Senshu YOSAKOI Eejanaika Festival 2026

Dates & time: October 17, 2026 (Sat) - October 18, 2026 (Sun) - Sat 17 Oct: Eve festival from 17:30 (doors 17:15)
- Sun 18 Oct: Main festival from 9:18 (closing group dance from 18:36)
cost: The official site lists no viewing fee (performances are outdoors in parks and plazas).
Venue & access: Around Rinku Town (Rinku Open-Air Music Hall and 6 other venues) About 5 min on foot from Rinku-Town Station (JR / Nankai). Myokoji temple (eve festival) is about 5 min on foot from Nankai Izumisano Station.

There are 1 car parks within a 12-minute walk of Around Rinku Town (Rinku Open-Air Music Hall and 6 other venues), and 2 public restrooms within 8 minutes. The map shows each with its walking time.

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Why You Should Visit

A yosakoi dance festival spread across Rinku Town in Izumisano, Osaka. Started in 2004, this 22nd edition brings around 100 teams and some 3,000 dancers from across Japan, performing from morning to evening on seven stages, including the seaside Rinku Park and shopping-centre plazas. In the evening the main stage hosts Honiya, two-time grand-prize winner at Kochi's Yosakoi Festival, and the day closes with a mass group dance. The night before, an eve festival is held in front of the main hall of Myokoji temple. Good for wandering between stages and seeing the costumes and naruko clappers up close.

Programs

Timetable & Map

The eve festival is on 17 Oct only; everything else is on the main day, 18 Oct. Each team's slots are in the official timetable by venue

The 7 main-day venues

Sun 18 Oct, along the seafront west of Rinku-Town Station

NOTE

Timetable

Each team's slots are listed by venue in the official timetable (PDF)
Most teams dance several times at different venues, so you can often catch a missed team elsewhere
The Seacle venue also has drop-in performance slots

Rain

Held rain or shine; cancelled in severe weather

Photography and viewing

Monopods, tripods, stepladders and chairs are not allowed at the venues
Entry may be restricted for safety when crowded

Live stream

Performances at the main venue on the main day are streamed live on the YouTube channel Ematsuri Channel

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FAQ

How do I find when a particular team is dancing?

The timetable PDF on the official site's viewing page lists every team and time for all seven venues. Most teams dance at several venues during the day.

Where and when is the eve festival?

Saturday 17 October at Myokoji temple in Ichiba-nishi, Izumisano, starting 17:30 (doors 17:15). It is about 5 min on foot from Nankai Izumisano Station, a different location from the main festival in Rinku Town.

Is there a fee to watch?

The official site gives no viewing fee. The main-day venues are outdoors in parks and shopping-centre plazas.