Chiba Nanohana News (May 2024)

 Index

I. News       II. Festivals and Events

I. News

1) Appointment of CHI-BA+KUN Global Partners

The Chiba Prefectural Government works to support the creation of a prefecture in which all residents, regardless of nationality, language, culture, or customs, can live and work together in harmony. To further this aim, the CHI-BA+KUN Global Partners Program has been in place since 2020. The program invites foreign residents to make use of their unique perspective to offer their opinions on prefectural policies and share information with the public.

On April 18, Thursday, 23 foreign residents who live, work, or study in Chiba Prefecture were appointed as CHI-BA+KUN Global Partners for the 2024-2025 fiscal year in a ceremony held at the Chiba Prefectural Government Office.

＜CHI-BA+KUN Global Partners Overview＞

1. Number of Participants: 23
2. Countries/Regions Represented
   ・Vietnam: 5 people
   ・United States, China, Taiwan: 3 people each
   ・Indonesia, Peru: 2 people each
   ・Uzbekistan, Australia, Canada, Thailand, Pakistan: 1 person each
3. Appointment Duration: through March 2025
4. Activity Details
   ・Take part in opinion exchange meetings and participate in questionnaires
   ・Participate in events and “monitor tours” held by the Prefecture and promote Chiba’s appeal
   ・Distribute information from the Prefecture
   ・Contribute to the Prefectural Government’s efforts in making Chiba Prefecture a more comfortable place to live
5. Inquiries: Chiba Prefectural Government International Affairs Division, Multicultural Coexistence Promotion Section
   TEL: 043-223-2436
   CHI-BA+KUN Global Partners Website

II. Festivals and Events

1) Suigo Sawara Iris Festival @ Suigo Sawara Ayame Park (Katori City)

The season for irises, known as ‘ayame’ in Japan, has arrived at Suigo Sawara Ayame Park, a part of the Suigo-Tsukuba Quasi-National Park characterized by water and greenery. More than 1500,000 irises of 400 varieties are in bloom, painting the park in shades purple. The irises fall under several strains including the elegant and prolific Edo strain, the large and glamorous Higo strain, and the delicate three-petaled Ise strain. Varieties of irises with elegant names such as “Fujibakama” and “Dainagon” blossom profusely in a blend of white, purple, and yellow.

You can also tour the park on a small Sappa boat (fees apply) for yet another view of the irises. The helmswomen maneuvering the boat with a pole, dressed in their Kasuri-patterned attire, red aprons, tabi socks, and triangular woven hats, is a sight that can only be seen during this season. For more details about what is offered during this festival, please visit the website below.

 

• Period: 25 May (Saturday) to 23 June (Sunday), 8:00-18:00
• Location: Suigo Sawara Ayame Park, 1837-2 Ogishima, Katori City
• Entrance fee: 800 yen for adults (15 years old and over), 700 yen for those 65 years old and over, 400 yen for elementary and junior high school students
• Access: 25 minutes on the shuttle bus from Sawara Station (JR Narita line) to Suigo Sawara Ayame Park (*Only runs during the festival period)
  Bus fare: 500 yen for junior high school students and over, 250 yen for elementary school students, free for those under elementary school age
• Inquiries: Suigo Sawara Ayame Park  TEL: 0478-56-0411
• Katori City website

2) Alice’s Blooming Carnival @Keisei Rose Garden (Yachiyo City)

From early May to mid-June, you can enjoy the top of the peak season for roses at Keisei Rose Garden with 10,000 roses of 1,600 varieties, the largest number of beautiful roses blooming in a year in the largest rose theme park in the Kanto region.

■ A dragon debuts in the popular “Alice Tours Episode 2”! Feel your heart pounding during this 10-minute attraction.

• When: weekend and public holidays during the carnival period only
• Cost: 1,500 yen per person (tax inclusive) *on top of the entrance fee.

■ Revel in the exuberant atmosphere in the park’s first afternoon parades, only at the rose theme park!

• Dates: 25 May (Sat), 1 June (Sat), 8 June (Sat), 16 June (Sun)

 

• Alice’s Blooming Carnival period: 20 April (Sat) to 16 June (Sunday)
• Location: Keisei Rose Garden, 755 Owada Shinden, Yachiyo City
• Entrance fees: 1,800 yen for adults (high school students and over), 1,500 yen for those with disabilities, 500 yen for elementary and junior high students
• Access: From Yachiyo Midorigaoka station (Toyo Rapid Railway Line through Tokyo Metro), walk 15 minutes or take the Toyo bus bound for Yachiyo Iryo Center/Yachiyo Chuo station and alight at “Keisei Rose Garden”.
  Or from the west exit of Yachiyodai station (Keisei Line), take the Toyo bus from bus bay 1 bound for Yachiyo Iryo Center/Yachiyo Chuo station via Yachiyo Midorigaoka Station, and alight at “Keisei Rose Garden”.
• Inquiries: Keisei Rose Garden  TEL: 047-459-0106

*Please visit the official website for the latest information. 

 

I. News       II. Festivals and Events