Go for it Japan!! Go for it Ibaraki!! Kasama Himatsuri (Pottery Festival) Kasama Himatsuri (Pottery Festival in Kasama) is a historical festival continued from the Edo period about 240 years. It’s about 200 potters will set up at Kasama Geijutsu-no-mori park. About 30 million visitors are coming to this park during this festival. You can enjoy their performance of making pottery. Why don’t you come and enjoy this special event in Kasama? Place: Kasama Geijutsu-no-mori park in Kasama City Date: April 29th, 2011 to May 5th, 2011   (9:00am to 5:00pm) Admission: Free Parking Fee: 300 JPY (500JPY for bus, 1,000 JPY for coach) Inquiries: Kasama Ware Cooperative   Tel: +81-296-73-0058 (Japanese only) Access: from Ibaraki Airport to Mito station Fee: Highway(40 minutes): Adults 1,000 JPY／Children 500 JPY Public Road(70 minutes): Adults 1,100 JPY／Children 550 JPY Web. for access from Ibaraki Airoport to Mito Station http://www.ibaraki-airport.net/en/access/train_bus/tbto_mito.html from Mito station, take a JR Joban Line to Tomobe station or JR Mito line to Kasama station