{"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":"

By Suzanne Bhagan (Tottori Prefecture)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hey, everyone! There’s another national holiday this week (Health and Sports Day) so who\u2019s ready for some hiking, kiritanpo<\/em>, kayaking, parades, beef, and screaming? Read on to find out more!<\/p>\n

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Kiritanpo, an Akita specialty<\/p><\/div>\n

Kiritanpo Festival<\/a><\/p>\n

When: 7-9 October<\/p>\n

Where: Odate, Akita Prefecture<\/p>\n

Enjoy live performances and kiritanpo<\/em> (rice grilled stick and specialty of Akita prefecture) at this unique festival.<\/p>\n

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29th Yufuin Eat Beef and Scream Tournament<\/a><\/p>\n

When: 9 October<\/p>\n

Where: Yufuin, Oita Prefecture<\/p>\n

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

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Yufuin Eat Beef and Scream Tournament<\/p><\/div>\n

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Jumangoku Festival<\/a><\/p>\n

When: 9 October<\/p>\n

Where: Ogaki, Gifu Prefecture<\/p>\n

Help carry the mikoshi<\/em> and be part of one of Ogaki\u2019s biggest events for the year!<\/p>\n

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\"yokai\"<\/a>

Yokai parade<\/p><\/div>\n

Yokai Parade<\/a><\/p>\n

When: 14 October<\/p>\n

Where: Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture<\/p>\n

Celebrate Halloween early by hitting the street with Kyoto\u2019s very own yokai<\/em> parade.<\/p>\n

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Biwa Kayaking 2017<\/a><\/p>\n

When: 14 October<\/p>\n

Where: Lake Biwa, Shiga Prefecture<\/p>\n

Pack a bento <\/em>and come kayak Japan\u2019s largest freshwater lake with a professional instructor!<\/p>\n

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\"mountain\"<\/a>

Mount Miune<\/p><\/div>\n

Mt Miune Hike<\/a><\/p>\n

When: 15 October<\/p>\n

Where: Miyoshi, Tokushima Prefecture<\/p>\n

Strap on those hiking boots to climb Shikoku\u2019s third tallest peak.<\/p>\n

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By Suzanne Bhagan (Tottori Prefecture) Hey, everyone! There’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!   Kiritanpo Festival When: 7-9 October Where: Odate, Akita Prefecture Enjoy live performances and kiritanpo (rice grilled stick and specialty […]<\/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_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_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},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"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":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t