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Satoshi Nihonyanagi

Welcome to my blog, Green Tea Club !
I'll show you all the beauties and goodies in Shizuoka through this blog.
If you have any inquiry, please feel free to post your messages on it.
Hope to see you around in Shizuoka !

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06/12/2012 [Tue]

Fireworks in Shizuoka in July [Event Information]

It’s been quite a long time since I posted the last article. You know what I’m engaged in recently ? I work for the international education trip for students. What is it ? It’s a kind of school exchange that is to be made between a school in Shizuoka and one from abroad, mostly from Taiwan. I stand between them to arrange requests or problems from each side to create a better memories for students ! Good job, isn’t it ?＾＾ Here is one of the pictures that tells how happy they looked. If you are a teacher who has been thinking of international school exchange with Japanese students, please feel free to contact me ♪

Now, here is the information about fireworks in Shizuoka in July. I feel so sorry for myself not to be able to spare time for posting this kind of information on the website. No posting last month……awful……maybe I should reflect on my own everyday task.＾＾；

Enchanting Fireworks Displays in July, 2012

Date	Events	Cities
July
1	Hand-held fireworks for dedication of Mt. Fuji Opening	Fujinomiya
７	Fireworks of the beach's opening in Bentenjima	Hamamatsu
14	Fireworks display of the ocean festivity in Shirahama	Shimoda
15	Tagonoura Port Festival	Fuji City
21/29	Atami Marine Fireworks Display in Summer	Atami
22	Fireworks Festival in Hatsushima Island	Atami
22	Atagawa Spa Marine Fireworks Display	Higashi-izu Town
22	Kanzanji Spa Lantern Floating and Fireworks Display	Hamamatsu
22	Fuji Matsuri Festival 2012	Fuji City
24	Dogashima Fire Festival	Nishi-izu Town
27	Shizunami Salt Water Festival Fireworks Display	Makinohara
27/28	Hand-held fireworks for dedication of Suwa Shrine	Kosai City
28	The 59th Abe Kawa river Fireworks Display	Shizuoka City
28	Cooling Festival in Kakegawa（Hand-held Fireworks）	Kakegawa
30/31	Ito Onsen Spa "Yume Hanabi" dreamy fireworks	Ito City

If you have any question, please feel free to contact me by posting or e-mail. Now we are just into the rainy season in Shizuoka. Raining today, and maybe tomorrow too. Hope we could help you find better days in Shizuoka.

Good day !＾＾

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04/10/2012 [Tue]

Kanaya Cha Matsuri ( Green Tea Festival ) [Shimada]

Hi, everybody ! How are you doing ? Recently, I’m kind of exhausted because of new tasks and am really in need of shouting aloud, maybe in Karaoke, ne.＾＾
Anyway, now, here is the cool event information of this weekend !
Kanaya Cha Matsuri ( Green Tea Festival ) is going to be held on April 14 & 15, 2012 in Kanaya ( one of the major green tea plantation region in Shizuoka ), Shimada City. There you will see the dances of 1000 Cha Musume girls, lots of floats, and drumming parades.

You will also have new green tea service, the traditional hand picking performances or experiences, and introduction of spacialties in Kanaya. In Shizuoka, after the Sakura cherry blossom season, Green Tea season comes up. Please enjoy our special events fully in Shizuoka Prefecture !
Here is the attachment of the ad about the image of Kanaya Cha Matsuri. If you have any question, don’t hesitate to contact us !

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The 35th Kanaya Cha Matsuri
Date：April 14 (sat), 15 (Sun)
　　　Cha Musume Parade　１０：００～１２：３０
　　　Cha Musume Dancing　１３：１５～１４：４５
　　　Floats Parade & Kawagoshi Drumming １５：４５～２１：００
Access：Right in front of the north exit of JR Kanaya Station

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02/24/2012 [Fri]

Information from Shizuoka [Information]

Find Shizuoka’s traditional Hina Dolls in Tokyo !

Remember the “Mt. Fuji Green Tea Plaza” in Tokyo that I reported the other day ? There now you can find very tiny and adorable suspended hina dolls inherited in Higashi-izu Town since old days. Please see the details about Hina-dolls of Higashiizu Town from here.
Hida Dolls will be expected in the Tokyo office until March 2nd. I personally want them to stay longer but they say that if you don’t get it over with by March 3, you － especially girls － would be left alone away from marriage.
Anyway, enjoy our lovely tradition over wonderful green tea !

Atami Baien ( Plum Garden ) Plum Blossom Festival extended until March 11

Owing to delayed blossoming caused by unexpected cold weather, Plum Blossom Festival in Atami Baien will be extended until March 11. As of Feb 21, they say that 30% of all are in bloom. It’s getting warmer and warmer in Shizuoka these days. I just wonder if they open up at one burst !＾＾
Last year’s report is available from here.

