Notice to Local Residents Regarding the 48th Nakayama Festival

Dear Autonomous Community Members, This is an announcement regarding the 47th Nakayama Festival.Please be especially aware of the underlined parts in bold.

(1) Date, time, place and content

• September 28, 2025 (Sun.) 12:00-18:00 (Nakayama Children's Plaza) *Small rain date
• See separate flyer (distributed with PR last month) and website.
• For safety reasons, the mikoshi experience is open to students in the upper grades of elementary school.Opportunities to touch the mikoshi have been rare in recent years, so we hope you will be excited to participate.
• Higashimatsuyama Cable TV is scheduled to cover the event during the event hours.

(2) Advance distribution of tickets for use of food and beverage booths for Nakayama members

• Coupons for 300 yen worth of food and beverage booths (meal vouchers) will be distributed in advance through the group leaders to all residents' association members who have paid their membership dues. Please note that no refunds will be made if the coupons are not used. Please note that no refunds will be made if you do not use the food booths.

(3) Pre-distribution of fun raffle tickets for Nakayama members

• Raffle tickets will be distributed in advance to all residents' association members who have paid their dues through their group leaders. Additional tickets will be distributed separately to those who volunteer to run the event.
• A lottery box will be placed at the venue on the day of the event, so please cast your vote by 5:30 p.m. when the lottery begins.
• Please note that if you are not at the venue when the winners are read out at the fun drawing, you will lose your eligibility to win and the drawing will be conducted again.
• Please note that if you have already won a prize in the multiple voting, it will be invalidated even if you win again.
• Winners will be announced by lottery winners by reading out the winners' names. Please note that if the letters cannot be discerned, the prize may be invalidated.

4) Others

• There will be a limit on the amount of food that can be purchased at one time. Please refrain from hoarding so that the food can be distributed to as many people as possible. Since there were many hoarders of canned beer last time, which was clearly intended for home consumption, the community association will not be selling it at a discount price.
• We have received offers of sponsorship from various neighborhood companies. We are considering distributing these items to our local government members, so if you are interested, please obtain information via the Internet.
  Please note that the quantity is not for all households in the community association. Please understand that this is a generous donation.
• In case of light rain, the event will be held, but some performances may be cancelled.
• Food and beverages will be sold at food stalls and kitchen cars, and a fun raffle will be held.
• In the event of inclement weather, we will announce the cancellation of the event on the LINE group for board members, our website, Facebook, and Twitter.
  *Please do an Internet search for "Nakayama Festival Higashimatsuyama.

(5) Preparation and clean-up

• Group leaders are requested to gather in front of the Community Center on the following schedule (expected to take 1-2 hours each)
  • Saturday, 27th, 10:00 - the day before: Bring in desks and chairs, take down tents, set up equipment for serving food and beverages, etc.
    • We would like about 6 men to join us at 8:45 to bring in the tents
  • The next day, Monday the 29th, 09:00~: Removal of installed equipment
• Please follow the instructions of committee members Kikuchi and Yamazaki.