On now
From 24 Nov 2025, no end date
Dragon God's Secret Hot Spring
A puzzle game you play on foot from Fudō Falls down to Man'yō Park, following a story on your phone. Go any day.
Events calendar
What's on in Yugawara.
Festivals, rakugo and kabuki, markets, exhibitions and the seasonal things worth planning a trip around. Updated every day from the town's official calendar.
On today, Thu 22 Oct
On now
Tue 1 Sept – Sat 31 Oct
The 1,200-Year Mystery: a puzzle trail round Yugawara
Pick up a free puzzle booklet, walk the town from the station to the onsen district collecting clues, and enter a draw for ¥1 million in prizes.
On now
Sat 5 Sept – Sun 29 Nov
Weekend rakugo
Japanese comic storytelling every Saturday and Sunday afternoon in the geisha house, plus a Saturday-night show with a bath.
On now
Sat 10 Oct – Thu 17 Dec
Mikan picking
Pick and eat sweet Yugawara mandarins in hillside orchards above the sea, from October to mid-December.
Coming up
Sat 14 Nov – Sun 15 Nov
Oriental orchid show
A free two-day show of classical Japanese and Chinese orchids by the station, with plants for sale and growing advice.
Sun 22 Nov · 21 Feb 2027
Buran-ichi handmade market
About thirty stalls of local crafts, food and produce on the street by the station, a few times a year.
Fri 4 Dec · Sat 5 Dec · Sun 6 Dec
Yugawara Kabuki Dance
Kabuki dance up close in Yugawara's geisha house, performed by the Narikomaya family: the Nakamura brothers and Nakamura Shikan.
Sat 5 Dec · Sun 6 Dec · 6 Feb 2027
Yutanpo: the onsen district walk
The onsen district's own walk, on the first weekend of every even month. Shops, inns, cafés and galleries each put on something of their own. Pick up a map and wander.
6 Feb 2027 – 7 Mar 2027
Plum blossom festival at Makuyama
Four thousand plum trees in pink and white bloom at the foot of Mt Makuyama, with stalls, plum soft-serve and hot amazake.
Past events
Finished
Thu 3 Sept – Tue 6 Oct
Taro Otani: Flowers and Dogs
New oil paintings and watercolours of flowers and dogs by Taro Otani, hung in the café at the Yugawara Museum of Art.
Finished
Sat 3 Oct – Sun 4 Oct
Man'yō Bamboo Lights
Two evenings when the onsen district is lit by thousands of bamboo lanterns, with a tanuki parade through the streets on Saturday.
Finished
Sun 4 Oct
Sanyūtei Koyūza and company
The rakugo master Sanyūtei Koyūza and his students, with guest Ryūtei Kochiraku and a dance by Yugawara's geisha.