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Events in June 2009

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YOSAKOI Soran Festival (June 10〜14)
Kita no Megumi Aishoku Fair (Northern Blessing Food Fair) (June 17〜19, 27, 28,)
The Annual Hokkaido Shrine Festival (Sapporo's Festival) (June 14〜16)
2009 Flowerfest Sapporo (June 27〜July 5)

(Updated on April 30, 2009)


YOSAKOI Soran Festival

 This is the meeting point between the Yosakoi festival of the department of Kochi and the Soran song of Hokkaido. Stages will be installed in different places of the city, mainly in Odori Park.

Date (2009)
June 10 (Wed.) 〜 14 (Sun.)

Locations
Odori Park and several other places in the city where stages will be installed

Access (Odori Park)
Taxi: approx. 3 min. from JR Sapporo Station (approx. 600 yen)
 Subway: Odori Station (Nanboku Line, Tozai Line, Toho Line)

Information
 YOSAKOI Soran Festival Organization Committee TEL 011-231-4351

2007 YOSAKOI Soran Festival's pictures

Official web site
YOSAKOI Soran Festival

Picture: YOSAKOI Soran Festival
YOSAKOI Soran Festival

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Kita no Megumi Aishoku Fair (Northern Blessing Food Fair) 2008

 Hokkaido producers sell directly their production in four different places in Sapporo, from May to October.
 Vegetables and Fruits produced in the different regions of Hokkaido, see foods, dairy products, beverages, dishes made from local products, flower and vegetable seeds are to be sold. You will find different spots to drink and eat.

Dates and locations (June 2009)
・June 17 (Wed.)19 (Fri.) 10:00〜16:00 (Front yard of the former Hokkaido Government Building)
・June 27 (Sat.), 28 (Sun.) 9:00〜18:00 (inside the Ito-Yokado store of Kotoni)

Access
・Former Hokkaido Government Building (Kita 3 jo, Nishi 6 chome, Chuo-ku, Sapporo City)
 5 min. walk from Sapporo Station (JR lines, subway Nanboku Line and Toho Line)
・Ito-Yokado (4-1 Kotoni 2 jo, 1 chome, Nishi-ku, Sapporo TEL 011-613-5411)
 1 min. walk from JR Kotoni Station.
 Parking: 848 cars

Information
 Kita no Megumi Aishoku Fair Communication Association TEL 011-233-4440

Official web sites
Kita no Megumi Aishoku Fair (Japanese only)
Ito-Yokado (Japanese only)

Picture: Kita no Megumi Aishoku Fair 2006
Picture: Kita no Megumi Aishoku Fair 2006
Kita no Megumi Aishoku Fair 2006
Credit: Kita no Megumi Aishoku Fair 2006・Ishikari Chiku Jikko Iinkai Jimukyoku

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The Annual Hokkaido Shrine Festival (Sapporo's Festival)

 This festival has been held for more than 100 years. 8 floats will parade through the city on June 16th , between 9:30 and 16:30. There will be about 500 stalls in Hokkaido Shrine, Nakajima Park, etc.

Date (2009)
June 14 (Sun.) 〜 16 (Tue.)

Locations and opening hours of the shops
・Hokkaido Shrine (Miya ga oka 474, Chuo-ku, Sapporo) 10:00〜21:00
・Nakajima Park (Chuo-ku, Sapporo) 10:00〜22:00

Access and information
・Hokkaido Shrine

Taxi: approx. 15 min. from JR Sapporo Station (approx. 2,000 yen)
Subway: 15 min. walk from Maruyama Koen Station (Tozai Line)
Hokkaido Shrine Office TEL 011-611-0261

・Nakajima Park
Taxi: approx. 5 min. from JR Sapporo Station (approx. 800 yen)
Subway: Nakajima Koen Station or Horohira-bashi Station (Nanboku Line)
Sapporo Environment Office TEL 011-211-2536

Official web site
Hokkaido Shrine (Japanese only)

Picture: float of the Annual Hokkaido Shrine Festival
Float of the Annual Hokkaido Shrine Festival
Picture: Stalls in Nakajima Park
Stalls in Nakajima Park

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2008 Flowerfest Sapporo

 Gardening displays and flower shops run by dealers coming from the whole Hokkaido will stand in Odori Park.

Date (2009)
June 27 (Sat.) 〜 July 5 (Sun.) 10:00〜18:00 (last day: until 17:00)

Location
Odori Park (Nishi 2 chome 〜 7 chome)

Access
Taxi: 3 min. from JR Sapporo Station (approx. 600 yen)
Subway: Odori Station (Nanboku Line, Tozai Line, Toho Line) or 5 min. walk from Nishi 11 Chome Station (Tozai Line)

Information
Flowerfest Sapporo Association's Office TEL 011-733-3987

Affiliated article
Odori Park

Official web site
Flowerfest Sapporo (Japanese only)

Picture: 2003 Flowerfest Sapporo
2003 Flowerfest Sapporo

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