Iris Festival(Itako Iris Garden) |
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Starting point
Distance
Address
Phone Number
Open
Closed
Admission
Festival Period
(@June 2006)
Route map
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Left bank 37.7Km point of the Tonegawa River
5,400m
Ayame Itako Itako-City Ibaraki-pref.
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Free
Depends on the flowering time(June 1 through June 25 in 2006)
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At the beginning of June, the garden is filled with the bloom of about
400 kinds of irises.
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The old style wedding in the Itako area is well known in Japan
by a old song had been sung by many people.
And during the Iris Festival, old style wedding are reproduced by
newly married couples on the weekend.
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The bride goes to the house of bridegroom on a boat.
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