{"id":41869,"date":"2017-10-09T06:39:08","date_gmt":"2017-10-09T10:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=41869"},"modified":"2018-03-03T15:47:07","modified_gmt":"2018-03-03T19:47:07","slug":"jet-prefecture-round-up-10-09-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2017\/10\/09\/jet-prefecture-round-up-10-09-17\/","title":{"rendered":"JET Prefecture Round up! 10.09.17"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Suzanne Bhagan (Tottori Prefecture)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hey, everyone! There&#8217;s another national holiday this week (Health and Sports Day) so who\u2019s ready for some hiking, <em>kiritanpo<\/em>, kayaking, parades, beef, and screaming? Read on to find out more!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_41895\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/kiritanpo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41895\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-41895\" src=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/kiritanpo-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"rice stick\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/kiritanpo-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/kiritanpo-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/kiritanpo-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/kiritanpo.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-41895\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kiritanpo, an Akita specialty<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tanpofes.com\/about\/\">Kiritanpo Festival<\/a><\/p>\n<p>When: 7-9 October<\/p>\n<p>Where: Odate, Akita Prefecture<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy live performances and <em>kiritanpo<\/em> (rice grilled stick and specialty of Akita prefecture) at this unique festival.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.yufuin.gr.jp\/%E7%AC%AC%EF%BC%94%EF%BC%93%E5%9B%9E-%E7%94%B1%E5%B8%83%E9%99%A2%E7%89%9B%E5%96%B0%E3%81%84%E7%B5%B6%E5%8F%AB%E5%A4%A7%E4%BC%9A\/\">29th Yufuin Eat Beef and Scream Tournament<\/a><\/p>\n<p>When: 9 October<\/p>\n<p>Where: Yufuin, Oita Prefecture<\/p>\n<p>I scream, you scream, we all scream for beef (literally)! Head to Mount Yufu for this unusual event that combines beef eating and screaming into a stratovolcano.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_41896\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/eat-beef.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41896\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-41896\" src=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/eat-beef-300x220.jpg\" alt=\"contest\" width=\"300\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/eat-beef-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/eat-beef.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-41896\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yufuin Eat Beef and Scream Tournament<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/102940926826\/\">Jumangoku Festival<\/a><\/p>\n<p>When: 9 October<\/p>\n<p>Where: Ogaki, Gifu Prefecture<\/p>\n<p>Help carry the <em>mikoshi<\/em> and be part of one of Ogaki\u2019s biggest events for the year!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_41897\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/2fd2ed450b387c3e92426e9095ad870e.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41897\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-41897\" src=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/2fd2ed450b387c3e92426e9095ad870e-300x221.jpg\" alt=\"yokai\" width=\"300\" height=\"221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/2fd2ed450b387c3e92426e9095ad870e-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/2fd2ed450b387c3e92426e9095ad870e.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-41897\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yokai parade<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/362043304230274\/\">Yokai Parade<\/a><\/p>\n<p>When: 14 October<\/p>\n<p>Where: Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture<\/p>\n<p>Celebrate Halloween early by hitting the street with Kyoto\u2019s very own <em>yokai<\/em> parade.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1458947930825190\/\">Biwa Kayaking 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<p>When: 14 October<\/p>\n<p>Where: Lake Biwa, Shiga Prefecture<\/p>\n<p>Pack a <em>bento <\/em>and come kayak Japan\u2019s largest freshwater lake with a professional instructor!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_41898\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/SS000036-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41898\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-41898\" src=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/SS000036-4-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"mountain\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/SS000036-4-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/SS000036-4-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/SS000036-4.jpg 1246w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-41898\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mount Miune<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1281968798597776\/\">Mt Miune Hike<\/a><\/p>\n<p>When: 15 October<\/p>\n<p>Where: Miyoshi, Tokushima Prefecture<\/p>\n<p>Strap on those hiking boots to climb Shikoku\u2019s third tallest peak.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Suzanne Bhagan (Tottori Prefecture) Hey, everyone! There&#8217;s another national holiday this week (Health and Sports Day) so who\u2019s ready for some hiking, kiritanpo, kayaking, parades, beef, and screaming? Read on to find out more! &nbsp; Kiritanpo Festival When: 7-9 October Where: Odate, Akita Prefecture Enjoy live performances and kiritanpo (rice grilled stick and specialty [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":153,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[390,53,379],"tags":[1406,885,191],"class_list":["post-41869","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ajet","category-events","category-jet-prefecture-round-up","tag-ajet","tag-events-2","tag-japan"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pkZ7m-aTj","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41869","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/153"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41869"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41869\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42650,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41869\/revisions\/42650"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41869"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41869"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41869"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}