オクトーバーフェスト他（今週のイベントOutside the Gate: 5/19〜25）

I'm Hisano Yamazaki with What's Happening Outside the Gate.

（日比谷公園のオクトーバーフェスト2008＋六本木ビアフェス 2008）

If you want to celebrate Oktoberfest early, check out Hibiya Park in Tokyo,
May 23rd through June 1st.

Or if you like Japanese beer, check out an open beer festival at Roppongi Hills,
May 30th through June 1st.

At the Japanese beer fest, go to the information booth first and show your ID.
You receive a wrist band verifying your age.
Admission is free for both beer festivals but there is a charge for each serving of beer.

Celebrate an early Oktoberfest at Tokyo's Hibiya Park May 23rd through June 1st,
or bottoms up at Japanese Beer Fest at Roppongi Hills, May 30th through June 1st.

確かにまだちょっと早いですが、オクトーバーフェストと言えば、ビール。
うーん、とにかく美味いビール飲みたいな。
(注： 元々ドイツ語なので、October Fest ではなく、Oktoberfest が正解）

（ドラゴンボート・レース＠お台場海浜公園｜横浜・山下公園に関するお知らせ）

Witness dragon boat racing at Tokyo's Odaiba Kaihin Koen Park area on May 25th,
or at Yokohama Yamashita Koen Park area on May 31st, June 1st, 7th, and the 8th.

Twenty people race for victory aggressively rowing a fifty-three foot long boat
to the beat of the taiko drum.

Check out the dragon boat racing at Tokyo's Odaiba Kaihin Koen Park area, May 25th
or around Yokohama's Yamashita Koen Park area, May 31st, June 1st, 7th, and the 8th.

Be sure to check with your local tour office for events taking place in your area.
I'm Hisano Yamazaki, and that's What's Happening Outside the Gate.