Events Information

Dai 18-kai Hibarako isshu Family Cycling Taikai
(The 18th Family Cycling Tournament around Lake Hibara)

This tournament is cycling about 32km around Lake Hibara in Green Season in Urabandai-kogen.
You can ride a bike slowly in 3 hours and half. Participant's prize will be able and the committee will choose Miss cyclist, funny wear prize, family prize, eldest participant, and lucky prize.

Date:	May 30 1999 (Sunday) In spite of rainy weather it will be held. (This tournament will be called off in case of heavy rain.)
Schedule:	Information Opening Ceremony Start Goal Closing Ceremony Closing announcement	8:00 - 9:00 9:00 9:30 13:00 13:15 (commendation) 13:30
Place:	Kyukamura Bandai - kogen Picnic land - Around Lake Hibara
Participants:	You must be over grade school kids who are healthy, men and women with capacity of riding bike.
The fee of participants:	Adult/ High school students 1,500yen Elementary & Junior high school students 1,000yen
Transportation:	40 minutes bus from Inawashiro Station, JR Ban-etsu Line The bus stop at Kyukamura Bandai-kogen
Sponsorship:	Fukushima Minpo sha, Kitashiobara-mura Kitashiobaramura Society of Commerce & Industry

Reference
Kitashiobaramura Society of Commerce & Industry
0241-22-0947

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Dai 28-kai Urabandai Hinoyoma Matsuri
(The 28th Fire Mountain Festival in Urabandai)

This festival is the main summer feature in Urabandai. We hold a memorial service for the ancestors,
in Urabandai, pray for safety, and to have lantern displays on the water, Bon dancing, and fireworks.
We prepare for many remembrances and prize. We give all attendance original fans.

Date:	July 21, 1999 (Wednesday) Only in case of heavy rain, it will be postponed.
Schedule:	18:30 a memorial service for the ancestors in Urabandai, pray for safety 19:00 Opening announcement for Hinoyama Matsuri 19:10 Lantern displays on the water 19:20 Bon dancing 20:30 Fireworks 21:30 Closing announcement for Hinoyama Matsuri
Place:	Urabandai Hibarako Daiichi Chusha-jo and on Lake Hibara (Urabandai Lake Hibara The 1st Parking and on the Lake Hibara)
Transportation:	By bus from Inawashiro Station, JR Ban-Etsu Line The bus stop Bandai-kogen
Sponsorship:	Urabandai Hinoyama Matsuri Executive Committee

Reference
Urabandai Tourism Asociation
0241-32-2349

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Dai 15 kai Hibarako Matsuri
( The 15th Lake Hibara Festival)

We have the Hibarako Matsuri because of eruption of Mt. Bandai. We hold a memorial service for the people who died of eruption in Urabandai, pray for the safety, the fertility of land and the prosperity of children, and promote inhabitances of this region.

Date:	August 15 1999 (Sunday)Only in case of heavy rain, this festival is called off.
Schedule:	16:00 〜 17:00 Pray for safety (Nukaduka-to) 17:30 〜 18:00 Memorial service for the dead (Hibara Fureai Hiroba) 19:00 〜 20:00 Kojo Torchlight (on Lake Hibara) 19:30 〜 20:00 Fireworks (on Lake Hibara) 20:00 〜 21:30 Bon Dancing ( each district)
Place:	Hibarako Fureai Hiroba and on Lake Hibara
Transportation:	By bus 60minutes from Inawashiro Station JR Ban-Etsu Line, The bus stop is in Hibara.
Sponsorship:	Hibarako Matsuri Executive Committee

Reference
Kitashiobaramura Kominkan Hibarabunkan
Tel: 0241-34-2312

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This ski competition is approved by the Foundation All Japan Ski League. We races and walking ski. From beginners to upper level can attend this competition. The previous night we have folk entertainment, Japanese sake, mochi(rice pounding) , and so on.
We have lessons for beginners. The couches teach you how to enjoy cross-country.
Sprint races are held for grade school kids. We prepare for prize for all participants.
Skiers for races are prepared for commendation and prize.

( Lessons for beginners, Opening Ceremony, Previous night)

Date:	March 4, 2000 (Saturday)
Schedule:	13:30 〜 15:30 Lesson for beginners 16:30 〜 Previous night
Place:	Shizen Kankyo Katsuyo Center ( Natural Environmental Practical Center)

(Start / Commendation)

Date:	March 5, 2000 (Saturday) Information 9:00
Schedule:	10:20 Big presents 10:30 Start 13:00 5km 10km Commendation Ceremony Announcement of prize winning 14:00 20km, 30km Commendation Ceremony
Attendance fee:	General 2,500 yen Under High School Students 1,500 yen
Place:	Kyukamura Bandai-kogen
Transportation:	By bus 40minutes from Inawashiro Station (JR Ban-Etsu Line) Bus stop in Kyukamura Bandai-kogen
Sponsorship:	Mainichi Shinbunsha Kitashiobaramura