Spring Festa in Isumi 2015 starting

Specialty of spring in Isumi is not just scenery of cole flower and Isumi railway!
There are much more options including Kurabiraki (Opening of a brewery for the first time in the year) of brewery Kidoizumi Shuzo, and strawberry picking.
Come and visit Isumi to enjoy early spring.

Each event is held on different dates.
Please check with the organizer/host of the event in advance.

>>Tasting of freshly made sake & sake brewery tour
Duration: February 1, 2015 (Sun) toMarch 6, 2015 (Fri,Except for Sunday and national holiday) 10:00 – 16:00
Fee: Free

>>Sotobo Isumi Kurabiraki – Daigo no Sato Umemon Matsuri-
Date: March 8, 2015 (Sun) 10:00 -15:00
Collaboration of cheese and Koshu (matured, aged sake), Tasting and sale of sake of brewery Kidoizumi , Isumi food market, Free Amazake
Fee: Free

Contact:kidoizumi shuzo（Brewery Kidoizumi Co. Ltd） 0470-62-0013

>>Strawberry Picking in Isumi
Duration: until May 31, 2015 (Sun) 10:00 –
Fee: Please check with farms as the fee vary depending on the season

Contact: Isumi no Ichigo Hachibe Ichigo En 090-8580-4115
　　　　Isumi no Ichigo Masuda Ichigo En 0470-87-3672

>>Making Soba
Duration: February 1, 2015 (Sun) – March 14, 2015 (Sat)
Fee: 2500 yen
Location and Contact: Misaki Soba Kobo 0470-87-2074

Duration: February 15, 2015 (Sun) *buckwheat flour made in Isumi will be used
Fee: Spring Festa Special price 1500 yen
Location and Contact: Handmade Soba Hiraga 0470-87-3036

>>Farm tour
Duration: Every Saturday and Sunday between February 1, 2015 (Sun) to March 9, 2015 (Mon)
Fee: Infant free; Before Elementary school 500 yen; Elementary school student and elder, 1500 yen;
* Advance booking is required

Contact: Takahide Farm 0470-86-2131

>>Cole Flower (Leaves) Picking
Duration: February 7, 2015 (Sat) to March 15, 2015 (Sun) 10:00-14:00 *Open on Saturday and Sunday only
Fee: 300 yen　All you can stuff bags of cole flower leaves

Contact: 090-2737-2928

>>Making Dried Sardines (Mezashi)
Duration: February 1, 2015 (Sun), 8 (Sun), 22 (Sun) 10:00 -12:00
Fee: 300 yen　

Contact: Isumi Toubu Gyokyou Kyoudou Kumiai (fisheries cooperative) 0470-62-0111

update : 2015/01/25 23:24
Category : information, town events

Our New Proposal – Short Stay in Isumi. ”Trial Stay Program” will start!

Tours to meet people and experience life in Isumi have been held regularly, and many people asked us if there was any place to stay where they could experience to “live” in Isumi instead of visiting.

Why don’t you take one step further and stay in a house in Isumi for a week to feel and experience the life here.
You are welcomed to stay in the place to picture yourself living in the country!

>>Duration of Stay: One week
* Please let us know your preferred dates of stay. We will get back to you with the available schedule and facility.

>>Usage Fee: Free
* No user charge. Until March 31, 2015.

>>Host Organization: NPO Isumi Lifestyle Laboratory

>>Information
・You must register with “Isumi-shi Akiya Bank (which provides you information of vacant house.)” The use is limited to people who consider relocation to Isumi.
・You will be asked to answer a questionnaire about the stay and keep a journal during the stay.
・There is no fixed schedule or plan offered from us during the stay. Please make your own plan.
・Our staff of NPO Isumi Lifestyle Laboratory will provide consultation on your relocation or town information etc.
・Usage fee of the facility is free, but the other fee and cost such as food, transportation etc. are your responsibility.
・Furnishings are vary depending on the facility. Please ask for the details before your stay.
→Contact form

・If you would like to apply to this “Trial Stay Program”, please enter and send the form below.
→Inquiry Form
→Trial Stay Program Application Form (Sorry only Japanese)

This is a trial short stay program to create an image of your life in Isumi. We look forward to your application.

( Miho / Yasuko )

update : 2015/01/23 17:52
Category : information

The Cheese in Isumi won Awards!

Japanese spiny lobster, Isumi rice…
There are many specialty products in Isumi.

Among those, “Cheese made in Isumi city” became a popular topic of our conversation between staffs as new specialty foods.
There are no less than 5 cheese factories in Isumi city, and each of them makes distinctive cheese using local (Isumi) milk.

Such Isumi cheese won awards at JAPAN CHEESE AWARD 2014!
The award winning cheeses are as follows:
・Gold Prize　“Makiba no Taiyo” from cheese factory of Takahide farm
・Bronze Prize　“Mozzarella Cheese” from cheese factory Yojuemon

The results are here (Website of Cheese Professional Association).

121 cheeses from 61 factories were nominated for the award, and I am very happy that cheeses from Isumi were selected among them.

I expect the further success of cheese factories in Isumi!!

( Shige / Yasuko )

update : 2014/11/12 08:00
Category : information