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A flower event that becomes the spring wind poem of the city of Fukaya. At the flower festival venue decorated with flowers, there is an exhibition of gardening contest works, model gardens, flower seedlings, gardening supplies, and food and drink. In addition, various gardening classes and stage events will be held, and on the last day, flower seedlings adorned the venue will be sold. The "Open Garden Festa", which is held at the same time, will open the gardens of about 40 private houses in one fell swoop.

"Fuji-dori", where a wisteria shelf continues on both sides of the street, is used as a venue for marching bands, such as parades, flow dances, Japanese drums, kids dance, Yosakoi Soran, Awa dance, as well as a white motorcycle exhibition, Crayon Shin-chan wrapping bus exhibition, brass band, and magic. In addition, the roadside is bustling even at the opening of a store, a spring festival where you can watch, eat, buy and enjoy.

A match between judo, Kyudo and Kendo is dedicated. More than 1,000 years ago, Karasakayama Shrine enshrines the legend of extermination of the mukare and Hidego Fujiwara, who destroyed the Hiramado due to the Tenkei Rebellion, and since the shrine was founded on the Honmaru site of Karasawa Yamashiro in 1883. It is revered as the patron deity of this region.

The flower festival is one of the three Ujiko festivals held on the fourth Sunday of April, when the cherry blossoms in the precincts are in full bloom. When Ujiko, who was in trouble with crop failures, prayed to the shrine, the festival began in the year of Yasunaga 7 (1778) in appreciation of this, as the climate was restored and the plantings were improved. The Kamikondo is performed from 11 to 19 o'clock (Kamikondo is three times a year).

子どもたちの健やかな成長を願い、比謝川上空に約200匹の鯉のぼりを4月26日（土）～5月14日（水）に掲揚する。※状況により変更の場合あり。

The 400,000-ball illumination shines through a 70-meter tunnel and illuminates the Toyako Onsen town fantastically.

On Saturday, April 26, a powerful, brave kamkoshi and three floats reeled off. At the top of each of the three floats carry Karakuri dolls of Kiyomasa Kato, Jirō Kumagai, and Sonosuke no Hagi, who together with Mikkoshi, will go on a tour of the Ujiko area.

The Hida-Kamioka Festival is an annual festival of three shrines located in the city area, and a festival that tells the snowy Hida-Kamioka of a spring visit. It has long been said that "this day is a day when God goes out to the village and travels around the town once a year", and the town is crowded with a large procession of about 700 people in total, such as Shinkoshi, lion dance, and chicken fighting. The day procession is a period procession reminiscent of Heian Emaki. At night, the brave big, small and medium-sized Shinkoshi milled around the town and back, and at the end, the festival climaxes with a dash towards the main shrine as the taiko and the drums are thrashed in the precinct.

The “New Fireworks Collection”, where young fireworks from all over the country, who are responsible for the next generation, compete, and the “Fireworks of Japan in the World”, which raises fireworks with a rich international color. You can enjoy the “Japanese Fireworks” and “Hyakkana Ran” fireworks show that colors the spring night sky. Image courtesy: Daisen City, Akita Prefecture

In the Nakanen, which has a waterfall of 30m with a height of 30m, you can enjoy about 6000 varieties of the colorful world's rhododendrons from late March to late April. During the period, direct sale of rhododendron seedlings and gift planning are also carried out. * The contents may be changed or canceled depending on the situation. Image courtesy: Omura City Tourism Promotion Division