531-1 Sekine, Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture

Yamagami Community Center Area
Hours: 10:00~15:00

~Safflower~
◆ Safflower experience corner
・Safflower dyeing : 1,100 yen
・Slip-dyeing : 1,100 yen
・Safflower paper flowers : 300 yen
・Sashiko key holder : 1,500 yen
・Bamboo lantern making : 500 yen
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◆ Safflower Field Owners Planning Booth
This year, nine groups of safflower field owners are working on creating a landscape along the Yamagata Shinkansen bullet train.
At the booth, we will introduce the activities and how to utilize the blooming safflowers.
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◆ Research activity booth run by high school students
・Yonezawa Commercial High School
(Sale of safflower products, jams, cookies, etc.)

・Yonezawa Kojokan High School
(Safflower panel display)

・Okitama Agricultural High School
(Baked goods sales, exhibition of initiatives)

・Kuri Gakuen High School
(Sale of books about safflower, exhibition of initiatives)
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◆ Tasting and sales event for the winning entries of the Safflower Sweets Contest

・Happy Mousse created by Mieko Kosaka, winner of the Benihana Grand Prix
・Special award-winning chewy safflower chocolate by Emiko Ogata

・Safflower hotcakes
Beautiful Flowers in Bloom Award
Ichika Ishigame, Paru Takahashi,
Written by Yuuna Sato

Sales of winning works from the contest
・Domyoji Benihana “Hanamochi”
Runner-up Grand Prize winner: Made by Aiko Oyama Sold by Matsushimaya Confectionery Store
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Indoor events
Hall
・Exhibition of Sashiko tapestries using safflower-dyed thread (created by Kiyoko Endo)
・Exhibition of safflower-related materials
・Exhibition of safflower-dyed Yonezawa textile products (Yonezawa Textile Council)

Entrance hall
・Flower arrangement display by flower coordinator Mieko Oshima
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~Sales & Food & Drink~
◆ Sales corner : agricultural products, safflower sales, salt-grilled rainbow trout, and merchandise sales

◆ Kitchen car
・Yours
・Cafe ARB
・Miging cafe
・Kinkuma Shokudo
・THE COSA
・Hada Ranch
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Kids’ Corner
◆ The mini Shinkansen bullet train is coming

◆ Old-fashioned play corner
Shooting gallery, ring toss, water yo-yo, etc.
(Operated by Student Circle Accel Link Yonezawa)

◆ Amateur radio experience
Amateur radio experience, satellite radio reception experience
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☆ Stage Event ☆
Moderator : YTS Yamagata Television
Announcer Runa Kosaka
Schedule
10:00~10:30 : Opening (Yonezawa Folk Song Family and Yamagata Love Warriors)
10:40~10:55 : Kuri Gakuen High School Dance Club
11:00~11:15 : Yamagata University Hanagasa Circle “Surrounded by Enemies”
11:20~11:35 : Introduction of each booth
11:40~11:55 : The Groovy75
12:00~12:15 : Dance Studio X-1
12:20~12:35 : Dance Circle UDC
12:40~12:55 : Introduction of each booth
13:00~14:00 : Yamagata Love Warriors
14:05~14:20 : Yamagata University Hanagasa Circle “Surrounded by Enemies”
14:25~14:55 : Yonezawa Folk Song Family

Safflower field area
10:00~15:00

◆ Benihana x Yamagata Shinkansen bullet train photo shoot
・Model photoshoot
Guest guest Uesugi Komachi will arrive at the safflower fields just in time for the Shinkansen bullet train to pass by!
① 10:35~10:45
② 10:55~11:15
③ 11:35~11:55
④ 12:00~12:10

・Shinkansen bullet train and safflower photo session

・Movie “I Love You But I Hate You”
Photo
You can take photos with the panels!

◆ Cut flowers × flower picking experience
・1 cut flower : 100 yen
・1 bag of flowers picked : 500 yen (15 minutes unlimited picking)
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Haguro Shrine
17:30~20:00

♬ Keishi Village Light Up Concert
・Keishi Taiko, Keishi Taiko Promotion Committee
・Ensemble “Gokuraku Jodo” (Clarinet Ensemble)
・Sumire Hoshino (flute)
・Ayumi Minagawa (piano) and others

Inquiry
Mogami River Source Yonezawa Safflower Project Promotion Council
☎ 0238-22-5111