Festivals · Kyushu
Ohara Matsuri (75th)
第75回おはら祭
Southern Kyushu's largest festival: some 20,000 dancers in yukata perform the Ohara-bushi and Hanya-bushi along the tram tracks of Tenmonkan.
Confirmed dates
- Dates
- Mon 02 to Tue 03 Nov 2026
- Date status
- Confirmed by the organiser or an official tourism source
- Venue
- Tenmonkan streetcar avenue (Sanbashi-dori crossing to Izuro to Takamibaba)
- City
- Kagoshima
- Prefecture
- Kagoshima
- Region
- Kyushu
- Category
- Festivals
- Tickets
- Free
- Checked
- Fri 23 Oct 2026 against the official source
About this event
Southern Kyushu's largest festival: some 20,000 dancers in yukata perform the Ohara-bushi and Hanya-bushi along the tram tracks of Tenmonkan. Free to watch No tickets; visitors can join the 'tobiiri' open dance groups. Night festival 2 Nov 18:50-20:20, main festival 3 Nov 10:20-15:25
Booking
Booked around the event: hotels, passes, transfers and eSIM. Booking links for this event are added after the product checks pass.
Official source: https://www.pref.kagoshima.jp/ak01/ohara2026.html. Dates checked Fri 23 Oct 2026.