Wakayama Hadashi (Barefoot) Fes

Essentials

location

Honmachi Park, Wakayama City

period

November 3, 2026 (Tue)

Time

10:00–16:00

cost

Free

Links

• Official Website

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access

About a 10-minute walk from Nankai Wakayamashi Station. By car, about 15 minutes from the Wakayama IC on the Hanwa Expressway; the city-run Honmachi underground car park beneath the park is open 24 hours (first 30 minutes free).

There are 9 car parks within a 12-minute walk of Honmachi Park, Wakayama City, and 1 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.

TICKETS / REGISTRATION

Advance registration for the first 200 (babies to 6th-graders with a guardian) via the form on the official Hadashi Fes page. The baby zone is first come, first served on the day.

NOTE

What to try

• Booths for barefoot running, sprint lessons, ball games, tug-of-war, boxing pad work and more
• Baby zone with sensory play, staffed by nursery teachers
• Market stalls, food trucks and food booths

Guest supporters

• Yoshino Tsuyoshi (barefoot-running pioneer; head of the Japan Barefoot Running Association)
• Kuki Takumi (Japan 4×100 m relay, London 2012; from Arida)
• Nakamura Yurika (Japan marathon, Beijing 2008)
• Hisada Tetsuya (former Japanese light-flyweight boxing champion)

Schedule (planned)

10:00 Opening

10:15 approx. Family activity time

11:45 approx. Special event

12:00–13:00 Lunch and free time

13:00 approx. Afternoon activities

15:00 approx. Finale

16:00 Close

※In bad weather the event may be cancelled or scaled back; updates on the official social media

TAGS

Family Free Cheap Parks Sports Activity Events Festivals

出典: PR TIMES（NPO法人ホッピング）