The festival itself is held at Yairo No Mori Park, which is worth a visit at any time (and is just around the corner from the Echigo Winery and the amazing Yummy Ice Cream Shop.) This park is a fantastic place for children with lots of climbing apparatus, giant bouncy balls and loads of space for the kids to charge about. The adults can supervise from the relative peace of the public BBQ areas.
The Festival is free to attend and like many autumn festivals, the food is the star with local specialities and freshly harvested produce in abundance. There are also games for the children, entertainment on the large stage, dancing and other activities for the whole family such as hot-air ballooning. These festivals are a great way to get close to small town Japan, make new friends and interact with the local population.
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