Itayanagi Apple Lantern Festival & Fireworks Display 2016

Itayanagi Apple Lantern Festival & Fireworks Display 2016
2016 いたやなぎ　りんご灯まつり & 花火大会
(Itayanagi Ringo Hi Matsuri & Hanabi Taikai)

A festival praying for an abundant harvest for the year. Events include parades with Neputa floats, "ringo yamakasa" (りんご山笠, a giant pyramid of apple-shaped lanterns), and a fireworks display.

Date: August 9-11, 2016
Admission: Free
Location: Itayanagi Town Office Parking Lot 板柳町役場前駐車場 (map)
Event Schedule:

Tuesday August 9

• 13:00～14:00 Dance Performance
• 14:30～15:20 Wanpaku Trial
• 15:30～16:20 Apple Bagging Race
• 16:30～17:30 Summer Live in Itayanagi
• 18:00～19:30 Neputa Parade
• 19:30～20:10 Kannazuki Comedy Live (神奈月)

Wednesday August 10

• 13:30～14:15 Gospel Choir Arise Concert
• 14:40～15:30 Shishi Odori Lion Dance
• 15:30～16:30 Tsuruzumi Nursery School Yosakoi Performance
• 17:00～17:30 Kamiwaza Festival to Pray for an Abundant Harvest
• 17:45～18:00 Ringo Yamakasa Departure Ceremony
• 18:00～19:50 Ringo Yamakasa & Neputa Parade
• 20:00～20:30 Hanaarashi Sakuragumi Yosakoi Performance

Thursday August 11

• 09:00～10:30 Mower Skills Competition
• 11:00～12:15 Neputa Parade
• 12:15～13:00 GP Car Contest
• 13:00～14:00 Itayanagi Junior High School Brass Band Concert
• 18:00～18:30 Ringo Musume Concert
• 19:20～21:00 Fireworks Display

Itayanagi Town Office 板柳町役場
Doi-239-3 Itayanagi (青森県北津軽郡板柳町板柳土井２３９−３)
Itayanagi Town, Kitatsugaru District, Aomori Prefecture 038-3662


More Information:
Aomori Sightseeing News aptinet (Japanese): http://www.aptinet.jp/Detail_display_00003409.html