Tanba-Sasayama Dekansho Festival 2026

Essentials

location

Sannomaru Plaza, Sasayama Castle Ruins

period

August 15, 2026 (Sat) - August 16, 2026 (Sun)

Time

Aug 15 (Sat) 15:00–21:15 & Aug 16 (Sun) 16:45–21:00 (fireworks both nights 20:15–20:30)

cost

Watching from around the grounds is free; food and drink at the stalls are paid separately. Details for 2026, including whether paid seating is offered, will be announced on the official site.

Links

• Official Website

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access

From Sasayamaguchi Station (JR Fukuchiyama Line), take a Shinki Bus to Nikaimachi, then walk about 5 min.
By car, about 10 min from the Tanba-Sasayama IC on the Maizuru-Wakasa Expressway. Traffic restrictions and temporary car parks are in place during the festival.

There are 1 car parks within a 12-minute walk of Sannomaru Plaza, Sasayama Castle Ruins, and 4 public restrooms within 8 minutes. The map shows each with its walking time.

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

NOTE

Main programme

• Mass dance around the yagura (one of Japan's largest wooden dance towers)
• Dance competition and junior showcase
• Performance of the old-style Dekansho-bushi
• Dance workshops
• Fireworks (about 1,000 shells over two nights, above the castle ruins)
• Stall village and night-market street (about 180 stalls)
• Andon lantern festival and decoration contest

Schedule (2026, city tourism site)

• Aug 15 (Sat) 15:00–21:15
• Aug 16 (Sun) 16:45–21:00
• Fireworks both nights 20:15–20:30
• Night stalls until around 21:45 (west side of Ninomaru Plaza)

※Traffic restrictions run Aug 6–18; the area changes each year, so check the Tanba-Sasayama tourism site before the event

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