Events Near Kinosaki
Note: Only main events ocurring in Kinosaki Onsen and Toyooka City are posted on this page. Please check our Instagram highlights @visitkinosaki for all events.
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Izushi Monthly Market
The monthly Irodori Market welcomes local vendors to sell their wares to passersby on the retro streets of Izushi.
Toyooka Art Season
Every year from May to March, various dance, music, theater, and art events are held throughout Toyooka City! Those who would like to receive more information about Toyooka Art……
Izushi Soba-Eating Competition
The annual soba-eating competition in Izushi! What is Izushi Soba? Izushi soba noodles are the local gourmet dish, made of buckwheat and traditionally served on five small w……
Toyooka Music Festival
The annual festival of music known as "Onpu no Saiten!" Dubbed as the "week when Toyooka transforms into a town of music," Onpu no Saiten aims to encourage international ex……
Tanto Rice Field Art
The annual rice field art installments in Tanto are back for summer! Since 2007, the farming village of Tanto southeast of Kinosaki Onsen has welcomed visitors every summer to ……
Takeno Umi Machi Market
With warm weather comes Takeno's monthly seaside market! Shop local at various food and gift stalls while taking in the fresh ocean breeze. ……
Yanagi Matsuri
Toyooka City's annual summer festival, the Yanagi Matsuri, is back! As an honorary celebration commemmorating the town's history in willow-crafting and subsequently bag-making, re……
Bon Odori Dance Festival
Bon Odori is a traditional Japanese dance that is often performed during Obon to honor ancestors who have passed away. Obon is a special time from August 13 to 16 where famili……
Toyooka Theater Festival
Madama Butterfly, scheduled to be performed at the Kinosaki International Arts Center © Philip Frowein As a small city with a profound focus on the arts, ranging from Kabuki pe……
Izushi Castle Festival
On the 3rd of November every year, the Castle Festival is held to celebrate Izushi Castle Town's samurai history. The highlight of the festival is the Daimyo Gyoretsu, a processio……
Autumn Foliage at Ankokuji Temple
Ankokuji Temple, the Zen Buddhist temple famed for its vibrant autumn foliage in Tanto Farming Village, will be welcoming visitors to admire the fall leaves in November. Time:……
Izushi Fall Danjiri Festival
The annual Izushi Fall Danjiri Festival! In Japan, Danjiri Festivals are also known as “fighting shrine festivals” in which staged battles between elaborately decorated wooden ……
Takeno Beach Fireworks Festival
The annual Takeno fireworks show will be held on July 30 from 20:00~20:50 on Takeno Beach! Come down to one of Japan's best beaches for the ultimate summertime fireworks displa……
Hidaka Summer Festival
Gather around the food stalls in front of Ebara Station for local eats and fireworks! Schedule: ・Food stalls: from 17:00・Fireworks: 20:00 ……
Tanto Sunflower Festival + Corn Picking
Tanto's annual Sunflower Festival at Tanto Flower Park is just in time for summer! The Tanto Sunflower Festival, held every summer in the Tanto Flower Park since 2001, welcomes……
Izushi First Day of the Horse Festival
The 400-year-old custom of welcoming the arrival of spring in Izushi Castle Town, the First Day of the Horse Festival, will be held on March 15-16! Join locals in praying for a pro……
Izushi Atago Fire Festival
Every year people gather at Ifukube Shrine to celebrate and wish for good health. The main event starts with small flames being carried down from the top of a nearby mountain by ……
Kannabe Cabbage Festival
Celebrate the cabbage harvest with cabbage-themed games, and stick around to watch the cabbage-eating contest!