The 18th lantern painting exhibition "Hijiori no Hi" will be held!

Hijiori Onsen welcomes people by sharing its hot springs at the foot of the sacred mountain Mt. Gassan. This year marks the 18th summer since the lantern painting "Hijiori no Hi" was lit at this mountain hot spring resort. This year, young artists with ties to Yamagata stayed in the hot spring town and painted various scenes and stories that live in Hijiori, such as the surrounding nature, rich food culture, mountain worship and hot spring therapy culture, and made them into lanterns. The lanter...

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Okura Village Tourism Association

Okura Village is a small village with a population of approximately 3,000 people located in the Mogami region in the northern part of Yamagata Prefecture, surrounded by Mt. Gassan, Mt. Hayama, and the mountains connected to them in the south. Okura Village is known for its deep snow and heavy snowfall in winter, but abundant snowmelt water moistens the mountains and fields, and Okura Village is proud of the wild vegetables and crops that grow thanks to the bounty of nature. Okura Village once prospered along with shipping on the Mogami River, and for 138 years from 1476, the Shimizu clan had a castle there and ruled over most of Mogami County. The name of the village of Okura comes from the 7th lord of the castle, Daisuke Shimizu Yoshichika, and the ruins of Shimizu Castle are designated as a prefectural historic site. In addition, there are rice terraces in four villages that have been selected as one of Japan's top 100 rice terraces, and Hijiori Onsen, which boasts a history of more than 1,200 years and continues to be loved as a traditional hot spring spa that heals and heals people. While valuing the scenery and environment, as well as the traditions and culture backed by history, we have declared ourselves the most beautiful village in Japan and live our daily lives with confidence and pride.

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Event period

July 12th (Fri) - August 25th (Sun) 2024 Old lanterns will be on display

New lanterns will be on display from Saturday, September 14th to Monday, October 14th, 2024

◆Lighting time

18:00-20:30

◆Venue

Hot spring town (displayed in front of inns, shops, etc.)

◆ARTIST TALK: Hijiori Picture Talk and Night Talk

We will be releasing audio commentary on the lantern paintings by the 11 artists who will be creating new works on the website! After the lighting period ends, we will release the audio commentary along with photos of the new lanterns. https://hijiorinohi.com/

◆Details (external site)

Hijiorinohi HP https://hijiorinohi.com/

◆Access

Bus: From JR Shinjo Station, take a village bus for 60 minutes

Car: 40 minutes from Funagata IC on the Tohoku Chuo Expressway

◆Inquiries

Hijiori no Hi Executive Committee (Ryuichi Hayasaka) TEL: 090-2076-5698 Email: hijiorinohi@hijiori.jp

Okura Village Tourism Association TEL0233-34-6106