HOW TO ENJOY How to enjoy Makiba Garden

Summer Makiba Festa

Set off on a grand adventure this summer! Packed with events like the Cow Family Hide-and-Seek and the Water Splash under the blue sky!

Holding period

July 18 (Sat) – August 31 (Mon)

Business Hours

9:00-17:00 (last admission 16:00)

Events

Cow Family Hide-and-Seek Mission

Moo-ready or not?
The cows are playing hide-and-seek around Koiwai Farm!
Find the three Cow Family members and collect the keywords. The first 500 people to answer correctly will receive an original postcard!

Dates / July 18 (Sat) – September 30 (Wed)


KOIWAI Water Splash

A water cannon is coming to Koiwai Farm! Have fun getting thoroughly soaked!

Dates / July 18 (Sat) – September 23 (Wed)
Held daily through August 31 (Mon); from September 1 (Tue), it will be held on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays only.
Also, it will be closed on August 27 (Thu) for maintenance.


Morioka Sansa Odori [Canceled due to rain on July 18]

A performance will be presented by the Morioka City Sansa Odori performing arts group “Sansa Konomi”!

Date / July 18 (Sat)
Time / (1) 11:00– (2) 14:00–
Venue / Nobinobi Plaza
Fee / Free admission


Makiba-en Mini Concert

A mini concert will be held by students and volunteers from the Tokyo University of the Arts, Instrumental Music Department!

Date / July 25 (Sat)
Time / (1) 11:00– (2) 14:00–
Venue / Milk House
Fee / Free admission
Organizer / Shizukuishi Town Board of Education

Special exhibition is being held!

Playable Kenji Miyazawa Exhibition

In commemoration of the 130th anniversary of Kenji Miyazawa’s birth, the “Playable Kenji Miyazawa Exhibition” is currently being held.
From mystery-solving escape games and a giant maze mission inspired by the works, to exhibits expressing the onomatopoeia that appear in the works, and projects combining poetry and music—there is something for everyone, from adults to children.
Please experience the world of Kenji Miyazawa.