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Ohara Matsuri
So what are you waiting for? Come join in the Ohara Matsuri!
Nakasatsuma Area
An Evening of Traditional Kirishima Entertainment
Soul-stirring taiko drums and graceful dancing in the Kirishima evening
Kirishima Area
Miyama Craft Week (Miyama Pottery Festival)
This nine-day event is packed full with the appeal of Miyama, the home of Satsuma-style pottery.
Nakasatsuma Area
Terukuni Shrine Rokugatsudo lantern festival
The biggest Rokugatsudo festivals in all of Kagoshima Prefecture
Nakasatsuma Area
Yagorodon Festival
Meet the god of health and long life in life size 4.85 meter height.
Osumi Area
Shibushi Buddha Festival
Osumi Area
Sogadon no Kasayaki
This traditional event celebrates Kagoshima's unique education system "Goju education".
Nakasatsuma Area
Seppetobe
Get covered in mud and pray for a year of bountiful crops
Nakasatsuma Area
Sueyoshi Sumiyoshi Shrine Yabusame (Horseback Archery)
Intangible Folk Cultural Property
Osumi Area
Shijukusho Shrine Yabusame (Horseback Archery)
Intangible Folk Cultural Property
Osumi Area
Chiran's Water Wheel Karakuri
It is designated as a national and prefectural folk cultural asset
Nansatsu Area
Ogionsa Festival
Prayer to bring prosperity and ward off plagues
Nakasatsuma Area
Myoenji Mairi
With their bodies encased in armor, worriors parade in a line
Nakasatsuma Area
Sendai Great Tug-of-War
One of the largest and most exciting festivals in Japan
Hokusatsu Area
Doya-doya-saa Onibitaki (Demon Expulsion Bonfire)
Osumi Area
Futsuhara Kumano Shrine Divine Dances
Intangible Folk Cultural Property
Osumi Area
Yamamiya Shrine Spring Festival – Tauchi (Paddy Tilling)/Kagihiki (Hooked Pole Tug of War)/Shogatsu-odori (New Year’s Dance)
Intangible Folk Cultural Property
Osumi Area
Nagoshidon (Passing of the Summer Festival)
Osumi Area
Tanabata Odori Dance
A traditional event with over 300 years of history
Nakasatsuma Area
Kagi-hiki (Hook Pulling) Festival
A dynamic traditional festival that has continued for more than 300 years.
Osumi Area
Tanoura Yamamiya Shrine Dago (Dumpling) Festival
Intangible Folk Cultural Property
Osumi Area
Hassaku Taiko Odori
Taneyaku Area
Kumano Shrine Oni-oi (Demon Chasing)
Intangible Folk Cultural Property
Osumi Area
Yamamiya Shrine Spring Festival (Anraku, Shibushi)
Intangible Folk Cultural Property
Osumi Area
Arasa Festival (Teruhi Shrine Spring Festival)
Osumi Area
Honmachi Hachigatsu-odori (August Dance)
Intangible Folk Cultural Property
Osumi Area