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Nankinmachi Shunsetsu Festival – Lunar New Year Day
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2.17 TUE · 10:30–18:30

Nankinmachi Shunsetsu Festival – Lunar New Year Day

Nankinmachi

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Dates & time
February 17, 2026 (Tue) 10:30–18:30
cost
Free admission
Venue & access
Nankinmachi About 5 min on foot from JR/Hanshin Motomachi Station (east exit), or 2 min from Subway Kaigan Line Kyūryūchi-Daimaru-mae Station. Also a 10-min walk from Hankyu Kobe-Sannomiya Station (west exit). Cars cannot enter Nankinmachi itself — use nearby coin parking lots, concentrated along Sakaemachi-dori.
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Why You Should Visit

February 17, Lunar New Year’s Day, marks the opening of the Nankinmachi Shunsetsu Festival. From the opening prayer and ceremony at 10:30, the day features face-changing and acrobatic performances by the Tokyo Chinese Song & Dance Ensemble, children’s performances, lion dance, Tai Chi, live music, and a dynamic Southern Dragon Parade marching from Motomachi to Nankinmachi.

【February 17 Schedule】 10:30 Opening Prayer 11:00 Opening Ceremony 11:15 Face-changing (Tokyo Chinese Song & Dance Ensemble) 12:00 Children’s Performance 12:30 Acrobatics (Tokyo Chinese Song & Dance Ensemble) 13:30 Lion Dance 14:30 Face-changing 15:30 Tai Chi 17:30 Music Performance 18:30 Acrobatics

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NOTE

No Shunsetsu Festival events are held from February 18 to 20.

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