Events
Events List
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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 11, 2026 (Wednesday holiday)
- Hanamaki City Cultural Center
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Oohasama post station Hinamatsuri
- February 21, 2026 (Saturday) to March 3, 2026 (Tuesday)
- 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
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Bishamon Festival and National Crying Sumo Tournament
- May 4th to May 5th, 2026
- 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 14, 2026
- Mt. Hayachine
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[Miyazawa Kenji Dowa Mura / Kenji’s School(Village of Fairy Tales)] Fairy Tale Village Forest Illumination
- Every year from late July to late October on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays *Open every day during the Obon period
- Miyazawa Kenji Dowa Mura / Kenji’s School(Village of Fairy Tales)
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Lake Tase Water Festival Water and Aerial Fireworks Display
- Late July every year
- Lake Tase Fireworks Special Venue
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Hayachine Shrine Annual Festival
- Every August 1st
- Hayachine Shrine (Oohasama City)
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Tsuchizawa Tanabata Star Festival
- August 6th and 7th every year
- 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] Ishidoriya Yumematsuri Fireworks Festival
- Every August 13th
- Taishobashi Park (Ishidoriya Waterfront Plaza)
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Oohasama Andon Festival
- August 14th and 16th every year (rain or shine)
- In the Oohasama area of Osakocho, Oohasama city
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Pageant of light and sound Fireworks Fantasy Festival
- Every year around late August
- Kitakami River riverbed (Asahi Bridge to Asahi Oohashi Bridge)
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Ishidoriya Festival
- Three days every year on September 8th, 9th, and 10th
- 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
- Friday, September 11th, Saturday, September 12th, Sunday, September 13th, 2026
- Hanamaki City Festival Square and other locations
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Tsuchizawa Festival
- Late September every year
- Towacho Tsuchizawa Shopping Street
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Oohasama Wine Festival
- Late September every year
- Oohasama Edel Hill (Budo no Oka area) in Osakocho, Oohasama City
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Kenji Festival
- September 21, 2026 (Monday holiday)
- In front of the Kenji Poetry Monument
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Kurasawa Puppet Kabuki
- Every year on November 23rd
- Kurasawa Puppet Kabuki Museum


