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📅 Event Calendar (Shikokuchuo Area)
April 26
SHIKOKU Lit Market
Free Admission 📅 Apr 26, 2026 (Sun) 10:00-16:00
Shikochu Hall (1830-1 Mendo-cho, Shikokuchuo)
May
Kiri-no-Mori Tea Festival
Gourmet 📅 Around May annually (New Tea Season)
Kiri-no-Mori (Shingu Town)
Late June
Shingu Hydrangea Festival
Best Time for Flowers 📅 Late June annually
Nakano Area, Kamiyama, Shingu Town
Late June
Reinan Hydrangea Viewing Event
Local Event 📅 Late June annually
Shimonagase Hydrangea Park (Doi Town)
Mid-July
Kawanoe Summer Festival Fireworks Display
Ehime's Earliest Fireworks 📅 Annually on the 3rd Saturday of July
Kawanoe Port Breakwater
Late July
3 consecutive days
Minato Festival & Iyomishima Night Bazaar
City's Largest Summer Festival 📅 Annually for 3 days in late July
Mishima Kawanoe Port, Iyomishima Station Front Shopping Street, etc.
Late July
Consecutive weekend days
Shikokuchuo Paper Festival
Local Festival 📅 Annually on a weekend in late July
Kawanoe Nigiwai Hiroba (Lively Square), Shopping Street, etc.
Early August
Calligraphy Performance Koshien
National Competition 📅 Annually late July - early August (August 2, 2026 confirmed)
Iyomishima Sports Park Gymnasium
8/1
Kane Odori (Bell Dance)
Traditional Event 📅 Fixed annually on August 1st
Onishi Shrine (Shingu Town)
Late August
Doi Summer Festival
Local Event 📅 Mid to late August annually
Sekikawa Riverbed Furusato Hiroba (Hometown Plaza)
Late Sep〜Early Oct
Suiha Kogen Cosmos Festival
Best Time for Flowers 📅 Late September〜Early October annually
Suiha Kogen (Kaneda-cho)
10/13〜15
Shikokuchuo City Autumn Festival (Kawanoe・Doi Area)
Super Large Festival 📅 Fixed annually October 13th〜15th
Various shrines in the Kawanoe area, Sekikawa riverbed, etc.
10/20〜23
Iyo-Mishima Autumn Festival
Large Festival 📅 Fixed annually October 20th〜23rd
Around Iyo-Mishima Station・Samukawa Ground・Minato Kinen Park
Late Oct〜
Kiri-no-Mori Grand Autumn Harvest Festival
Gourmet 📅 Mid to late October annually
Around Kiri-no-Mori Event Plaza
November to December
Autumn Leaves of Kinshako Lake・Tomisato Valley
Famous spot for autumn leaves 📅 Annually from mid-November to early December
Kinshako Lakeside Park and Tomisato Gorge
Mid-January
Paper Town New Year Calligraphy Competition
Local Event 📅 Annually in mid-January
City Gymnasium
Winter Season
Sekikawa Riverbed Illumination 'Sekikawa★Twinkle'
Long-term Event 📅 November 29, 2026 - February 14, 2027
Sekikawa Riverbed Furusato Hiroba (Doi Town)
Late March
Shiozuka Kogen Mountain Burning
Nature Event 📅 Annually in late March
Shiozuka Kogen (Shingu Town, Elevation 1,043m)
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Marche/Event
SHIKOKU Lit Market
🛍️ A 'Finding Your Favorite' Market Featuring Selected Shops from Shikoku's 4 Prefectures Event organizers from all four Shikoku prefectures (Ehime, Kochi, Kagawa, Tokushima) gather together. Unlike regular markets, only carefully selected shops make an appearance.
This is a precious opportunity to discover wonderful goods and people from Shikoku. Please come and enjoy!
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Gourmet & Experience
Kiri-no-Mori Tea Festival
🍵 The sacred place of 'Kiri-no-Mori Daifuku'! A festival of Shingu Tea A tea festival held to coincide with the new tea season. In addition to tea picking and hand-rolling tea experiences, many people visit from inside and outside the city for the limited-edition tea sweets.
This is a very popular resort area where you can also enjoy river activities in beautiful clear streams and hot springs.
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Early Summer & Flowers
Shingu Hydrangea Festival
The 'Hydrangea Village' where approximately 20,000 hydrangeas dye the mountain slopes in blue-purple. The famous 'Hydrangea Viewing Dango' is also very popular.
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Early Summer & Flowers
Reinan Hydrangea Viewing Event
A bazaar and viewing event at Shimonagase Hydrangea Park, coloring the early summer of the Doi area.
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Fireworks Display
Kawanoe Summer Festival Fireworks Display
The earliest summer fireworks display in Ehime. Approximately 3,000 fireworks, including message fireworks, launched against the backdrop of Kawanoe Castle, are a highlight.
