CALMA Festival at ON THE HILL 2026｜11/14〜11/15 Access & Fees

Dates & time: November 14, 2026 (Sat) - November 15, 2026 (Sun) 11:00–20:00 (live music & stalls)
20:00–22:00 (night session: DJ & bar on 3F)
Price & booking: Free entry (*a paid admission is planned in the future). Food, goods and workshops are priced by each vendor. Pre-registration is required (free, takes about a minute). Register on the official pre-registration page (Japanese) and show the confirmation screen or email at the reception tent on the day.
Venue & access: ON THE HILL (inside Hiokayama Park) About a 10-minute walk from Hioka Station (JR Kakogawa Line). By car, about 5 minutes from the Kakogawa ramp of the Kakogawa Bypass (free parking).

There are 2 public restrooms within a 8-minute walk of ON THE HILL (inside Hiokayama Park). The map shows each with its walking time.

Facility data comes from OpenStreetMap. It does not include opening hours, fees or availability.

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Why You Should Visit

A two-day outdoor festival at ON THE HILL, the creative hub on the hilltop of Hiokayama Park in Kakogawa. It's run by CALMA, an art project by ON THE HILL producer Ryo Okamoto built around the idea that "the tribes of the future exist today." Started in 2025, it drew about 2,600 visitors over two days last year, and returns for a second year with 52 vendors, including a kids' market, from across Japan selling food, goods and workshops, plus 23 live acts and DJs and film-and-talk sessions. After 8pm a DJ and bar night session runs on the 3rd floor. Free entry (a paid admission is planned in the future) with pre-registration required, and free parking.

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画像出典: CALMA by Ryo Okamoto（主催者提供）

Venue photos are from the 2025 edition. The last image is the timetable for the special direct bus (Shinki Bus).

Lineup

Featured acts & shops（8）

Photo: いのうえまさお（2025年）
Yohei Miyake Trio with HIMILive / one-off line-up for this festival11/15 15:00〜16:00
Yohei Miyake, known as the vocalist of the band Inu-shiki, plays with his trio (YOHEI, SHO, WILLIE) joined by HIMI (Himi Sato), a line-up made just for this festival. It is the first time they play with HIMI; Miyake also played here last year.
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Photo: いのうえまさお（2025年）
Sumiyoshi ShachuLive / Ichikikushikino, Kagoshima11/14 14:00〜15:00
A troupe led by geisha Koito Sumiyoshi, carrying on the culture of the "town geisha" once common in Kagoshima. Children join in the songs, shamisen and dance, bringing a banquet-room art onto the rice-straw stage.
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Photo: いのうえまさお（2025年）
Noma (々)Main stage (rice-straw stage)
The team behind builds such as Noto Suzu House, a hub of the Oku-Noto Triennale. Their straw stage on the wooden deck went down well last year, and this year they build the rice-straw stage again, now with bamboo as well, as the main stage.
Cafe Ikanatete / Noroshi RECORDSShop / Suzu, Ishikawa
A spice-curry café from Noroshi, Suzu, at the very tip of the Noto Peninsula. They serve a waterless chicken curry seasoned only with Suzu's traditional agehama salt. The link came through CALMA and Noma's ongoing work in Noto.
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HIHIHIShop / Kagoshima
A clothing brand started in 2008 by designer Masashi Sueda. Based in Kagoshima since 2011, it makes everyday clothes from natural materials with comfort first, and has shown with CALMA since 2018.
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Niida HonkeShop / Koriyama, Fukushima
A sake brewery founded in 1711, now in its 315th year, that calls itself a brewery protecting Japan's rice paddies. In 2011 it became the first in Japan to brew all its sake from naturally grown rice, and is also known for "Shizenshu Yamamori" made with Patagonia Provisions.
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HATAKE JUNKIEShop / Kyoto
A group of friends with day jobs who cleared farmland left untouched for ten years in northern Kyoto and now grow pesticide-free vegetables and rice. They also sell records and cassettes, and performers PICHUU and Honda Q join their stall.
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Kunpei Kosaka / film "MISSION 100"Movie & talk11/15 18:30〜20:00
A documentary following spearfisher Kunpei Kosaka's ten-year quest to land a dogtooth tuna of over 100kg by free-diving with a single hand spear. Kosaka received the 30th Naomi Uemura Adventure Prize (FY2025). CALMA worked on the design and filming.
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Also appearing（20）

Sat, 11/14

Sun, 11/15

Programs

Timetable & Map

The organizer's timetable. From 20:00 to 22:00 the night session (DJ & bar) runs in the 3F dining hall.

Vendors

Shop List & Map

The 52 vendors announced by the organizer. The place name under each shop is its home prefecture. Sake Underground is there on the 14th only, Kisui Kuko (汽水空港) and TISSUE PAPERS on the 15th only, and the Kids' Market runs 11:00–17:00.

NOTE

From the organizer (organized by Musashi Co., Ltd. / planned by CALMA, Ryo Okamoto)

"Seen from the future, even the way we live now will become 'tribal artifacts' lined up in a museum. The CALMA Festival is two days for bringing together the things we want to leave for that future. Every maker we invited stands at their own stall in person. Pick things up, talk, and if you like something, take it home. Entry is free and the night runs until 10pm. Come wander up the hill."

Shuttle bus

Shinki Bus runs special direct buses between JR Kakogawa Station (north exit) and Hiokayama Park on both days
To the park (from Kakogawa Station north exit): 10:45 / 11:25 / 11:55 / 14:15 / 15:30 / 17:30
Back to the station (from Hiokayama Park): 13:57 / 15:07 / 17:07 / 19:07 / 20:07 / 21:07 / 22:07 (the last one, 22:07, runs after the night session)
Regular route buses (lines 6 and 8) also stop at Hiokayama Park
Regular fare (¥280 between Kakogawa Station north exit and Hiokayama Park), no reservation needed

* Held rain or shine; cancelled in case of a typhoon or weather warning.

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出典: CALMA by Ryo Okamoto（主催者提供）

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FAQ

Is there an admission fee?

Entry is free for now; a paid admission is planned in the future. Food, goods and workshops are paid at each vendor.

Do I need to register in advance?

Yes. This year only pre-registered visitors can enter. Registration is free and takes about a minute; show the confirmation screen or email at the reception tent on the day.

Is there parking?

Yes, there is free parking for about 1,122 cars, about 5 minutes by car from the Kakogawa ramp of the Kakogawa Bypass.

How late does it run?

Live music and stalls run until 8pm, followed by a DJ and bar night session in the 3rd-floor dining hall until 10pm.

Is it held if it rains?

It is held rain or shine. It is cancelled if a typhoon or weather warning is issued.

Can I get back to the station after the night session?

Shinki Bus runs special direct buses from Hiokayama Park to the north exit of JR Kakogawa Station on both days, with the last one leaving at 22:07. JR Hioka Station is about a 10-minute walk.