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Keigetsu in Hirugami Onsen : Traditional Japanese Inn with Accents of Local Wood Furnishings Throughout.Ryukyo-tei on the Tenryu River : Hotel Perched on a Cliff above the Picturesque Tenryu Gorge.Yoshino-tei on the Tenryu River : Secluded Inn Overlooking the Tenryu River.Shinano Wine (Winery Tour) : Third Generation Winery.Okaya Silk Museum “Silk Fact Okaya” : Silk Museum Adjacent to an Actual Operating Silk Factory.Suwa Garasunosato (Glass Center) : Japan's Largest Glass Art-Related Activities Center.Suwa Grand Shrine Kamisuwa Honmiya (Main Hall) : Historical Shrine of the Great Pillars Festival.Narai-juku Post Town : 'Narai of a Thousand Houses' - Longest Post Town in all of Japan.Tel : +81(0)265-23-3552 fax : +81(0)265-23-3533 Official siteĪccess/Location By Train From Iida Station(JR Iida Line), By Car From Iida IC, Address 5-5-1 (120 various locations throughout the city) Takaha, Iida 395-0051 Advance tickets for shows requiring separate entrance fees can be purchased starting 28-June, 2015.) Foreign Languages : (English brochure available. (Some performances require an additional entrance fee, 500-2500 yen.) Time Required : Varies by show Reservations : Not required(Not required. Can be purchased at Iida City businesses, tourism office and at the individual theater sites.

Cost / Price of Admission : Festival button (700 yen) allows access to most events. For detailed schedules, see the official website.

Hours : Various Date(s) : 2017 dates are August 1st thru August 6th. His puppet creations for the shows are considered to be works of art as well as examples of traditional craftsmanship.

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Kawamoto-san was a master puppeterĪnd is best known for his work on national broadcaster NHK's long running TV series, Romance of the Three Kingdomss (1982-84) and The Tale of the Heike (1993-94). Those who wish to learn more about Iida's puppetry heritage can visit the Iida City Kawamoto Kihachiro Puppet Museum. In addition, there is a parade featuring the puppetry groups as well as hands-on workshops and a midnight theater. The puppet shows are held at over 100 venues throughout the city. Theater troupes from across Japan, Asia, and as far away as Europe congregate at Iida, with the fair featuring various forms and styles of puppetry from traditional ‘bunraku’ hand and shadow puppets to more modern forms of object theater, pantomime, and ventriloquism.

Every August, the entire city of Iida becomes host and stage of Japan's biggest puppetry festival. They have histories that back over 300 years. Known as 'Puppet Show Town', Iida has two puppetry theaters, Kuroda Puppetry and Imada Puppetry. Iida City is at the crossroads of Eastern and Western puppetry. See performances of everything from traditional Japanese 'bunraku' puppetry to classical and modern European puppetry troupes. Iida's Puppet Festa showcases Iida City's heritage as Japan's Puppet Theater Capital.

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