When: July, August, September Dates: 1 July - 30 September City: Taketa Website: City Website (Japanese) Description: The Taketa Ice-cream rally is held across summer with 18 stores participating throughout Taketa city. Participants who collect all 18 stamps become Taketa Ice-cream ambassadors - however rewards exist at 2 stamps and 6 stamps as well. From more usual flavours like strawberry to the more unusual flavours like wine (in alcoholic and non-alcoholic varieties), ramune, tomato and brown rice there's definitely new flavours to try. Past years have also included more bizarre flavours such as turtle.