Firework in Hida region

Who speaks about summer speaks about "Hanabi".
In Japan the fireworks are typical of the season and here we got our lot of great events too !

 

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August 2, Takayama
60th Hanabi taikai in Hida Takayama

19:30 - 20:45

Feel the start of summer while strolling in the food stands and watching the Fireworks

Takayama's Firework

August 3, Gero

Gero Onsen Hanabi musical summer version 

20:00 - 20:45

Firework synchronized with music

August 5, Nyuukawa (Takayama)

Nyuukawa Summer festival

18:00 - 20:45

The event include Taiko performances, bon dance, live music

 

August 7, Gujohachiman

37th Gujohachiman Hanabi taikai 

19:30 - 20:20

You can also enjoy the bon dance, famous in Gujo Hachiman

August 9, Takayama

34th Tezutsu Hanabi Taikai

19:15 (parade)

19:30 - 21:00 Firework

"Tezutsu Hanabi" are "hand hold firework", please witness the pride and courage of Takayama citizen while enjoy uncommon fireworks

Tezutsu Hanabi in Takayama

August 12, Hida Furukawa

Hida Furukawa Hanabi Taikai

20:00 - not mentioned

Furukawa is known as Itomori in the best-seller movie "Your Name."

Furukawa Firework

August 14, Gujohachiman

26th Gujo Nagarakawa Hanabi taikai

20:00 - 21:00

You can also enjoy the bon dance, famous in Gujo Hachiman

August 19, Kokufun (Takayama)

Furusato summer festival

20:00 - 20:30

One of the last firework of the summer, enjoy the festival before hand

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To complete your summer experience in Japan why do not rent a Yukata !
Let's enjoy this beautiful season all together ~

"Chokeramaika" Great masquerade Bon dance

Summer in Japan is often assimilated to "bon dance".

However, here in Takayama we hold quite a special one at the end of July :

"Chokeramaika" Great masquerade Bon dance

"Chokeramaika" means in Hida dialect : "Won't you play around ?"
The main point of this event is the masquerade parade of its participants.
Funny, colorful, ridiculous, etc. people create teams and come wearing costume to participate at this big event. 

When : 2017 July, 29 ; from 19:00 to 20:30

Where : San-no-machi shotengai, only 7min from J-Hoppers

What to bring : your camera and smile 

Let's have fun together !

Yukata event in Takayama

From today and until the 11th of September in Hida Takayama
you can enjoy strolling in the old town wearing yukata.

The event is offering great price for the yukata rent and also coupon in more than 40 places around the city. Another event is a photography contest with the theme : "Hida Takayama" and "Nippon", and "Summer". The photography can be lansdcape or portrait. The contest is on Intragram with #hidasummerphoto or #飛騨夏フォトコン.

The yukata can be rent in two locations.
The closest one from our hostel is :

kimono NAKADA
since 1876 

2-78 Honmachi, Takayama, Gifu 

506-0011 Japan

TEL  (0577)32-0159

FAX  (0577)32-8801

OPEN  10am ~ 7pm

CLOSED  on Tuesday

Reservations for rent a kimono

The price is from 3,500 yen and they have 10 yukata from woman and 5 for man. This price is including yukata, geta, a small bag and a small hair accessory. The price for the help to wear a yukata that you bring is from 1,500 yen.
 

Let's enjoy the Summer !

Obon odori and summer festival in Takayama

Summer is hot and full of festival in Japan !

Do you know "obon" ? It is a Buddhist custom to celebrate the ancestors. "Bon odori" means "bon dance", which is a dance to celebrate the ancestors' spirits. Each city has its own dance and music, but it is always constructed with a pattern which is repeated all along the song, and people usually dance in circles. Let's try to dance with locals !

In Takayama near the J-Hoppers Hida Takayama we will have a lot of opportunities to dance and wear yukata ! You should try to wear it at least once if you come to Japan during summer ! Yukata can be easily rented.

• Takayama Jinya Obon odori: 14th and 15th of August 2016
• 3mn from the hostel

• Takayama Bestuin Obon odori : 16th of August 2016
• 15mn from the hostel

• Takayama Ryokan Obon odori : 27th of August 2016
• 5mn from the hostel

Summer Nakabashi Light-up!!

Most of shops are closed around 17:00 in Takayama.
What can we do in the evening in Takayama?

Many guests are asking those questions. Usually we recommend to go to Onsen or go to some bars, but now...Light-up season is coming!!

Nakabashi which is beautiful red and landmark bridge in Takayama will be lighten up from 19:30 to 22:00.
This event stars from July 5th to August 17th, 2014.
It's very beautiful and tasteful in the evening. You might find a different aspect of the bridge.

You can walk only for 5 min from J-hoppers to reach there.
I think you can experience nice walking  in old private houses area as well.

We still have available rooms and beds in July, why don't you come to Takayama and stay with us?

■Dates: July 5th to Aug 17th, 2014.

■Time : 19:30 to 22:00

■Access :  5 min walk from J-hoppers Hida Takayama Guesthouse
                10 min walk from JR Takayama station

Takayama's 3rd Ultra Marathon!

