Why You Should Visit
A one-day outdoor festival built around music, food and hot springs, held on a riverside plaza in Totsukawa, the mountainous village at the southern tip of Nara. The stage, framed by mountains and the river, hosts eleven acts ranging from the local taiko club and Totsukawa High School music club to guest artists such as Natsuki Kawanishi, VOG, Souonji and violinist SHOGO. More than 30 food trucks and craft or activity booths line the grounds, with pizza, skewers and sweets alongside a free-flowing hot-spring footbath, a bouncy castle and a ride in a cherry picker. Admission and parking are free, so it works for families and music fans alike.
Programs
Timetable & Map
Participating Shops
Shop List & Map
Essentials
- location
- Uenoji Riverside Plaza (Uenoji Heliport), Totsukawa Village
- period
- October 11, 2026 (Sun)
- Time
- 10:00–16:00
- cost
- Free admission (free parking)
- Kobe · Gluten-free
- access
- A reservation-only round-trip shuttle bus runs from Kintetsu Yamato-Yagi Station (south exit) to the venue (first 40 people, ¥5,000 adults). Nara Kotsu's Yagi–Shingu express bus also serves the area. By car about 2 h 10 min from Osaka, 2 h 50 min from Kyoto and 2 h from Wakayama; free parking.
- TICKETS / REGISTRATION
- No reservation is needed to attend. Only the shuttle bus from Yamato-Yagi Station requires booking, via the form on the official site (first 40 people, deadline Sep 30 or when full). The round-trip fare is paid in cash when getting off at the venue.
- NOTE
Merchandise & experience booths
- Free-flowing hot spring footbath (Hirai Construction)
- Aerial work platform experience (Kinan)
- Bouncy dome, Lucky Factory (lottery, super-ball scoop, yo-yo fishing), Yumebozu (no-lose lottery)
- Ikoma Kendama Club (kendama grade certification test available)
- WANOFF, KOO (handmade goods & apparel)
- Healing space Mayunero, Baji Seitai, brain-and-belly massage
- PR booth by Nara Prefectural Gojo Police Station and the JSDF Nara Regional Cooperation Office Gojo branch (vehicle display)
Shuttle bus (Yamato-Yagi Station ⇔ venue)
- Outbound: gather 6:45, depart 7:00, arrives venue around 9:45–10:00 (one restroom stop en route)
- Return: departs venue 16:30, arrives Yamato-Yagi Station around 19:30
- Round-trip fare: adults ¥5,000, elementary schoolers ¥3,000, preschoolers (on lap) free. Round-trip only
Village hot springs to visit after the festival
- Izumiyu: adults ¥600 (10:00–20:00)
- Takinoyu: adults ¥800 (8:30–20:00)
- Subaru no Sato Onsen Hoyokan Hoshi no Yu: adults ¥1,000 (12:00–17:00)
- Ori no Yu: adults ¥600 (8:30–20:00)
- Hiratani District Community Center Ikora footbath: free (hand bath & drinking fountain)
* The schedule may change without notice.
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