Events Near Kinosaki
Dodan-Tsutsuji Fall Foliage Viewing
The huge Dodan-Tsutsuji tree at the Ankokuji Temple in Tanto is said to be more than 100 years old and in the autumn its leaves turn a brilliant red. The view of the colored tree from the main temple is like viewing a living paint……
Izushi Autumn Events 2019
There are a handful of events coming up in Izushi for the autumn season! Take a train to Toyooka Station followed by a bus over to Izushi Castle Town for these special annual festivals and events. ★Autumn Festival Date: October 1……
Free Traditional Cultural Activities in Local Villages
The University of Hyogo is offering FREE one-time tours for international tourists to interact with local common people in their own homes and try a cultural and traditional activity of their expertise. In the rural area around Ki……
Izushi Atago Fire Festival
Come swing around a bundle of straw set on fire! The Izushi Atago Fire Festival is being held on August 25th at Ifukube Shrine in Izushi. Each year people gather from all over northern Hyogo at this small shrine to celebrate an……
Toyooka Yanagi Matsuri (Willow Festival) 2019
Toyooka Yanagi Matsuri is a 2-day summer festival that celebrates the area’s production of wicker baskets made from willow (yanagi), which was the start of Toyooka’s biggest industry. The festival is one of the largest in the regi……
Toyooka’s 9th Annual Sweets Festival
The 9th Annual Sweets Festival will be held on April 20th, 2019! This year, all of the festivities will be taking place in one day. In the morning from 8:10 to 9:40, sweets shop owners from all over Japan gather at Toyooka’……
Tanto Tulip Festival 2019
Every year since 1992, the countryside town of Tanto holds the Tanto Tulip Festival. This festival is held from the middle to the end of April, the exact dates depending on the blooming of the flowers. The Tanto Tulip Festival dis……
Izushi Autumn Events 2018
There are a handful of events coming up in Izushi for the autumn season! ★Autumn Festival Date: October 14th (Sun) Location: Izushi-cho The Autumn Festival is also known as the Danjiri Festival. Danjiri are large wooden cart……
Toyooka Yanagi Festival 2018
Toyooka Yanagi Festival is a 2 day summer festival with dancing, food, performances, live jazz, and fireworks. ★Day 1 : Locals will dance up and down the main street, Daikai St., along to the town's tr……
The 8th Annual Sweets Festival in Toyooka
The 8th Sweets Festival will be held in Toyooka City on April 14 & 15, 2018. Most of the excitement takes place on April 14 when you can find about 60 shops with various types of sweets and drinks in downtown Toyooka. It is the id……
Tanto Tulip Festival 2018
Tanto Tulip Festival 2018 will be held from the middle of April to the end of April. The confirmed dates will be announced later. Come out to see the approximately 1,000,000 planted tulips that come in about 300 different types. 1……
Celebrating the First Day of the Horse in Izushi Castle Town!
Every year during the Friday, Saturday, Sunday of the third week of March, the first 'horse day' is celebrated by a festival in Izushi castle town. A 'horse day' refers to the first day of the year of the horse in the Chinese zo……