Takayama's 3rd Annual Ultra Marathon


For the third year in row, Takayama will host an insane 100km marathon! The course starts in the center of Takayama city, passes through the old town, continues out into the mountains past many beautiful rivers and then ends in the Hida Furukawa region.

There will be two courses. You can see the full 100km course and the 72km course by clicking the link below:

http://www.city.takayama.lg.jp/kankou/documents/2014_course_map.pdf

The marathon will have three separate start times starting from 4:45, 5:00 & 5:15am all starting infront of the Takayama City Hall.

Unfortunately, participation is no longer possible!
The costs for participation were 16,000 yen for the 100km course and 12,000 for the 72km course respectively.

You can see further details written in English by clicking the link below:

http://www.r-wellness.com/takayama/2014/english.html

Even if you have no interest in participating in this event, assuming you can get up at 4:30am you will be able to spectate this behemoth of a marathon!

We hope to see you here!

Gero Onsen Festival

The Annual Gero Onsen Festival


At the beginning of every August in Gero Onsen (Hot Springs), over a period of three days, the town holds a series of festivals as gratitude to the gods for the coming rice harvest. 

This year we will be treated to an extra day!


August 1st (Wed)

from 07:30. Children's Mikoshi (Moving Shinto Shrine)
from 07:30.  High School Music Parade
from 19:30. Ryuujin (Fire Dragon) Fireworks Festival
inc. Huge Fireworks Finale

August 2nd (Thu)

from 18:30. Samba Float Parade (finishes at Yuno Shima Temple)
from 20:00. Gero Community Dance Festival & Fireworks

August 3rd (Fri) 

from 16:00. Harvest Gratitude Festival
from 20:00 - 20:45. Onsen Fireworks Musical  
from 20:45 - 22:30. Gero Dance Finale

August 4th (Sat) from 19:00 - 21:00. Singing Contest 
(Two men in competition to win the beautiful woman's heart!) 

Summer Fireworks Festivals

Takayama Summer Fireworks Festivals

Firework festivals are held all over Japan during the summer, and Takayama is no exception!

Every mid-summer in Takayama, two fireworks festivals are held in the middle of the Miyagawa River that channels right through the centre of the city.

An impressive amount of fireworks and rockets will colour the night sky during the 31st July and then just a week later, there will be another fireworks event in which men grasp the rockets in their arms and then in a rather dangerous yet courageous act, proceed to ignite them whilst holding! (Don't try this at home!) 

This year's first fireworks festival can be viewed from many places in central Takayama, but we personally recommend visiting Miyagawa Riverbank Park as the fireworks will take place a little further down the river.

This year's hand held fireworks festival (Tezutsu Hanabi) can be seen near the Yayoi Bridge in central Takayama.

56th Summer Fireworks Festival
Place: Miyagawa Riverbank Park (宮川緑地公園)
Date and Time: Wed, July 31 [19:30-21:00]*

30th Hand Held Fireworks Festival
Place: Yayoi Bridge (`弥生橋下流)
Date and Time: Fri, Aug 9 [19:30-21:00]*



Access: 10 Min by Bus from Takayama Station
             20 Min on Foot from J-Hoppers

*Subject to be postponed if weather conditions aren't suitable.

Hida Falk Village in Summer !

There is my favorite place in Takayama.
It's called 【Hida Folk Village】
Located about 20min walk or 10min by bus from J-Hoppers Hida Takayama.

Various events are now held in Hida Folk Village.

16th July to 28th August
There are many experience-based event such as touching silkworm.
You can take a photo with big unicorn beetle!







22nd July to 8th August
At the entrance, there is a big Tanabata -kazari.
You can write your with and put on the bamboo.









29th July 11:00am
Japanese Drum concert.

13th August 11:00 and 13:30
Japanese drum concert.

14th August 11:00 and 13:30
Samisen concert.
(A shamisen is a three-stringed instrument similar to a banjo.)

13th to 15th August 18:30 to 21:00
The houses are lighted up.











21st August
Hida falk Village Summer Festival.

The bon holiday Event 2010

The bon holiday is a Buddhist festival to recognize ancestral spirits.

A lot of people take days off and there are many events during this period.


★Takayama Jinya Night Market (11th-13th)

19:00-21:00





★Hida Falk Village　Light up (13th-15th)

18：30-21：00　Fare 300yen





★Fireworks@Hida Furukawa (15th)

18:00～Market and Live
20:00～Fireworks



@Chiyono matsubara park

It takes about 15 min Takayama to Furukawa (230 yen by JR)

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Takayama Fireworks event!!

Takayama Fireworks event!!

It is going to be 52th fireworks event in Takayama.We have this once a year.So you can't miss it!!
There are so mamy types of firework such as Niagara Falls,Melody firework....etc.

There is fireworks event held at miyagawa river.
· date ：2010年7月28日（Wed）
· time：19:30～20:30
· how many fireworks：about 2000 fireworks
· place：miyagawa river (5minutes walk from J-hoppers)