Lake Towada Himemasu Festival

Towadako Himemasu* Matsuri 十和田湖ひめます祭り
(himemasu = kokanee, a landlocked variety of sockeye (red) salmon)
Date: November 5,6, 12 & 13, 2011
Time: 9:30-15:50
Location: Towadako-han Yasumiya Sanbashi-mae Hiroba (Lake Towada Yasumiya Plaza - in front of the pier) 十和田湖畔休屋　桟橋前広場
Admission: Free
Events: free ひめます汁 himemasu soup and hot apple juice (*limited to 500/day); shamisen & taiko performances; a 500yen sightseeing boat tour (湖上遊覧体験); etc. See the Yururira Towada site for a full event listing (in Japanese)

Oirase Gorge Road Closure

The road through Oirase Gorge from the intersection with the Shell gas station on Rte. 102 (coming from central Towada) to the Nenokuchi intersection exiting the Gorge (国道１０２号の惣辺交差点～子ノ口交差点) will be closed to regular traffic from 9:00-14:00 Oct. 29-30 for the annual Oirase Gorge Eco Road Festa. (See the green route marked on this map).

Bikes, buses, taxis and other modes of public transportation will be the only vehicles allowed to use the road during this time.

For more details about the Eco Road Festa, see the website (Japanese): http://www.eco-oirase.com

Towada Koma Festa 2011

Towada Koma Festa 2011 第１８回十和田駒フェスタ
Website (Japanese) | Flyer (Japanese)
Date: October 15-16, 2011
Time: 10:00*-15:00
Location: Towada Chuo Koen (Central Park)
(十和田市中央公園緑地)
Admission: Free
Events & Activities: yabusame (horseback archery) competition; show jumping competition; children's horseback performances; horse-drawn cart rides; horseback riding experiences; leather craft making, etc. 

You can view pictures of last year's event on the Towada Horseback Riding Club's Facebook page.

*The flyer says it starts at 10:00 but the schedule for competitors says that the opening ceremony starts at 9:00 and the competition starts at 9:30, so...

Towada Fall Festival on TV!

Some TV specials about this year's Towada Aki Matsuri (Fall Festival) will be airing on Aomori TV stations this weekend:

【RAB青森放送】「空に響け　十和田市秋まつり2011」平成23年9月23日（金・祝）10：55～11：25
RAB Fri. Sep. 23 10:55-11:25

【ATV青森テレビ】「十和田市秋まつり2011」平成23年9月24日（土）13：00～13：54
ATV Sat. Sep. 24 13:00-13:54