Do you want to see up close the silkworms and cocoons that supported the once-thriving local sericultural industry in Yabu?
Visit the annual Morikuni Kaiko Festival scheduled on Sunday, June 15 at Oya Kaiko no Sato (The Silkworm Village of Oya), where you will get to learn everything about sericulture firsthand!
From “Karaage” to “Nakase Kanayama-yaki,” there will be food trucks to satisfy your cravings throughout the day.😋
To get everyone excited, the day before the festival on Saturday, June 14, a FREE piano and viola mini-concert will be held at the Morikuni Kamigaki Memorial Hall from 1:00 p.m.🎵
Details
Morikuni Kaiko Festival
【Date】：Sunday, June 15 10:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. (Free Entry)
【Location】：Kaikono Sato / Uegaki Morikuni Sericulture Memorial Hall (246-2 Kuragaki, Oya-cho, Yabu-shi)
【Food Trucks】：Yatai-Nishikara’s Karaage (@nisi_kara), Shokuryokuya Tarzan’s Okonomiyaki, TomTom’s Coffee, Nakase-Kinzankai’s Nakasekinzan-Yaki, Kashi-Kōbō ruhe+’s Kashi-Yaki, Kinki University Venture’s edible worms.
【Activity】：Cotton wool making, silk thread pulling, cocoon doll making, and more!
【Exhibition】：Gunze Ukiyo-e Art Collection
【Inquiries】：Yabu Commerce and Tourism Division Tel: 079-664-0285
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