30th International Tall Tale Contest

Event Overview

There is a 24m high and 74m surrounding boulders at the top of the mountain inside the state-owned protected forest, in the Hayaseno district of Ōkicho. It is called a stone tower, and there is a proverb in the Tsugaru region that says, "Don't look at the stone tower, don't say big things." based on this legend, we have been climbing stone towers and climbing the hora blowing tournament with hora blowing pride from inside and outside the prefecture. * Due to heavy rainfall in July 2022, a large-scale landslide occurred on the road leading from Oikori-cho to the stone tower. Only implementation. Image courtesy of Ookucho

Info

Event Location:

Ookucho Regional Exchange Center "Koku come"

Address:

11-11 Ookawabe, Ookucho, Minamitsugaru-gun, Aomori

Public Transportation:

JR Ooisu Onsen Station → 1 minute walk

Car Access:

4km 10 minutes from Tohoku Expressway Daichi Hiromae IC via National Highway No. 7

Phone Number:

0172-55-6561 (Secretariat of the Executive Committee of the World Hora Blowing Convention (Daichicho Planning and Tourism Division))

Parking Number:

100 units/free

Event Period

June 6, 2026 (Saturday)

Price

Free

Event Category

Other

Megalith with a height of 24m and a circumference of 74m
Ookucho

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