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When: June 3rd (Sunday) 1:30pm to 4:00pm
Where: Katsuyama Dinosaur Museum Park (かつやま恐竜の森ティラノサウルス広場）
Description: This will be a "American-style" BBQ complete with burgers, hotdogs, etc... (maybe s'mores if I can find all of the ingredients), and we will also be playing games and having relay races (like three-legged race, water balloon toss, etc...). I'll even try to get prizes for winners!

If you can make it, please let me know by sending me an email at ohara.mark.f@gmail.com

When: June 3rd (Sunday) 1:30pm to 4:00pm
Where: Katsuyama Dinosaur Museum Park (かつやま恐竜の森ティラノサウルス広場）
Description: This will be a "American-style" BBQ complete with burgers, hotdogs, etc... (maybe s'mores if I can find all of the ingredients), and we will also be playing games and having relay races (like three-legged race, water balloon toss, etc...). I'll even try to get prizes for winners!

If you can make it, please let me know by sending me an email at ohara.mark.f@gmail.com

On Sunday, May 27th, from 9am - 4pm, there will be a soba festival at Imajo.

Be sure to check it out!
There will be a photo contest, PR time, an eating contest (?), show, and of course soba!

http://minamiechizen.com/tabid/179/Default.aspx

It doesn't get more local than eating the wild plants that grow in your neighborhood. This festival, which celebrates Ono City's abundance of naturally-occurring wild edibles, has over 400 years of history. Why not go and try some new veggies?

The festival runs from 10am ~ 4pm on May 12th and from 8:30am to 1:30pm on the 13th.
You'll find stuff going on on Ono's Morning Market Road （七間朝市通り）

Source page (Japanese): http://www.city.ono.fukui.jp/page/kanko/sitikenasaitisansaifudopia.html

The 32nd Echizen Pottery Festival
WHEN: 26th, 27th, and 28th of May. (Sat-Mon)

WHERE: Echizen Pottery Village

TIME: 9am~6pm

ENQUIRIES: Get in touch with Madeline at horne.madeline@gmail.com

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
May 26
Pottery auction

Mochi making

Live musical entertainment
(Mika Shinno, Yuki Kawamoto)

Kiln firing demonstration

Kids play area

May 27
Tea ceremony performed by Satsukiagekai

Stage performances

Auction of Echizen local products

Kiln firing demonstration

Kids play area

Cardboard maze play area

May 26, 27, 28
Echizen pottery market

Local products’ bazaar

Ring toss area

Traditional handicrafts area

Coffee area

Pottery decoration and electric pottery wheel experience area

Source Page (Japanese): http://www.echizen-navi.com/static/00000000/002/00000390.html

This is the fifth annual Narcissus Bowl, a football game between former players and current Fukui University student players. There is a half-time show featuring cheer leading and hula dancing, plus festival booths, games and activities for everyone to enjoy.

Location: Fukui Prefectural University
〒910-1195 吉田郡, 福井県永平寺町松岡兼定島4-1-1

More info here:
https://www.facebook.com/events/329239387127300/

Not usually open to pedestrians, this road takes you past a lot of the beautiful scenes to be found in this national park. In fact, the road has been heralded as the most beautiful scenic route in Hokuriku! It costs ¥1500 to participate in this 15.5km walk. You don't have to reserve ahead of time, but there's talk of a discount if you sign up before the day of. More information can be found at the website below.

Source Page (Japanese): http://8936.org/event/spring.html

Check 
out 
the 
details 
to 
the 
hike, 
currently 
planned
 for 
Sunday, 
June
17, 
2012.

Mt.
 Nosaka, 
Tsuruga
One
 of 
the 
most 
popular 
climbs 
in 
Fukui
The
 climb 
is 
2
hrs 
up 
and
 1.5
hrs 
down 
(give 
or 
take)
It’s
 the
 day
 after
 the
 Kar
 Rally,
 so
 you’ll
 already 
be

in
 the 
south.

Check out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqmhaNzGNfA for a basic idea. LONG STORY SHORT: it is a LANTERN FESTIVAL, which is ALREADY GREAT, but then they SMASH THEM TOGETHER with TOTALLY SWEET VIOLENCE and occasionally they catch FIRE.

It's just past Kanazawa, in Toyama-ken, and it is tragically never crowded, so we should do our best to make it crowded this year, the way it completely deserves. Let's carpool up and take the highway! It's about 90 minutes from Fukui city via the highway.

Source Page (Japanese): https://tabidachi.ana.co.jp/topic/19195

Facebook Event (English): https://www.facebook.com/events/359136160801607/