Gourmet experiences There are plenty of events and festivals during the October 3-day weekend! where are you going?[From Fukushima](23/10/06 20:00)

During the three-day weekend of October 7th, 8th, and 9th, festivals and events are scheduled throughout Fukushima Prefecture, including the Nihonmatsu Lantern Festival, the Matsukawa Chochin Festival in Fukushima City, and the Iizaka Kenka Festival. Introducing some of the most interesting events. The first event held in Kuwaori Town. 15 stores will offer carefully selected menus using branded pork from the prefecture. You can also try Kuwaori Town’s new specialty, Royal Peach Pork. This Royal Peach Pork is grown on peaches, a specialty of Kuwaori Town. Furthermore, the bait contains sake lees from the original Japanese sake “Karakuchi Kuwaori” made in the town. It is said that both the meat and fat are sweet. ◆Kuwaoricho Fureai Park 8th (Sunday) 10:00 am – 4:00 pm <7th and 8th Abukuma Oktoberfest> A food and alcohol festival will be held at Green Park Miyakoji in Tamura City. 11 sake brewers mainly from Fukushima prefecture participated. There are restaurant booths and a music stage. For those who can’t drink alcohol, how about the “Hop Cider,” which was released on the 7th and is made by diluting hop syrup with carbonation and topping it with fresh hops? Shuttle bus to JR Funahiki Station also available (advance reservation required, round trip 1,800 yen) ◆Green Park Miyakoji 7th (Sat) and 8th (Sun) 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. ◆Admission fee 500 yen <7 Sunday and 8th Aizumisato Wine Festival> This is a “wine festival in a beautiful village” Eleven wineries, mainly from Fukushima prefecture, will gather in Aizumisato town. Kitchen trucks and miscellaneous goods are also available for families to enjoy. A paid shuttle bus from JR Aizuwakamatsu Station also runs four times a day. (500 yen one way) ◆Fureai no Mori Park 7th (Sat) and 8th (Sun) 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. *Until 4:00 p.m. on the 8th <7th and 8th Ground Self-Defense Force Fukushima Garrison establishment 70th Anniversary Event> The first “City Parade” in 10 years will be held from 2:00 pm on the 7th at the west exit of Fukushima Station. Approximately 90 Self-Defense Force vehicles. You can also see fighter planes. On Sundays, the camp is open to the public, where you can watch mock combat training and board high-mobility vehicles. ◆Fukushima City Fukushima Station West Exit 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm ◆ Ground Self-Defense Force Fukushima Garrison 8:30 am – 3:00 pm <9th New Sports Experience Festival> On Monday Sports Day, limited to Iwaki residents You can test your physical fitness and try badminton, boccia, and more. Guests can also enjoy a new sport called curling, which is played on the floor of a gymnasium instead of on ice. . ◆Iwaki City General Gymnasium 9th (Monday/Holiday) <7th and 8th Furudono Hachiman Shrine Annual Festival> Fukushima Prefecture’s important intangible folk cultural properties, Kasakake and Yabusame, which have been held since the Kamakura period 800 years ago, are dedicated. Ru. <7th and 8th Kooriyama Industrial Expo> 280 booths from 190 companies exhibited, mainly from Koriyama City. We will promote our proud products and technologies in nine areas, including “manufacturing,” “agriculture,” and “lifestyle.” The main purpose of the event is to help young people learn about the appeal of local industry and help them find employment. Approximately 70 students from Koriyama Kita Technical High School attended a preview on the 6th. Ethical, a visiting nursing company that will be participating in the event, has started a new business in April 2023 that dispatches occupational therapists to companies to provide advice on employee health management. Yoshiko Hoshi, CEO of Ethical, said, “Companies lose 3 trillion yen annually due to people taking time off from work due to occupational diseases, or having to go to the hospital late or leave early.”We need to improve operations and the environment. “It makes my job easier.” It is a business model that is rare even nationally, and we hope that the industrial expo will help raise its profile. ◆Big Palette Fukushima 7th (Sat) and 8th (Sun) 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.