Event
Events currently being held or scheduled to be held
October, 2024
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From October to November
- Free of charge
- Tagajo City
Language Art Project Vol.2
Language Art Project Vol.2
Words move the mind, encourage action, and bring power.
"Words" engraved on the Taga Castle monument that revealed the foundation of Taga Castle. And it is also "words" to write in "Oku no Hosomichi" that Matsuo Basho faced the Tagajo monument and felt tears. Now that 1300 years have passed since ancient times, a language art project that illuminates the light of "words" and spins the power of "words" into the future of a thousand years ahead. It will be held.
Date of the event From October to November
Venue Tagajo City Fees Free of charge Sponsorship Executive Committee of the 1300th Anniversary of Tagajo Foundation -
From October to December
- Paid
- Tohoku History Museum
Autumn special exhibition "Tagajo 1300"
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From October to December
- Free of charge
- Tagajo City Buried Cultural Properties Research Center gallery space
Special exhibition "Ancient City Tagajo"
November, 2024
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November
- Free of charge
Tagajo Autumn Festival
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November 7th (Thursday)
- Free of charge
- Tagajo Civic Center Small Hall (Tagajo City Cultural Center)
Historical Landscape City Council
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November 22nd (Friday) 〜
November 24th (Sunday)- Paid
- Tagajo Civic Center Small Hall (Tagajo City Cultural Center)
The Winter's Tale: A Winter Story from ”Michinoku no Kuni”
The Winter's Tale: A Winter Story from ”Michinoku no Kuni”
The story of "Loss and Regeneration" given to everyone who has experienced Great East Japan Earthquake
The themes are "Loss and Regeneration", "The joy of living", "Future full of diverse", and "Hope".
Set in the ancient Tohoku region where Taga Castle in Mutsu Kokufu was founded, William Shakespeare's "Winter Story" will be adapted and performed as "Michinoku no Kuni Winter Story". With the participation of citizens, the people who live in the affected areas of Great East Japan Earthquake feel the joy of living and create something that will serve as the basis for living in the future.
Date of the event Friday, November 22, 2024 〜 Sunday, November 24, 2024 Venue Tagajo Civic Center Small Hall (Tagajo City Cultural Center) Fees Paid Sponsorship Executive Committee of the 1300th Anniversary of Tagajo Foundation
Past events
January, 2024
February, 2024
March, 2024
April, 2024
May, 2024
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May 1st (Wednesday) 〜
July 31st (Wednesday)- Free of charge
- Tagajo City and surrounding areas (Shiogama City, Higashimatsushima City, Matsushima Town, Shichigahama Town, Rifu Town)
Ride Around in Tagajo with Matsushima Bay Area
Ride Around in Tagajo with Matsushima Bay Area
Bicycle activities around the charm of the area that was overlooked in everyday life
Visit the history and tourism resources and restaurants in the Matsushima Bay Area (Shiogama City, Higashimatsushima City, Matsushima Town, Shichigahama Town, Rifu Town), which is related to Taga Castle since the foundation of Taga Castle, and rediscover the local charm of everyday life Bicycle activity. You can use the smartphone app to collect points in various places and exchange them for delicious gourmets and sweets to enjoy local products. There is also a special action where you can get additional points and a chance to get luxurious prizes, so you can enjoy not only rediscovering the hidden charm of Tagajo and Matsushima Bay Area, but also interacting with participating stores. Why don't you enjoy Taga Castle and Matsushima Bay by bicycle?
Date of the event Wednesday, May 1, 2024 〜 Wednesday, July 31, 2024 Venue Tagajo City and surrounding areas (Shiogama City, Higashimatsushima City, Matsushima Town, Shichigahama Town, Rifu Town) Fees Free of charge Sponsorship Executive Committee of the 1300th Anniversary of Tagajo Foundation Co-sponsored Shiogama City, Higashimatsushima City, Matsushima Town, Shichigahama Town, Rifu Town URL Ride Around in Tagajo
June, 2024
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June 15th (Saturday) 〜
June 21st (Friday)- Free of charge
- Tagajo Ruins Iris Garden (5-minute walk from the north exit of Tagajo Station on the Tohoku Main Line)
The 34th Tagajo Ruins Iris Festival
The 34th Tagajo Ruins Iris Festival
3 million iris sanguinea, rabbit ear iris and Japanese iris of 800 species are in full bloom in the Iris Garden of about 21,000 square meters, one corner of the special historic site, Tagajo Ruins. During the period, festival bazaars and hands-on corners will be held, and on Saturdays and Sunday, stage events and fields will be held.
stamp rally will also be held during the period to commemorate the 1300th anniversary of Tagajo Castle.
Date of the event Saturday, June 15, 2024 〜 Friday, June 21, 2024 Venue Tagajo Ruins Iris Garden (5-minute walk from the north exit of Tagajo Station on the Tohoku Main Line) Fees Free of charge Time 10:00〜16:00 URL https://www.city.tagajo.miyagi.jp/kanko/shiseki/kanko/ayamematuri.html -
June 19th (Wednesday) 〜
June 21st (Friday)- Free of charge
- Taga Castle Ruins Iris Garden (Ichikawa, Tagajo City)
Light Installation Tagajo 2024
Light Installation Tagajo 2024
New value of Tagajo colored with light
The 800 species, 3 million iris sanguinea, Japanese iris, rabbit ear iris and Tagajo monuments, are in full bloom at the Iris Garden, the ruins of Tagajo Castle, will be created with faint light to create a creative recovery from Great East Japan Earthquake and hope for the future. Under the blue sky, you can enjoy the fantastic atmosphere of Iris, which is a bit different from the Iris in the Iris Garden, the ruins of Tagajo in a corner of a special historic site. Please come along with the Tagajo Ruins Iris Festival, a feature of early summer, held at the same time.
