Finished
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.
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Events archive
Past events.
Many of these come back every year, so it's a good guide to what's on when.
October 2026
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.
Finished
Sat 3 Oct
Yugawara Cinema Salon: Sakhalin
A film screening in the onsen district that doesn't end when the credits roll: stay afterwards and talk it over with the director.
Finished
Sat 3 Oct
Yugawara Fes 2026
The town's biggest party, by the sea: sixteen food trucks, real diggers and cranes to climb into, bouncy castles, festival drums and the Yuffle, a sweet you can only get here.
September 2026
Finished
Sat 26 Sept
Chestnut Picking at Yugawara Yume Farm
An autumn day picking chestnuts with local children and neighbours at Yugawara Yume Farm.
Finished
Sat 19 Sept
Moon night at Man'yō Park
An evening of moon-watching through telescopes, paper-lantern making and an acoustic concert on the terrace at Man'yō Park.