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Japanese confectioner Kasho Masumitsu is appearing at Aeon Mall Kisarazu through September 28, selling its signature daifuku made with Shiga Habutae glutinous rice for ¥100 including tax. Payment is cash only.
The city library on AEON Mall Futtsu's third floor will close for inventory. The return box outside the library is available 10:00–16:00. Return interlibrary loans after reopening.
A free Futtsu-gaku public lecture on the city's signature sweets, food culture and local storytelling will be held at Futtsu Community Center on September 26 with no advance registration required.
Mitsui Outlet Park Kisarazu will hold a fall shopping sale from September 18 to 27, with daily bonus points and a sample and imperfect-item fair through September 23.
The September 19 fireworks have been cancelled due to expected typhoon-related weather.
Fireworks cancelled for safety due to expected typhoon-related weather.
Tray: JPY 2,000. Basket: JPY 800. Advance booking required for both.
Kimitsu City Library's online catalog search and reservation services are unavailable due to a system failure. Recovery work was continuing as of 11 a.m. on September 18.
A free nature event at Kaneda Mitate Beach on September 27 invites Kisarazu residents to help install clam-protection netting and observe tidal-flat wildlife.
Live Terrace work starts September 28. Second-floor entrances L3 and L4 and nearby outdoor stairs will close, with reopening planned for October 16.
The suspended Uchibo Line section between Chikura and Awa-Kamogawa is expected to resume with the first trains on September 20. Replacement buses run from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. through September 19.
Kisarazu Natural Bar Plus will be held at Nakanoshima Park on October 4 with local food, a reservation-only barbecue, stage shows, pony activities and a free water shuttle.
Kisarazu West Gate Party Vol.4 takes place in front of Kinuta at Kisarazu Station's west exit on September 19, with free live music, a rhythm activity and a gyoza stall.
Chiba Prefectural Police will hold Police Festa at Aeon Mall Kisarazu on October 10, with motorcycle and police dog demonstrations, a police band, forensic science activities and vehicle displays.
Costco lists Style chair and Dola Airsense Walk footwear roadshows at Kisarazu for September 14–27. Purchases are limited to members.
Kisarazu-born taco specialist Mammy's Kitchen will serve at the rooftop terrace of Mitsui Outlet Park Kisarazu from September 18 to 25, featuring tacos with lean beef, house-made salsa and organic greens.
The Mitate district of Kisarazu holds its autumn festival on September 19, with a barrel mikoshi procession, seaside stalls, stage performances and a Yassai Mossai dance finale.
Families will ride the Kururi Line between Kisarazu and Gion and dig sweet potatoes at Obitsuzeki Park on October 31. The free event is for first- and second-graders living in Kisarazu, Kimitsu or Sodegaura, with applications due September 28.
Complete bingo lines for up to 20% extra off, with free styling advice and photo lessons also scheduled for September 21.
The section of National Route 410 at Otomi in Kimitsu, closed since June 28 after a slope collapse, reopened at 10 a.m. on September 15 following completion of repair work.
The prefecturally designated Umadashi Festival will be held on September 20, with the sacred-horse ritual scheduled to begin at 2:15 p.m. on Iwase Beach.
The free family event Mamahapi Expo will be held at Aeon Mall Kisarazu on September 18, offering parenting information and family activities, with advance registration requested.
A free event on living with pets and local animal welfare services will be held at Aeon Mall Kisarazu on September 19, featuring talks, an emergency-food class for dogs and live music.
Kisarazu Civic Hall will host free morning markets on September 19, October 3 and October 17, with around 30 flea-market vendors and outdoor live music.