富山に生まれて30年以上たちますが初めてこの祭りに行ってきました。
I was born in the mountains for over 30 years, but this was my first time to go to this festival.
頼成の森で開催されている花しょうぶ祭りです。
This is the Iris Festival held in Raijo Forest.
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祭り概要 Festival Overview
開催場所は頼成の森です。
The festival is held in Raijo Forest.
第2駐車場が一番近い駐車場です。
Parking Lot No. 2 is the closest parking lot.
開催期間は2023年6月9日～18日までです。
The festival will be held from June 9th to 18th, 2023.
開場時間はAM9：00～PM5：00までです。
Opening hours are 9:00AM to 5:00PM.
一日中やってます。
It’s open all day.
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6月10日現在では2分咲きということでしたが、
思ったよりも咲いていました。
As of June 10th, the flowers were about 20% in bloom, but they were in more bloom than I expected.
2分咲きでこれぐらいですので満開になったらすごいきれいな光景と思います。
This is about 20% in bloom, so I think it will be a beautiful sight when they are in full bloom.
子供たちはショウブの間の木の通路を楽しんでいました。
The children enjoyed the wooden walkway between the irises.
まるで迷路のように十字路、T字路あるので走らず楽しめる年齢であれば
親も安心してみてられると思います。
There are crossroads and T-junctions like a maze, so parents can watch with peace of mind if their children are old enough to enjoy the festival without running.
野点もやってました。
There was also an outdoor tea ceremony.
花しょうぶを見ながらお茶を飲むとはなかなか風情があります。
Drinking tea while looking at the irises is quite tasteful.
子供が大人になったら一緒に飲んでみたいと思います。
I would like to drink tea with my children when they grow up.
野点の場所は階段を上った上にあります。
The outdoor tea ceremony area is at the top of a flight of stairs.
入り口近くではご飯を食べることもできます。
You can also eat near the entrance.
焼きそばやうどん、かき氷等売っている売店があります。
There is a shop selling yakisoba, udon, shaved ice, etc.
その隣にはイワナの塩焼きも売っていました。
Next to that they also sell grilled salted rock trout.
クレープ屋さんもあります。
There is also a crepe shop.
来年は満開のタイミングで行きたいと思います。
I would like to go next year when the flowers are in full bloom.
Memo: What is Nodate?
I think many people don’t know what “Nodate” is, as mentioned in this article.
I’ll look it up and introduce it to you.
Before the outdoor tea ceremony, let’s introduce the tea ceremony.
In Japan, there is a culture called “Chado” or “Sado”.
It is the act of serving matcha to guests, and the guests drinking it.
However, each and every action has meaning.
It is the spirit of hospitality.
Guests are expected to have the dignity and behavior to be worthy of hospitality.
It is a highly formal culture.
Nodate is a tea ceremony.
Now, let’s introduce outdoor tea ceremony.
While tea ceremony is held indoors, outdoor tea ceremony is held outdoors.
The “no” in “Nodate” means field, and refers to outside.
“Date” is written as “point”. It means spot in its literal meaning, but the unique Japanese meaning of this character alone is to make tea.
In summary, it means drinking tea in the fields.
The etiquette seems to have been greatly simplified so that ordinary people can enjoy it easily.
You can drink not only matcha, but also green tea and sencha.
It’s easy to get along with.
Summary
It seems good that you can drink it casually.
I did a lot of research and found some events that interested me.
I’ll post the URL.
Sayama Grand Tea Ceremony in Sayama City, Saitama Prefecture
https://www.city.sayama.saitama.jp/manabu/bunkageijutsu/2024sayamadaicyakai.htmlTokyo Grand Tea Ceremony in Koganei City, Tokyo
https://tokyo-grand-tea-ceremony.jp/It might be a good experience to participate.
