Hakuba Iwatake / ◎200cm / Cloudy & Sunny2019.Feb.02
“Iwatake Kanshasai (Thanks Festival) started at 10 am. “Hakuba Shio-no-michi Taiko” gave an excellent performance in the opening ceremony, making a thundering sound of Japanese drums. Many people gathered around the booth as foods and drinks, including Hakuba-Nishiki, beer, nibbles, soft drinks, Oshiruko (sweet red bean soup), Garigarikun (ice popsicle), started to be served.
[Southern Side of Gondola Sanroku Station]
Nanban-Ebi (Shrimp) Soup was popular at Itoigawa Food Fair. Grilled seafood was served again this year and the smell from barbecue stove made me hungry. Genboku Shiitake (Shiitake mushroom; 100 yen) was popular along with Akaebi (whiskered velvet shrimp; 200 yen), Hatahata (sandfish; 100 yen), Hokke (Atka mackerel; 400 yen).
[Southern Side of Gondola Sanroku Station]
Pouding mochi (rice cake) event was held twice and visitors were enjoying pouning. The mochi was broken into one-bite sized pieces and served. Some people were eating as it was and some were putting it in Oshiruko. A raffle draw was held at a corner of the booth and there were about 1,000 prizes prepared, including skis of OGASAKA and season tickets for the next season.
[Southern Sid of Gondola Sanroku Station]
Pork miso soup in caudlron prepeared for 2,000 people was served earlier than originally scheduled. It was very popular and there was always a long waiting line for the hot soup. “We’ve come just for Iwatake Kanshasai today! Pork miso soup makes us warm and very nice.”, a group of people coming from Nagano City and Azumino City said.
[Southern Side of Gondola Sanroku Station]
[Availability Information for Feb. 2]
* All Areas Available (except for by 4)
* Available Lifts … Gondola, (8:00 a.m.–), totally 10 lifts
* Lift Price … Adult: JPY4,400, senior: JPY3,900,Child & high seniorJPY2,600
*Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field will start 2018-19 Winter operation from Dec. 14, 2018 to Mar. 31, 2019.
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