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Uwajima Ushi-Oni Festival 2023
2023-07-22 10:00 - 2023-07-24 15:00 (Asia/Tokyo) | Kisaiya Road (Ushi-Oni Street), Chuocho, Uwajima, Ehime, 798-0040, Japan
The Uwajima Ushi-Oni Festival is one of Ehime’s biggest events, featuring the famous ushi-oni, or “cow ogre.” The highlight of the festival is the parade of ushi-oni floats throughout Uwajima, some will even visit local residents and purify their home!

Matsuyama Saturday Night Market
2023-07-22 14:00 - 21:00, 2023-07-29 14:00 - 21:00 | Okaido, 790-0004
Every Saturday, there will be vendors selling food and wares throughout Okaido and Gintengai until 9pm.

Iyosai Festival
2023-07-29 20:00 - 2023-07-30 21:00 | Iyo Port, 355 Nadamachi, Iyo, Ehime, 799-3114, Japan
The summer festival that has been held for many years under the name “Iyo City Sumiyoshi Festival” has been changed in terms of the event date and name to “Iyosai Festival,” becoming the summer festival for the citizens of Iyo City. It is held annually on the last Saturday and Sunday of July.

On the 29th (Saturday), events such as the “Children’s Fish Catching Competition” and the “Iyo Dance Parade” will take place. On the 30th (Sunday), various events will be held in and around Iyo Port and the shopping district. The festival will reach its climax in the evening with a fireworks display at the port (approximately 6,000 fireworks are scheduled to be launched).

Kazehaya Fireworks Festival
2023-07-29 20:20 - 21:00 | Hojo Port, Hojotsuji, Matsuyama, Ehime, 799-2430, Japan
The Kazehaya Fireworks Festival is an annual festival in Hojo.

Ozugawa Matsuri 2023
2023-08-03 20:00 - 21:00 | Nakamura, Ozu, 中村, 大洲市, 愛媛県, 〒795-0054, Japan
The Ozugawa Matsuri will be held in Ozu in August 3rd from 8p.m.! Come down to Ozu to see Ozu Castle lit up in a background of fireworks launched in the Ozu River.

Mitsuhama Fireworks Festival 2023
2023-08-05 08:30 - 09:00 | Mitsuhama Port, 2-6-2-6-42三津, 松山, 愛媛県, 791-8061, Japan
The Mitsuhama Fireworks Festival is an annual festival held in Mitsuhama.

Nagahama Fireworks Festival
2023-08-05 16:00 - 21:00 | Nagahama Port, 長浜, 大洲市, 愛媛県, 〒795-0000, Japan
The Nagahama Fireworks will be held in the port of Nagahama, Ozu on August 6th from 8p.m.! Come down to the Nagahama Port in Ozu to see fireworks!

Imabari ONMAKU Festival 2023
2023-08-05 18:00 - 2023-08-06 21:00 | Imabari Port, Kataharacho, Imabari, Ehime, Japan
The Imabari ONMAKU Festival is an annual festival held at the Imabari Port. Fireworks will be held on August 6th at 8p.m.

Uchiko Sasa Festival 2023
2023-08-06 12:00 - 2023-08-07 21:00 | Honmachi Shotengai, 内子2023, 内子町, 愛媛県, 〒791-3301, Japan
The Sasa Festival is an annual summer event where about 50 bamboo decorations are displayed in the main street of Uchiko. More than a handful of Kusudama balls and bamboo decorations decorated with windsocks give visitors a gorgeous atmosphere. On the second day (August 7th), the “Sasa Odori Contest” will be held.

70th Yosakoi Festival
2023-08-09 12:00 - 2023-08-12 20:00 | Kochi City, Kochi, Kochi Prefecture, Japan
The 70th Yosakoi Festival will be held in Kochi, Kochi Prefecture! Like the Awa Festival in Tokushima, this is one of the festivals you can’t miss in Japan!

58th Matsuyama Baseball Dance
2023-08-10 12:00 - 2023-08-12 20:00 | Matsuyama City
The first of Shikoku’s 4 large dance festivals will be held in Matsuyama! The “Matsuyama Yakyuken Odori” (Baseball Dance) (named “Matsuyama Odori” up to the 6th and “Matsuyama Festival” up to the 56th) dates back to 1966. Two years before that, the Tokyo Olympics were held, promoting Japan to the world. In Shikoku, there are many “Odori” whose names are known nationwide. Tokushima’s “Awa Odori” and Kochi’s “Yosakoi Naruko Odori” are most famous. In 1939, the “Takamatsu Odori” also appeared in the prefectural capital of Kagawa. At this time, the city of Matsuyama created its famous dance and wondered, “What would a dance tour of Shikoku be like?”

Tokushima Awa Odori 2023
2023-08-12 12:00 - 2023-08-15 20:00 | Tokushima City, Tokushima, 徳島県, Japan
One of Japan’s largest dance festivals will FULLY took place in Tokushima from August 12th to August 15th. Along with Kochi’s Yosakoi Festival, this is one of the festivals you can’t miss!

36th Nakayama Chestnut Festival
2023-09-23 10:00 - 16:00 | Kurinosato Park, 中山町中山戌723, Iyo, Ehime, 791-3206, Japan
Every year, the Chestnut Festival is held in the Nakayama Area of Iyo City. This year will be the 36th Edition of this festival.The “Nakayama Chestnut Festival” will be held around the outdoor music plaza in Kurinosato Park to improve the image of Iyo City’s specialty Nakayama chestnuts and revitalize the region through interaction between urban and rural areas. At the venue, there will be a chestnut picking competition, chestnut catching, giveaways of boiled chestnuts and burr chestnuts, and a chestnut fruit fair. There will also be booths set up by various organizations in the city, where you can enjoy chestnut sushi, chestnut okowa, chestnut yokan, and more. In addition to exhibiting fire engines and experiencing water cannon, there will also be a variety of events such as Japanese drum performances and a performance by a famous Enka Singer.This year, the headlining Enka Singer is 21-time Kohaku Uta Gassen participant, Toba Ichiro.
