📅 Event Calendar (Uwajima Area)
10/28〜29
Uwatsuhiko Shrine Autumn Festival (Yatsushika Dance & Ushi-oni)
Rare Traditional Performing Art 📅 Annually October 28〜29 (Fixed)
Uwatsuhiko Shrine and throughout the city
Late October
Regular Bullfighting Tournament Autumn Basho
Regular Tournament 📅 Annually on the 4th Sunday of October
Uwajima City Bullfighting Ring
Late Oct〜Early Nov
Mima Town Cosmos Festival
Best time for flowers 📅 Annually from late October to early November
Around Mima Town Nakayama Pond and various locations in the city
11/3
Yoshida Festival Parade
National Cultural Property 📅 Annually on November 3rd (fixed on Culture Day)
Hachiman Shrine and Yoshida Town urban area
Late Oct - Late Nov
UWAJIMA SIGHTS (Uwajima Photo Festival)
Photo Festival 📅 Annually from late October to late November
Uwajima Castle, Kisaiya Road, and more
Nov - Early Jan
Nakayama Pond Nature Park Illumination
Long-term Event 📅 Annually from late November to early January of the following year
Nakayama Pond Nature Park (Mima Town)
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Tradition & Autumn Festival
Uwatsuhiko Shrine Autumn Festival (Yatsushika Dance & Ushi-oni)
⛩️ A collaboration of the "Yatsushika Dance" passed down from the Date family and Nanyo's Ushi-oni! The autumn annual festival of Uwatsuhiko Shrine. The main highlight is the rare folk performing art "Yatsushika Dance," which originated in Sendai and can only be seen in a few places in Western Japan, including Uwajima.
Along with the sound of "Booyare" blown by children, the "Ushi-oni" also parades energetically through the city. The dedication of the Yatsushika Dance at Tensha-en Garden is also a must-see.
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Tradition・Bullfighting
Regular Bullfighting Tournament Autumn Basho
The regular autumn tournament held during the season of autumn leaves. Intense bouts unfold in the pleasant autumn weather.
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Spectacular Scenery & Flower Fields
Mima Town Cosmos Festival
An autumn tradition where approximately 4 to 5 million cosmos flowers bloom across the vast rice fields of Mima Town (Uwajima City). On event days during peak blooming season, local gourmet stalls and food trucks gather, attracting many families.
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Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property
Yoshida Festival Parade
🏮 First in Chugoku-Shikoku! A large-scale procession designated as a National Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property A special festival with over 360 years of tradition. A magnificent parade featuring "Omifune/Neriguruma" (festival boats/floats) and "Kanoko (Nanatsushika Odori)" (seven deer dance) continues, just like an Edo period picture scroll.
It's a day packed with highlights, starting with the sumo dedication at dawn (U-no-koku) and featuring the rampaging "Yoshida no Abare Ushi-oni" (Yoshida's Wild Bull Demon) purifying the town.
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Art Exhibition
UWAJIMA SIGHTS (Uwajima Photo Festival)
Works by renowned photographers from Japan and abroad are displayed as public art in Uwajima Castle and shopping streets. For one month, Uwajima's scenery and contemporary art merge, turning "the entire town into an art museum".
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Illumination
Nakayama Pond Nature Park Illumination
A warm, handmade illumination event held in a satoyama nature park centered around a reservoir pond. Approximately 200,000 LED lights adorn the park, making it an overwhelmingly popular winter tradition in the Nanyo area.
📝 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.
