Events
Events List
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Totoro, Ghibli, and Kanyada
- From Saturday, April 12, 2025 to Sunday, December 7, 2025
- Oosawa Onsen Kikusuikan Old Gallery "Chigaya"
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Bishamon Festival and National Crying Sumo Tournament
- May 4th - May 5th, 2025
- Towacho Kitanarushima Mikumano Shrine and Bishamon-do temple grounds
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Hachiman Rice Field Art
- June to October every year *The best time to see is late June to mid-August
- Hanamaki City Ishidoriya Hachiman
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Mt. Hayachine(Hayachine-National Park) Opening Climbing Season
- Sunday, June 8, 2025
- Mt. Hayachine
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[Miyazawa Kenji Dowa Mura / Kenji’s School(Village of Fairy Tales)] Fairy Tale Village Forest Illumination 2025
- Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays from July 19th (Saturday) to October 26th (Sunday), 2025 *Every day from August 9th (Saturday) to 17th (Sunday)
- Miyazawa Kenji Dowa Mura / Kenji’s School(Village of Fairy Tales)
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Lake Tase Water Festival Water and Aerial Fireworks Display
- Saturday, July 26, 2025
- Lake Tase Fireworks Special Venue
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Hayachine Shrine Annual Festival
- Friday, August 1, 2025
- Hayachine Shrine (Oohasama City)
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Tsuchizawa Tanabata Star Festival
- Wednesday, August 6, 2025, Thursday, August 7, 2025
- Tsuchizawa Shopping Street, Towa-cho, Hanamaki City
(From "cafe Blue" in front of the station to "Iris Parking" in Nakamachi)
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[Fireworks Festival] The 35th Ishidoriya Yumematsuri Fireworks Festival
- Wednesday, August 13, 2025
- Taishobashi Park (Ishidoriya Waterfront Plaza)
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Oohasama Andon Festival
- Thursday, August 14th, 2025 and Saturday, August 16th, 2025 (rain or shine)
- In the Oohasama area of Osakocho, Oohasama city
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Pageant of light and sound Fireworks Fantasy Festival[Cancelled]
- Saturday, August 23, 2025 [Cancelled]
- Kitakami River riverbed (Asahi Bridge to Asahi Oohashi Bridge)
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Ishidoriya Festival
- Monday, September 8, 2025, Tuesday, September 9, Wednesday, September 10, 2025
- Festival Square: In front of the Cultural Taxi ~ Station Exit Intersection (in the Kouchi area of Ishidoriyacho, Hanamaki City) *On the 8th and 9th, the floats will be allowed to move freely. (In Ishidoriyacho)
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Hanamaki Festival
- September 12th (Friday), 13th (Saturday), 14th (Sunday), 2025
- Hanamaki City Festival Square and other locations
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Tsuchizawa Festival
- Saturday, September 20, 2025, Sunday, September 21, 2025
- Towacho Tsuchizawa Shopping Street
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Kenji Festival
- Sunday, September 21, 2025
- Hanamaki City Cultural Center
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Oohasama Wine Festival
- Sunday, September 21, 2025
- Oohasama Edel Hill (Budo no Oka area) in Osakocho, Oohasama City
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Kurasawa Puppet Kabuki
- Sunday, November 23, 2025
- Kurasawa Puppet Kabuki Museum
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Lantern launch event "Hanamaki Night around the Stars"
- Sunday, January 18, 2026, Sunday, January 25, Sunday, February 1, Wednesday, February 11, Sunday, February 15, 2026
- Namari Onsen Ski Resort
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Taroshi (Icicles) Falls Measurement Event
- February 11, 2026 (Wednesday holiday)
- Upstream of the Kuzumaru River
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Hanamaki Original All Japan Wanko Soba Tournament
- February 11th every year
- Hanamaki City Cultural Center
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Oohasama post station Hinamatsuri
- Usually from late February to early March
- Oohasama Exchange Activation Center and other local shops
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Hayachine Shrine Somin Festival
- March 17th every year
- Oohasama Town Uchikawame Hayachine Shrine


