On May 24, a music event "Mountain ROCK" will be held at the special stage of the Iwakiyama Tourism Association parking lot (Hirosaki City, Hyakusawa City).

This is the 5th event this year. A total of 12 groups will appear, centered on indie bands that are active locally. Mr. Hiroshi Saito, the organizer, said, “I want you to listen to music while watching Mt. Iwaki in a picnic mood”. It is said that the background is the desire to restart the music event that was being held at the outdoor stage “Kokigi no Mori” near the 5th station of Tsugaru Iwaki Skyline. I started. "

Mr. Saito is the former representative of the CD shop "JOY POPS" (Hirosaki city bank). In Hirosaki, nicknamed “Music Bancho”, artists and music-related people from inside and outside the prefecture visit Mr. Saito. When I was a child, I had no particular feelings for Mt. Iwaki, and I recall that I was impressed by Mt. Iwaki when I lived in Tokyo and returned home.

Saito says, "I want to deliver music to Mt. Iwaki." He was 60 years old this year, and he said he would withdraw from the management side this time, as he had promised before. "The mountain rock held in this style will be the last this year. From next year, we will leave it to young people, so it will be a different form," Saito said. "I have never had bad weather four times in the past. I just pray that it will be fine this year," he said.

Holding time is from 11:00. free entrance.