📅 Event Calendar (Matsuyama Area)
early August
around Sat - Sun
Mitsuhama Fireworks Festival (Matsuyama Port Festival)
Free 📅 Annually early August
Kanda-cho area, Matsuyama City, Ehime (Mitsu Wharf)
late June -
early August
Dogo Tanabata Story
During the period 📅 Annually late June - early August
Dogo Yunomachi, Matsuyama City, Ehime (Dogo Onsen Main Building / Shopping Street area)
mid-August
Weekend
Matsuyama Yakyu-ken Dance (Matsuyama Festival)
Free 📅 Annually early to mid-August
Okaido, Chifune-cho, Horinouchi, Matsuyama City, Ehime
late July -
mid-August
Hospitality of Light at Matsuyama Castle
Ongoing 📅 Annually late July - mid-August
1 Marunouchi, Matsuyama City, Ehime (Matsuyama Castle Honmaru / Ropeway area)
mid-August
Multiple days
Ninomaru Takigi Noh
Paid 📅 Multiple days in August annually
Marunouchi, Matsuyama City, Ehime (Matsuyama Castle Ninomaru Historic Garden)
late August
Sunday
Dogo Onsen Summer Festival
Free 📅 Annually late August Sunday
Dogo Yunomachi, Matsuyama City, Ehime (Dogo Onsen area)
late August
Sat/Sun
Haiku Koshien (National Tournament)
Free Admission 📅 Annually late August
Ichibancho, Matsuyama City, Ehime (Around Saka no Ue no Kumo Museum, etc.)
late August
Weekend
Botchan Night Market Fireworks Festival
Free 📅 Annually late August
625 Ichitsubo Nishimachi, Matsuyama City, Ehime (Botchan Stadium outer perimeter)
late August
Weekend
Nakajima Triathlon
Free to watch 📅 Annually late August - early September
Nakajima, Matsuyama City, Ehime
Year-round exhibition
〜February 2027
DOGO ART | Mika Ninagawa with EiM × Dogo Onsen
Ongoing 📅 〜2027年2月28日
Dogo Yunomachi, Matsuyama City, Ehime (Dogo Onsen Main Building area)
3rd of every month
Sunday
O-jokamachi Marche Hanazono
Regularly held 📅 3rd Sunday of every month (10:00 - 15:00)
Hanazono-cho Street, Matsuyama City, Ehime
🎆
Large-scale Fireworks Festival
Mitsuhama Fireworks Festival (Matsuyama Port Festival)
Shikoku's largest fireworks festival. Thousands of fireworks are launched from the sea off Mitsuhama, Matsuyama's western port. The beauty of the water fireworks and the roaring sound that reverberates through your body are truly spectacular!
🎋
Cooling / Decoration
Dogo Tanabata Story
Tanabata decorations adorn the area around Dogo Onsen Main Building and the shopping street. Bamboo decorations for writing wishes on strips of paper are also set up, allowing visitors to enjoy the summer atmosphere while strolling through Dogo in yukata.
⚾
Summer Festival
Matsuyama Yakyu-ken Dance (Matsuyama Festival)
Matsuyama's largest summer festival. A Yakyu-ken dance parade unfolds in the city center, from Okaido to Chifune-cho, with shouts of 'Out! Safe! Yoiyoi-yoi!'
💡
Illumination
Hospitality of Light at Matsuyama Castle
During the summer, Matsuyama Castle is illuminated and its nighttime operating hours are extended. You can take the ropeway up for an evening stroll and enjoy the beautiful night view of Matsuyama City.
🩰
Tradition / Stage
Ninomaru Takigi Noh
Noh performances held on an outdoor stage in Matsuyama Castle Ninomaru Historic Garden on summer nights. Noh and Kyogen are performed in a magical atmosphere with bonfires (torches) lit.
♨️
Summer Festival
Dogo Onsen Summer Festival
A festival that colors the summer of Dogo Onsen town. Local performing arts, Bon Odori, and children's portable shrines appear, allowing locals and tourists alike to enjoy together.
✍️
Culture / Tournament
Haiku Koshien (National Tournament)
The national tournament of 'Haiku Koshien,' where high school students from all over the country gather to dedicate their youth to 5-7-5 syllables. Intense debate-style matches unfold. (*Regional tournaments are from May to July)
🎆
Fireworks Festival / Night Market
Botchan Night Market Fireworks Festival
A late-summer night market and fireworks festival held around Botchan Stadium. You can enjoy fireworks illuminating the stadium's night sky up close.
🏊
Sports
Nakajima Triathlon
A triathlon competition set on Nakajima, a beautiful island in the Seto Inland Sea. It's a challenging yet beautiful race where participants swim in the sea, and cycle and run across the island.
🌺
Art / Year-round
DOGO ART | Mika Ninagawa with EiM × Dogo Onsen
A project by Mika Ninagawa, a world-renowned photographer and film director, and the creative team 'EiM.' The entire town becomes an art space, with illuminations of Dogo Onsen Main Building and lantern gates in the shopping street.
🛍
Regular Market
Horinouchi Marche 'Hori Maru'
A market held almost daily around Shiroyama Park Yasuragi Plaza, overlooking Matsuyama Castle. Food trucks and stalls are set up, allowing visitors to enjoy delicious gourmet food with a picnic feel.
🛍
Regular Market
O-jokamachi Marche Hanazono
A popular market held on the 3rd Sunday of every month on Hanazono-cho Street in front of Matsuyama City Station. Many shops, including agricultural products, food and drink, and craft goods, line the sidewalk according to a monthly theme.
🛍
Regular Market
Kimagure Ichi (Whimsical Market)
A handmade market held once a month in the indoor lobby of Matsuyama City General Community Center. You can find a variety of handmade goods and food regardless of the weather.
🐟
Morning Market / Gourmet
Mitsu Morning Market 'Shun-Sen-Aji Matsuri' (Seasonal, Fresh, Taste Festival)
A morning market held several times a year at Matsuyama City Public Fisheries Wholesale Market. In addition to selling fresh seafood and enjoying local gourmet food, you can also experience fish auctions.
📝 Information is current as of writing. Dates, contents, and fees are subject to change.
Please check the official website before visiting.
Please check the official website before visiting.

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