Date of the event Wednesday, June 19, 2024 〜 Friday, June 21, 2024 Venue Taga Castle Ruins Iris Garden (Ichikawa, Tagajo City) Fees Free of charge Sponsorship Executive Committee of the 1300th Anniversary of Tagajo Foundation Time From 19:00 to 21:00 each day
July, 2024
August, 2024
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August
- Free of charge
Tagajo Citizen Summer Festival "The Festival in Tagajo"
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August 9th (Friday) 〜
August 9th (Friday)- Paid
- Tagajo Civic Center Large Hall (in Tagajo City Cultural Center)
Network project of Japan's three major historical sites: Live performance by "KAWAMURABAND" , the ultimate tribute band for "Southern All Stars"
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August 25th (Sunday) 〜
August 25th (Sunday)- Free of charge
- Taga Castle Ruins (Ichikawa, Tagajo City)
Tohoku Festival Project
Tohoku Festival Project
Grand Festival celebrating the 1300th anniversary of Tagajo's founding
wadaiko celebrates the 1300th anniversary of the founding of Tagajo with people from all over the Tohoku region by expressing the "Rhythm of Life" in the Tohoku region, which has been spun in the Eternal History for 1300 years.
Traditional performing arts rooted in various parts of Tohoku will gather at the site of Tagajo, and will perform with the wadaiko player Atoa, based in Miyagi.
Date of the event August 25th (Sunday) Venue Taga Castle Ruins (Ichikawa, Tagajo City) Fees Free of charge Sponsorship Executive Committee of the 1300th Anniversary of Tagajo Foundation
September, 2024
October, 2024
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October 5th (Saturday) 〜
October 6th (Sunday)- Paid
- Tagajo Civic Center Large Hall (Cultural Center)
Japan's Three Major Historic Site Network Project Tagajo Cinema Complex with International Film Festival
Japan's Three Major Historic Site Network Project Tagajo Cinema Complex with International Film Festival
A gift from the capital of Nara, which will be delivered again after 1300 years.
To this day, Tagajo and Nara have walked together in an era where Japanese culture that has been spun and spun has blossomed. At that time, the Tagajo Cinema Complex with Nara International Film Festival, which began in Nara in 2010, touched on the arts and culture of the Nara International Film Festival in Tagajo, just as the various cultures of the capital were transmitted to Tagajo. If it is an NPO corporation, with the cooperation of the International Film Festival, films centered on the works of NARAtive, a film production project of the corporation, will be screened at several locations in the city.
Date of the event Saturday, October 5, 2024 〜 Sunday, October 6, 2024 Venue Tagajo Civic Center Large Hall (Cultural Center) Fees Paid Sponsorship Executive Committee of the 1300th Anniversary of Tagajo Foundation Cooperation Nara International Film Festival Executive Committee -
October 12th (Saturday) 〜
October 12th (Saturday)- Free of charge
- Tagajo City
Reiwa Manyo Grand Tea Ceremony・Manyo Festival
November, 2024
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November 1st (Friday) 〜
November 1st (Friday)- Free of charge
- Taga Castle Ruins (Ichikawa, Tagajo City)
The 1300th Anniversary Ceremony of Tagajo
The 1300th Anniversary Ceremony of Tagajo
The culmination of the 1300th Anniversary Project and the Future of Thousand Years
A commemorative ceremony that plays an important role in the formation of an ancient nation and celebrates the 1300th anniversary of the founding of Tagajo, which can be said to be the beginning of Miyagi and Tohoku.
The ceremony will include an artistic program that reproduces ancient events and rituals, fuses immutable value with the changing new value, and expresses the occurrence of Tagajo in Mutsu Kokufu through the "natural world of color and sound". . We will send out the thoughts and messages that we will spin into the future of a thousand years from now.
◎General Director / Keiichi Shigano
◎Music Director / Toshihiko Urahisa
◎Art Director / Masahiro Nakagawa
◎Stage Director / Masatoshi Muto
◎Choreography: Masahiro Nakagawa, Takeshi Ishii (ALCHEMIST)
◎Costume: Masahiro Nakagawa, Takeshi Ishii (ALCHEMIST)
◎Hair makeup / Amakawaya SeikaDate of the event November 1st (Friday) Venue Taga Castle Ruins (Ichikawa, Tagajo City) Fees Free of charge Sponsorship Executive Committee of the 1300th Anniversary of Tagajo Foundation -
November 4th (Monday) 〜
November 4th (Monday)- Paid
- Tagajo Civic Center Large Hall (in Tagajo City Cultural Center)
Creative opera of the new era: 'Tagajo Genesis'
Creative opera of the new era: 'Tagajo Genesis'
Follow the history of Tagajo's founding, look at the present and connect it to the future.
The theme is "History teaches the future" and "Living together".
History does not exist in a fragmentary manner, but is connected to any time of the past and is now connected to the future. It was 1300 years since the foundation of Taga Castle. A new era creative opera that spells the “memory” engraved on this land with symphony, images and songs.
We will perform jointly with professional amateurs with citizen participation.
Date of the event November 4th (Monday) Venue Tagajo Civic Center Large Hall (in Tagajo City Cultural Center) Fees Paid Sponsorship Executive Committee of the 1300th Anniversary of Tagajo Foundation