Kawazu-zakura Cherry Blossom Festival extended until March 18

Unconventional cold weather also affected the blossoming time of our featuring festival in winter, “Kawazu Cherry Blossom Festival”. Originally, though, it’s supposed to be held until March 10, due to the unexpected delay, it will be extended until March 18 as “Kawazu Haru Urara ( Balmy Spring ) Festival”. As of Feb 24, only 10-20% of all are in bloom. Not yet good to see. Still, you can enjoy B-class Gourmet or other local foods at food stalls standing all the way along the river. Also please refer to the repot of 2011 from here.

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02/15/2012 [Wed]

The 10th Appare Fuji ～ Fujisan Art Performance Festival 2012 ～ [Fuji City]

One of the largest Yosakoi dance Festivals is coming up on May 26 – 27 at Central Park in Fuji City, Shizuoka. Since they unfortunately called it off last year due to the unexpected catastrophe of Tohoku region, they are being really excited about it this year to make it best in the last 10 years. Full-swing Yosakoi dance is to be performed on 27th. 26th is meant to be the Eve event that varieties of dances are shown to us. Performers for the Eve event are still wanted. Please refer to the following for more information.＾＾

I myself have never seen it before so I feel so happy that I may be able to visit it this year. The Central Park is, by the way, one of my favorite in Fuji City. Actually I’ve been there many times to walk around, and sometimes to join the flea market. So beautiful especially in early summer with greenery ! You will also see full of roses against the background of magnificent Mt. Fuji in May ! Dances, roses, and Mt, Fuji. Exciting, isn’t it ?＾＾

They say as many as 70,000 visitors are expected this year and they’ve been planning to have special events such as performances of world’s artists and varieties of gourmets of the world ! Whoever likes it to see or join, please feel free to contact “Fujisan Tourism & Communication Bureau” or the Executive Committee for further information.

They are now wanting performers for the eve event on May 26 of the festival through their official website. Themed on “Family and Friends”. Any group of more than 2 performers is eligible to be registered. Please feel free to inquire if you’re thinking about it.

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The 10th Appare Fuji, Fujisan Art Performance Festival
Place ： Central Park
Access ： Tokyo → JR Shin-Fuji Station ( Shinkansen ) →　10 minutes by bus
Or 10 minutes by bus from JR Fuji Station
Days ： May 26 ( Eve event of the Festival ) 14:00 – 20:30
May 27 ( Art Performance Festival ) 10:00 – 19:00
Inquiries ： Fujisan Tourism & Communication Bureau ( English acceptable )
Appare Fuji Executive Committee ( Japanese Only ) yama-isa@poem.ocn.ne.jp

Performers Wanted
Conditions ： Groups of more than 2 performers.
Date ： May 26 ・ 14:00 – 17:00 for daytime stage／14:00 – 20:30 for evening stage
Participation Fee ：￥1000 for adults／￥500 for children under 18
Application forms acceptable until Feb 29
Please contact Fujisan Tourism & Communication Bureau or Executive Committee of Appare Fuji for further information

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01/18/2012 [Wed]

Recommended New Year’s Events in Shizuoka [Information]

Brand-new year has got started and it’s getting colder and colder in Japan. Today, I’ll introduce some hot events of Shizuoka Prefecture in this season. Details can be found from our old reports linked together with “from here”＾＾

Atami Baien Plum Blossom Festival ( Jan 1 – Mar 4 )

Atami Baien is one of the largest plum gardens in Shizuoka. You can reach there by bus from JR Atami Station. As of Jan 17, plums are just beginning to bloom and will be best in February.
As you know, Atami is one of the largest onsen spa resorts in Japan and very accessible from Tokyo or Nagoya and Osaka. Actually, it takes only 50 minutes from Tokyo by Shinkansen high-speed train. Please find more about Atami from here.
Atami Baien Information ( Japanese only )
Tourist information of Atami City_English Ver.

Kawazu-zakura Cherry Blossom Festival ( Feb 5 – Mar 10 )

Sakura cherry blossom is generally known as a Japan’s symbolic flower basically recognized as the one in spring, but Kawazu-zakura is not the common one. It opens up even in cold weather and established as one of the most precocious species of cherry blossoms that normally blooms in late-Jan – early-Mar. More wonderful with Nanohana rape blossoms ! Also enjoy a variety of local gourmets at food-stalls that are crammed with along Kawazu River !
Kawazu-zakura cherry blossom Festival is held between Feb 5 – Mar 10. Those who are coming by car, please prepare yourself for taking time in traffic. Trains are more recommended. For further information, please reach from here.
Kawazu-zakura Festival official website ( Japanese only )

Hina-no Tsurushi Kazari suspended hina-doll ornament Festival ( Jan 20 – Mar 31 )

Hina-doll’s Festival is a Japan’s traditional event for girls on Mar 3. Generally, parents set up a display of Hina-dolls to celebrate their daughter’s growth and here in Higashi-izu Town, they have their own heritage culture. They make small figures by hand and suspend them in the rooms, wishing their daughter or grand-daughter to grow disciplined. Hina-no Tsurushi Kazari Festival is held between Jan 20 – Mar 31. Higashiizu Town is also well known as a landing port of Kinmedai alfonsino as well as Shimoda. I hope you enjoy it, too ! Details are available from here.

Hina-no Tsurushi Kazari official website ( Japanese only )

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