Come to a Charity Concert in Beech Forest (July 17 & 18)

Kyukamura Nyuto Onsenkyo (休暇村乳頭温泉郷) is one of the 7 hot spring inns in Nyuto Onsen Area. It is the largest of them, which can accommodate as many as 112 people. It is located next to Nyuto Campground （乳頭キャンプ場）and surrounded by a beautiful beech forest with some hiking routes around it. The hotel presents many exciting events throughout the year: hiking tours, eco-candle illuminations, local Sake tasting, etc. This month they will host the biggest event of the year!

Buna-no-Mori Concert （ブナの森コンサート）will be held on July 17 and 18th during the three-days holiday weekend. The main attraction is the concert, which will be held on both days in the surrounding secondary beech forest: The abundance of water and fresh wide leaves are said to create a beautiful effect in echoing the sounds. Doesn’t it sound intriguing?

Other recreational activities are hiking tours, catch-and-grill of Japanese chars, flowing cold Inaniwa Udon noodle, a stage performance by a local magician, star-watching, some food services and souvenir give-aways, etc.

This is a charity event, whose profit will be entirely donated to the disaster victims. The tickets are available for 1 Day or 2 Days. Pre-Sales tickets are available for cheaper prices. Check the details below.

Buna-no-Mori Concert (ブナの森コンサート)

July 17 & 18 At 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

At Nyuto Campground next to Kyukamura Nyuto Onsen-kyo

休暇村乳頭温泉郷　「乳頭キャンプ場」

①　TICKETS:

ADULTS

1 DAY - 1,500Yen (Pre-Sale: 1,300 Yen) / 2 DAYS - 2,500Yen (Pre-Sale: 2,300Yen)

CHILD

1DAY 750Yen(Pre-Sale:600Yen) / 2 DAYS 1,500Yen (Pre-Sale: 1,200Yen)

*Free for Child under 4 Years Old. It includes one admission to a hot spring.

②　HIKING TOURS (500Yen)

Hot Spring Orienteering (July 17)

Hiking in the Beech Forest (July18)

*Both tours are about 2 hours. Please prepare your walking shoes and rainwear.

③　Sunday, July 17

10 a.m. Hot Springs Orienteering

　　　　*Kyukamura Hotel – Kuroyu Onsen – Magoroku Onsen – Okama Onsen –

　　　　　Nyuto Campground

           * Call 0187-46-2244 for reservation.

11:00 a.m. Shop Area Opens

11:30 a.m. Tazawako Reimen Give-Away (First 100 guests)

　　　　　　Catch and Grill of Iwana (Japanese Char)

12:00 p.m. Yama-no-imo Nabe Service

13:00 p.m. Ice Cream Making (Additional 200Yen)

14:00 p.m. Hot Springs Orienteering Awarding Ceremony

14:30 p.m. Concert in Beech Forest

　　　　　　(Tazawako Friends Band, and other performers.)

15:30 p.m. Brabo Nakaya’s Magic Performance

16:30 p.m. Event Ends

 

④　Monday, July 18

10:00 a.m. Hiking in the Beech Forest

                 Nyuto Campground – Tsurunoyu Canyon – Tsurunoyu Annex

                 *2 hrs tour / Call 0187-46-2244 for reservation.

11:00 a.m. Shops Open

11:30 p.m. Local Fresh Vegetables Give-Aways (First 100 guests)

12:00 p.m. Kiritanpo-nabe Service and Inaniwa-Udon Nagashi

13:00 p.m. Lamp Shade Making (Additional 200Yen)

14:30 p.m. Concert in Beech Forest

　　　　　　(Local traditional music and dance, Warabi-za, etc)

16:30 p.m. Event Ends

MAP

①　Buna-no-Mori Concert / Brabo Nakaya Magic Performance

②　Ice Cream Making / Lamp Shade Making

③　Catching Japanese Chars

④　Shops (Vegetables, Local Specialties, Grilled Japanese Chars, etc.)

⑤　Inaniwa Udon Nagashi (Flowing Cold Udon)

Aoni-an: A Small Restaurant of Aoni-Sanso in Mizusawa Area

Tazawako is a perfect place to get away from humidity and heat - especially in this summer when energy conservation is reinforced all over the country! These days Tazawako is only about 20 – 28 degree in Celsius (about 70 – 82 degree in Fehrenheit)!

When you visit Tazawako for the summer get-away, here is a place you can stop by for a lunch in Mizusawa Area!

Aoni-sanso (青荷山荘）is a hotel located next to Resort Hotel New Sky and across from Rotenburo Mizusawa Onsen. It is only a few minutes away from Tazawako Ski Area and Tazawako Sports Center and 15 minutes from Lake Tazawa. They have a small restaurant called Aonian (青荷庵） right next to the hotel.

Today we tried Tsugaru Sansai Soba （津軽山菜そば）and Hiyashi Chuka （冷やし中華）.

Tsugaru Sansai Soba （津軽山菜そば） is a warm soup with soba (buckwheat) noodle soup and sansai (mountain vegetables). The noodle is from Tsugaru, which is Aomori Prefecture, and thinner and flavorful. (550 Yen)

Hiyashi Chuka （冷やし中華） is perhaps a standard dish for the summer! It is cold noodle served with various toppings and tangy soy-sauce. It is enjoyable even in the hot humid summer when you tend to lose appetite. (750Yen)

Other popular dishes at Aonian are Nijinobuta Combination (860Yen) and Nijinobuta Rice Bowl (680Yen). They serve Cold Inaniwa Udon (850Yen) as well.

Gardening and Aromatherapy Class at Lake Tazawa on July 9 & 10

Any plans for this weekend? Come to Tazawako to learn gardening and aromatherapy!  Tazawako Heart Herb is waiting for you with two exciting classes!

Tazawako Heart Herb regularly offers you various activities to teach you how to make soaps, hand creams, leases, and pillows using earthy materials like herbs and wood. Many such activities are available without reservation, but some special courses (e.g. baking, shea butter soap making, insect repellent making, etc.) require you a reservation. The activities vary in time from 15 – 120 minutes, ranging the prices from 525 Yen to 2,300 Yen.

 

The green house (up right) is full of herbs!

There are many seedlings of herbs here such as rhuberbs (right bottom).

 

This weekend, July 9th and 10th Tazawako Heart Herb will offer you two exciting special classes: Gardening in the morning and Aromatherapy in the afternoon. Both classes are designed for beginners and anyone up to 10 people can sign up for this class.

In the morning there will be a Gardening Class. You will learn how to arrange flowers and herbs in group using a wired hanging basket. It will be held at the green house("Seeds") from 10:30 to 11:30. The fee is 2,600 Yen for a person.

 

In the afternoon is an Aromatherapy Class.  In the first part, you will select essential oils and make two kinds of massage oils for your body, face, or scalp. You will also learn how to have a hand bath at home using dried herbs. It will be inside the souvenir shop ("Fields") from 13:30 to 14:30 p.m. It is 2,000 Yen for a person.