itoigawa-Shizuoka Tectonic Line and Salt Trail (South)
Late Takanami-no-ike Pond Opens Takanami-no-ike Pond 9. Kotakigawa Jade Gorge
Late Jade Gorge Fishing Park Opening Festival Jade Gorge Fishing Park 9. Kotakigawa Jade Gorge
May
Day Event Name Event Location Geosite
1st Mizuho Kannon Great Spring Festival Mizuho Kannon Temple 18. Umidani Gorge
2nd Itoigawa Salt Trail Starting Point Festival Itoigawa Station to Nechi Station 6. Itoigawa-Shizuoka Tectonic Line and Salt Trail (North)
3rd Classic Car Meeting Fossa Magna Museum 16. Miyama Park and Museums
Early Bountiful Catch Thanksgiving Festival & Open Air Fish Market Tsutsuishi Harbor 24.Tsutsuishi- Hamatokuai
Early to Late Wisteria Festival Aramachi District 17.Tsukimizu-no-ike
Mid Jade, Shinpaku Bonsai, Alpine Plants, and Mineral Exhibition Jade Kingdom Center 11. Himekawa Gorge Via Oito Line Geosite
Mid Nou River Rainbow Trout Fishing Tournament Nou River—Maseguchi Onsen 23. Gongendake
Mid to Late Gekkazan Azalea Mountain Kaneko Azalea Garden 15. Itoigawa Coast
Late Seaside Weston Festival Oyashirazu Community Plaza and Mt. Shiratoriyama 2. Oyashirazu
10. Tsugami Shindou
Late Kijya Village Mountain Vegetable Festival Kijiya Village 14. Renge
Late Gongen Torchlight Mountain Climbing Maseguchi Hot Springs, Mt. Gongendake, Mt. Hokogatake 23. Gongendake
June
Day Event Name Event Location Geosite
Late Seaside Carnival Marine Dream Nou 21. Benten-iwa
Late Nou Firefly Festival Nou Kaiyo Park 21. Benten-iwa
Late Hayakawa Firefly Festival Hayakawa River and Ubagawa River Confluence 17. Tsukimizu-no-ike
3rd Sunday Jade City Mountaintop Marathon Omi Junior High School to Ohira-toge Pass 3. Omi Coast
July
Day Event Name Event Location Geosite
Mid Hayaka Fireworks Festival Aramachi and Shindou Districts 17.Tsukimizu-no-ike
Mid Nou Himeharu Cicada Haiku Contest Nou Hakusan Shrine 21. Benten-iwa
Marine Day (3rd Monday) SeaFest Nou Swimming Beach 21. Benten-iwa
Late Omi Festival and Fireworks Omi Seaside Park 3. Omi Coast
Late Itoigawa Omanta Festival and Fireworks Around Itoigawa Station and Himekawa Port 15. Itoigawa Coast
Late Himekawa Port Festival Himekawa Port 15. Itoigawa Coast
August
Day Event Name Event Location Geosite
Early Japan’s Greatest Flower Field: Shirouma Korenge Ridge Hiking Mt. Shiroumadake to Renge Onsen 14. Renge
Early Tozaki Summer Festival Tozaki Swimming Beach 24.Tsutsuishi-Hamatokuai
Early Hometown Nou Seaside Fireworks Festival Nou Swimming Beach and Benten-iwa 21. Benten-iwa

31st –

Sep 1st
Nechi Yamadera’s En’nen Festival Nechi and Hiyoshi Shrine 12. Itoigawa-Shizuoka Tectonic Line and the Salt Trail (South)
September
Day Event Name Event Location Geosite
1st Sunday Sea of Japan Classic Car Revue Fossa Magna Museum and Downton Itoigawa 16. Miyama Park and Museums
Mid Jade Festival Oyashirazu Pier Park 2. Oyashirazu
Mid Grape Festival Shioji Vineyard 21. Benten-iwa
October
Day Event Name Event Location Geosite
Early GranFondo Itoigawa Marine Dream Nou 21. Benten-iwa
Early Itoigawa Fish Festival Itoigawa Fish Market 15. Itoigawa Coast
Mid Fudotaki Falls Festival Fudotaki Park 5. Imai
Mid Nunakawa Great Mortar Festival Marine Dream Nou 21. Benten-iwa
Mid Bountiful Catch Thanksgiving Festival Marine Dream Nou 21. Benten-iwa
Mid Takanami-no-ike Koikoi Festival Takanaminoike Pond 9. Kotakigawa Jade Gorge
Mid Kijiya Village Mushroom Festival Kijiya Village 14. Renge
Mid Autumn Umidani Festival & Hiking Umidani Sankyo Park 18. Umidani Gorge
2nd Sunday Itoigawa Ekiden (long-distance relay race) Nou Region 21. Benten-iwa
Late Toumi River Salmon Fishing Toumi River Mouth 3. Omi Coast
Late Nou River Rainbow Trout Fishing Tournament Nou River Maseguchi Hot Springs 23. Gongendake
November
Day Event Name Event Location Geosite
Early Kotaki Total Walking Kotakigawa River Gorge 9. Kotakigawa Jade Gorge
Late Salmon Hand-catching Festival Nou River Mouth 21. Benten-iwa
December
Day Event Name Event Location Geosite
Late Charmant Hiuchi Ski Area Opens Charmant Hiuchi Ski Area 23. Gongendake
Late Seaside Valley Ski Area Opens Seaside Valley Ski Area 12. Itoigawa-Shizuoka Tectonic Line & Salt Trail (South)