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Summer Festival & Fireworks
Minato Festival & Iyomishima Night Bazaar
🎆 Ehime's Top 50 Festivals! A Giant Summer Festival where Sea, Light, and Sound Compete Shikokuchuo City's largest summer festival, lasting three days. The 'Odori Dance Competition' with approximately 1,000 participants, the 'Night Bazaar' where festivals from all over Shikoku gather, and the grand finale of approximately 8,000 'Underwater and Water Surface Starmine Fireworks' are truly spectacular. Three days of immense excitement.
We also recommend viewing the fantastic night fireworks, which blend with the lights of the industrial area, from the Gudate Observatory, one of Japan's Top 100 Night Views.
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Local Festival
Shikokuchuo Paper Festival
An industrial festival that colors the summer of the 'City of Paper.' A lively two-day event featuring a parade of over 1,000 participants in the 'Kami Odori' (Paper Dance), a giant market, and held concurrently with the 'Calligraphy Performance Koshien'.
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Special / National Competition
Calligraphy Performance Koshien
🏆 Tears and Emotion of Youth! Japan's Premier Calligraphy Performance Koshien A moving event where high school calligraphy clubs, having won their regional qualifiers, compete for the title of Japan's best in Shikokuchuo City. Their performance, writing on giant washi paper measuring 4m high by 6m wide, accompanied by music and passionate dance, deeply moves spectators.
It has also served as a model for a film and is a large-scale international and cultural festival broadcast nationwide.
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Traditional / Shinto Ritual
Kane Odori (Bell Dance)
A Nenbutsu dance held annually on August 1st at Onishi Shrine in Shingu Town. It is a valuable folk art passed down to comfort the spirits of the feudal lords.
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Festival・Lantern Floating
Kosui Festival (Lake Festival)
A fantastical lakeside festival where lanterns are floated on the lake, giving thanks for the blessings of the Dozan River water system that supports the city's development.
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Summer Festival & Fireworks
Doi Summer Festival
This is the Doi area's summer festival, featuring a refreshing Bon Odori dance and approximately 3,000 fireworks launched over the Sekikawa riverbed.
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Scenic View & Flower Fields
Suiha Kogen Cosmos Festival
A spectacular event where early-blooming, lovely cosmos flowers blanket the entire slopes of the plateau. Combined with the panoramic view of the Seto Inland Sea, it's a perfect outing spot.
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Festival・Taiko Drum Floats
Shikokuchuo City Autumn Festival (Kawanoe・Doi Area)
🥁 The autumn frenzy where splendid taiko drum floats adorned with gold and silver threads fill the city! Shikokuchuo City's Autumn Festival is held daily in each district! In the Kawanoe and Doi areas, from October 13th to 15th, the excitement of the men reaches its peak with events like the Kakikurabe Contest and the Four-District Unified Parade.
The Kakikurabe at the Sekikawa riverbed is the best viewing spot.
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Festival・Taiko Drum Floats
Iyo-Mishima Autumn Festival
The Autumn Festival of the Mishima, Samukawa, and Toyooka areas held from October 20th to 23rd. The 'Unified Taikodai Parade' at Minato Kinen Park and the nighttime illuminated taiko drum float procession are especially must-see beautiful sights.
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Gourmet・Market
Kiri-no-Mori Grand Autumn Harvest Festival
A traditional harvest festival to enjoy the autumn in the mountain village. Visitors can enjoy a direct-from-farm market, limited-edition sweets like the autumn-themed 'Kiri-no-Mori Daifuku,' and it bustles with people enjoying autumn leaf viewing.
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Autumn Leaves・Spectacular View
Autumn Leaves of Kinshako Lake・Tomisato Valley
A famous spot where the contrast between the red Hirano Bridge at Kinshako Lakeside Park and the autumn leaves reflected on the lake surface is beautiful. A drive combined with the scenic beauty of the nearby Tomisato Valley is one of the most popular in Ehime.
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Tradition, Calligraphy
Paper Town New Year Calligraphy Competition
📝 A symbol of the 'Paper Town' that adorns the beginning of the year with calligraphy! Elementary and junior high school students from Shikokuchuo City, Miyoshi City, and Kanonji City gather to compete in calligraphy on high-quality washi paper. This is a New Year's event directly linked to the paper industry.
This event showcases the broad reach of calligraphy culture, leading up to the Calligraphy Performance Koshien.
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Illumination
Sekikawa Riverbed Illumination 'Sekikawa★Twinkle'
An annual winter event hosted by the Doi Town Chamber of Commerce Women's Division. Enjoy fantastic light displays, mainly around the Sekikawa Riverbed (Furusato Hiroba).
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Spectacular Scenery, Nature
Shiozuka Kogen Mountain Burning
Mountain burning to protect the plateau's landscape and ecosystem. The sight of flames spreading across the entire mountain, enveloped in white smoke, is breathtaking. It's a powerful ritual for the spring sprouts.
📝 Information is current as of writing. Dates, contents, and fees are subject to change.
Please check the official website before visiting.
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