This Oyster Festival offers visitors a chance to eat freshly grilled oysters and try their hand at oyster shucking. Visitors can enjoy all kinds of oyster dishes such as kakioko (savory oyster pancakes), fried oysters and oyster rice.
You are cordially invited to California-Japan Sister Cities Workshop “Citizen Diplomacy through Technology and Innovation.” The program includes a presentation tiled “How to Create Virtual Sister City Projects” by San Diego – Yokohama Sister City Society and breakout room discussion sessions. While the workshop will be conducted in English, rooms for Japanese speaking participants will […]
The Bizen ware festival is held around JP Imbe Station of Bizen city, Okayama, known as “a village of Bizen ware.” The festival lasts two days, starting on the third Saturday and ending on Sunday, in October every year. It is a large event fully supported by the town, held for more than 30 years, […]
Shizutani School is the world’s oldest extant public school. The lecture-hall is designated a Japanese National Treasure, and the autumn leaves of the two 100-year-old Chinese pistachio trees are a beautiful sight. In early November, both are lit from 6-8 p.m. in the evenings. Built in 1670 as Japan’s first school for common folk, the […]
You are cordially invited to California-Japan Sister Cities Workshop “Navigating Renewed Opportunities for Sister Cities.” Zoom room open: 4:45 p.m. Program: 5–6:30 p.m. Networking: 6:30-7 p.m. Agenda Navigating Renewed Opportunities for Sister Cities Welcome remarks from Consul General of Japan in San Francisco Welcome remarks from Consul General of Japan in Los Angeles Welcome remarks […]
As a Hinase summer tradition, this fireworks show remains deeply popular. Launched from the center of Hinase Bay, the fireworks can be observed from many areas around the bay, particularly from the port, so it draws in many visitors each year. The special effect fireworks and aquatic fireworks-rare in Okayama Prefecture-are the most popular. Since […]
The Bizen ware festival is held around JP Imbe Station of Bizen city, Okayama, known as “a village of Bizen ware.” The festival lasts two days in October every year. It is a large event fully supported by the town, held for more than 30 years, and attracting about 100,000 people from all over Japan. […]
Shizutani School is the world’s oldest extant public school. The lecture-hall is designated a Japanese National Treasure, and the autumn leaves of the two 100-year-old Chinese pistachio trees are a beautiful sight. In early November, both are lit from 6-8 p.m. in the evenings. Built in 1670 as Japan’s first school for common folk, the […]
