Towada City Autumn Festival

Festival highlights

A highlight is the joint procession, with lavish dashi and powerful taiko floats making their way through the city streets.

The program also features Nanbu Koma Odori, a traditional performing art, and “Kenka Daiko,” in which performers compete to show their vigor through a spirited exchange of taiko drumming.

On the 2nd day, twilight and nighttime processions take place along Kanchogai-dori, with illuminated dashi, taiko floats, and mikoshi brightening the street.

Autumn in Towada, brightened by dashi and taiko—a three-day celebration connecting the city

What to expect

The festival features street dances, mikoshi, a parade, and a joint dashi procession.

On the middle day, the program includes dashi displays, an awards ceremony, taiko performances, and the Towada Hayashi performance competition, followed from evening by twilight and nighttime processions.

Stalls and the “Towada Jiman Market (Autumn)” are also set up around the venue, offering activities beyond the processions.

How to take part

In 2026, participants were recruited for roles such as performing on taiko, flute, and tebiragane, pulling the dashi, and constructing dashi.

You can take part not only by watching, but also by joining in roles that support the festival.

Those wishing to participate are asked to fill in the required information on the designated application form and wait to be contacted by the person in charge.

For the 2026 participant recruitment, roles include taiko, flute, tebiragane (hand cymbals), pulling the dashi, and dashi construction.

Those wishing to participate should fill in the required information on the application form and apply.

You will be contacted by the person in charge after applying.

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Location and access

Venue and address

Around Sanbongi Odori and Towada City Government Office Street (including the Central Parking Lot).

The addresses are Inaoicho, Honamicho, Nishi-Nibanchō, Nishi-Sambanchō, Nishi-Junibanchō, and Nishi-Jusanbanchō, Towada City, Aomori Prefecture.

Train and bus

From JR Shichinohe-Towada Station, it takes about 40 minutes by Towada Kanko Dentetsu bus.

From JR Hachinohe Station, it takes about 45 minutes by JR Bus Tohoku Oirase-go, or about 1 hour 10 minutes by Towada Kanko Dentetsu bus.

From JR Shin-Aomori Station, it takes about 2 hours by Towada Kanko Dentetsu bus.

By car

Take the Momoishi Road from the Hachinohe Expressway. It is about 30 minutes from Shimoda-Momoishi IC.

Parking

Parking is available at Towada City General Sports Center, Towada City Culture Center, Nishi-Nibanchō, Kitazono, Shidokan, and No. 2 Central.

Regular vehicles cost 200 yen per entry. Vehicles cannot enter or leave the No. 2 Central Parking Lot during some time periods on September 5, 2026.

Address Inaoicho, Honamicho, Nishi-Nibancho, Nishi-Sanbancho, Nishi-Junibancho, and Nishi-Jusanbancho, Towada City, Aomori Prefecture

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Dates and season

2026 festival information (the listed dates have passed)

In 2026, the festival was held from September 4 (Friday) through the 6th (Sunday).

On the first and final days, from 2 p.m., a street dance, mikoshi, parade, and joint dashi procession took place along Sanbongi Odori. On the middle day, dashi displays, a hayashi performance competition, and twilight and nighttime processions took place along Kanchogai-dori.

The 2026 festival information states that the festival has ended.

Source: 十和田市秋まつりのお知らせ｜青森県十和田市

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Tips for your visit

In 2026, traffic restrictions were in place around the venue, and bus detours and suspended bus stops were also announced.

To help ensure visitors’ safety around the venue, drone use should be avoided.

If you’re driving, it’s a good idea to check in advance where the parking lots are and when entry and exit are restricted.

Source: 【アクセス情報】2026年9月4日（金）～9月6日（日） 十和田市秋まつり開催に伴う交通規制・バス運行変更について » 十和田市現代美術館 | Towada Art Center

Nearby attractions

Around the festival venue, events featured on related pages include the Towada Yukimi Rally, Machinaka Art Marche, and Towada Marutto Fest.

The Towada Oirase Tourism Organization information center and the Towada City Tourism and Local Products Center are also listed as nearby spots.

If you plan to visit alongside the festival, check whether each facility or event is operating.

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Attractions in the same municipality. Check each attraction’s official website for travel distances from the venue and current opening information.

Origins and History of Towada City Autumn Festival

The Towada City Autumn Festival is said to have originated as a prayer-for-a-good-harvest festival dating back to the settlement of the Sanbongihara area in the final years of the Edo period.

As an event connected to the history of settlement in the area, it continues today as a city festival featuring dashi, taiko, mikoshi, and dance.

The 2026 festival information also highlighted its role in bringing local residents together and revitalizing the community.

Official information

The 2026 festival information lists Towada City, the Towada Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and the Towada Oirase Tourism Organization as organizers.

Details on the festival dates, traffic restrictions, and participant recruitment are available on the official Towada City Autumn Festival website.

The Towada Chamber of Commerce and Industry is the contact point.

Towada City Autumn Festival at a Glance

Towada City Autumn Festival is a traditional event that originated as a prayer for a good harvest, with dashi, taiko floats, mikoshi, and street dances enlivening the city streets.

Highlights that differ between day and night include Nanbu Koma Odori, Kenka Daiko, and the illuminated nighttime processions.

In 2026, the festival was held from September 4 through the 6th, and calls for participants in performances, as pullers, and in dashi construction were also made.