Jun – Jul
Events & Festivals in 2025
Event schedules are subject to change at discretion of event organizers. For updates.
Yoi-no-mai Dance Parade (June 6-7)
a) Kyomachi (Aikawa area)
b) Folkdance parades in Kyomachi Street where old vestiges remain.
Sado Kanzo (yellow-day-lilies) Week (June 9 TBD)
a) Ono-game
b) Onidaiko, folksongs, and other festive attractions held on a background of allies of yellow-day-lilies.
Ryotsu Matsuri Festival (June 16 TBD)
a) Ryotsu Shopping Arcades
b) Onidaiko and Mikoshi (a portable shrine).
Hamochi Matsuri (June 15)
a) Hamochi Main Street
b) Tsuburosashi ritual dance and other cultural activities. A free noh play is preformed at Kusakari Shrine at 8pm.
Sado Ogi Tarai-bune & Sazae Matsuri Festival (June 22)
a) Ogi Minato Koen Open Space
b) Hands-on Tarai-bune wooden tub boating and other attractions.
July 19 - July 27; Kodo Summer Concerts in Ryotsu
a) Ai Port Sado
b) A small group of Kodo’s members will present up-close taiko concerts at 10:30am on 7/20, 7/21, 7/26 and 7/27; and 2:00pm on 7/19, 7/20, 7/21, 7/25, 7/26 and 7/27 Ticket ¥3,000 http://www.kodo.or.jp
Kozan Matsuri Festival (July 26-27)
a) Aikawa Area
b) Parades and local traditions. Many food stalls.
