Hijiori Onsen（Hot Spring）
Okura Village, Yamagata Prefecture
Event Calendar
Contact information
Hot Spring Village

Hijiori

Okura Village Tourism Association, Hijiori Ideyu-kan, OkuraVillage Guide Association

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Association

Okura Village Industrial Promotion Division

mail:info@vill.ohkura.yamagata.jp

Year-round

Tourist Guide, First-handExperience Program

Hijiori Hot Spring Wild
Vegetable Food Festival

Hijiori, deep in the snowy mountains, isa treasure trove of delicious wild vegetables. Please enjoy each inn's special
dishes made with the thick and tenderwild vegetables that are unique to thisseason.

June to September

Hijiori Night Market

If there is a morning market, there
can also a night market... Night stalls
are set up in the hot spring town.
Enjoy the hot spring town at night.

June

The Month for Fishing in Hijiori
Hot Spring Mountain Streams

Morning at Hijiori Hot Spring begins
with a cheerful exchange between thehouse wife vendors and customers at
the morning market. Starting with wild
vegetables that are ready in the spring,
there are rows of side dishes featuring
the latest ﬂavors of the season
prepared by the house wife vendors.

Location Hijiori Hot Spring Town andLocation Around Hijiori Dam

Location Hijiori Hot Spring Town

June to October

July

July to October

Hot Spring Doctor Advice

Hijiori Hot Spring Opening
FestivalThe Dozan River, which ﬂows throughHijiori Hot Spring, is a mountain streamﬁshing spot visited by many anglers. AtHijiori Hot Spring, we have designatedJune as Mountain Stream Fishing
Month and are working to create a riverenvironment where people can ﬁsh.
*Please be sure to purchase a ﬁshing certiﬁcate when ﬁshing.

At H ij i o r i H o t S p r i n g , a h o t s p r i n gdoctor （hot spring treatment specialist）will advise you on the correct way
to bathe and provide recuperation
guidance. If you have knee or lower backpain, have undergone surgery, or want
to improve your health, please feel free
to apply. Consultation free of charge.

T his is a Shinto ritual held on July 14, which isconsidered to be the opening day of Hijiori Hot Spring.
The Jizo Mikoshi（portable shrine）features various
activities, including one in which hot water is poured on
the portable shrine, during which time the hot spring
town is ﬁlled with a great bustle. We thank the god ofhot springs and praise the great deeds of our ancestors
who conserved the hot springs through the ages.

On summer nights, lanterns are lit up in thehot spring town. The lantern paintings for
HIJIORI NO HI are done by artists whostay in the area and research thegoings- on. Please enjoy Hijiori Stor y,which depicts various aspects of Hijiori Hot
Spring's natural surroundings, landscape,lifestyle, and hot spring cure culture.

Location Hijiori Hot Spring Town

Location Hijiori Hot Spring Town
Website https://hijiorinohi.com

February

MarchLocation Hijiori Hot Spring Town

Location Dozan River around Hijiori Hot

Location Hijiori Ideyu-kan

AugustAugustJanuary

January to February

Shikamura Rice Terrace
HOTARUBI Concert

Hijiori Onsen Yuza Shrine
FestivalHijiori Morning Market

Hijiori Dam（Hijiori Sabo Dam）, a registered tangible cultural proper ty
completed in 1952, is illuminated with
soft lights. Please take a walk after abath while listening to the sound ofwater. Please check the website as itm a y b e h e l d i r r e g u l a r l y. M a y b ecanceled due to weather.

Location Hijiori Hot Spring inns, Hot Spring
Town and surrounding areas

Hijiori Dam Light-up

April to December

We o ﬀ e r m a ny t o u r s g uid e d by h o tspring tow n guides, such as: Walkaround the hot spring town, Mini tour
around rice terraces and beech forest,
Walk around Jizokura（stone statues）,
a place of good luck and matchmaking, Walk around the mine ruins, andPainting Kokeshi (wooden dolls).
surrounding area

May to June

June, July, September, andOctober

Spring“Hijiori Sange Sange”

Hijiori Fantasy Snow
Corridor

JIMENDASHI World Cup in
Hijiori

HIJIORI NO HI

Okura Snow Story

This is an event that features one ofJapan's top 100 rice terraces, TheR i c e Te r r a c e s o f S h i k a m u r a . T h esounds of the concert echo throughthe terraced rice ﬁelds, lit by approximately 1,200 HOTARUBI Enjoy thisfantastic world that lasts one night
only.

T his is a f e s t i val a t Yu z a S h r in e( Ya k u s h i S h r i n e ) , t h e g o d o f h o tsprings. On the 16th, there will be a
Costume Play Bon Dance and on the2 0 t h , a sum o tour nament will beheld during the main festival.

T his is a N ew Ye a r 's Eve event held by
mountain priests that has been passed
down in Dewa Sanzan since ancient times.
January 7th, dressed in white robes, they
pray for a bountiful harvest and good health,and parade through the hot spring town to
the sound of the conch shell. Freshly mademochi (rice cake) is served to the visitors.

This is an event unique to Hijiori, oneof the heaviest snow fall areas inJapan. Dim lights gently illuminate as n o w w a ll t h a t is m o r e t h a n t h r e emeters high. Enjoy a winter walk amid
the light reﬂected oﬀ the snow.

Teams compete to see how quickly
they can dig through the snow andreveal the ground. It may seem simple,
but it s a profound sport that requires
both power and technique.

T h is is a w i n t e r t r a d i t i o n i n O k u r aVillage. At the Fantasy Snow Corridor,a giant snowman, the Okura-kun, will
be on display. Fireworks are also setoﬀ, lighting up the winter night sky.

Location Special venue for terraced rice fields ofLocation Hijiori Hot Spring Town

Location Hijiori Hot Spring Town

Location Hijiori Hot Spring Town andLocation Plaza in front of Hijiori Lifelong

Location Plaza in front of Hijiori Ideyu-kan

Okura Village, in the Shikamura district

surrounding area

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