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Kyoto Prefecture · Kizugawa City (From Tokyo: approx. 2 h 10 min–2 h 40 min · bullet train)

A Yamashiro community festival featuring impersonations, music, food, and merchandise

Yamashiro Festival Returns

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The 2026 edition of Yamashiro Festival Returns has ended.

Festival information

EVENT INFORMATION
Dates
2026/10/25Ended
Location
Yamashiro General Cultural Center, Aspia Yamashiro
Area
Kyoto Prefecture・Kizugawa City(From Tokyo: approx. 2 h 10 min–2 h 40 min · bullet train)Prefecture-level estimate to a main station or airport, not the venue. Airport access, check-in and onward travel are extra; remote areas and islands can take much longer.
Highlights and activities
Last updated
2026/11/11

Yamashiro Festival Returns is a Kizugawa City community event bringing together stage performances, exhibits, bingo, and food and merchandise stalls. The 2026 event was announced as scheduled to take place at Aspia Yamashiro.

About Yamashiro Festival Returns

Yamashiro Festival Returns is a community event held in the Yamashiro area of Kizugawa City.

For 2026, the program at Aspia Yamashiro was planned to include an impersonation show, music and performance acts on stage, a rally car display, bingo, and food and merchandise stalls.

It was presented as an event for all ages, bringing together a wide variety of local vendors and activities.

Festival highlights

The main attraction is the stage program centered on an impersonation show.

Along with music and dance performances, plans also included a rally car display and bingo with luxury prizes.

Food and merchandise stalls were to line the venue, and the event information also announced free flower seedlings for the first 200 visitors bringing a flyer.

A Yamashiro community festival featuring impersonations, music, food, and merchandise

What to expect

The event information outlined a program of impersonations, music, and dance performances on stage.

The setup also offered a rally car display, bingo, and food and merchandise stalls outdoors and around the venue.

Planned offerings included Japanese sweets, grilled and fried foods, drinks, and food truck items, as well as children’s games, a shooting gallery, lotteries, and a fishing game.

How to take part

The event information announced free flower seedlings for the first 200 visitors who brought a flyer.

The notice did not specify other participation methods or registration requirements for stalls or stage performances.

Location and access

Venue and address

Yamashiro General Cultural Center, Aspia Yamashiro / 24 Hirao Maeda, Yamashiro-cho, Kizugawa City

Train and bus

JR Nara Line: 5 minutes on foot from Tanakura Station / From JR Kizu Station, take the Kizugawa City Community Bus on the Yamashiro Line bound for Shibukawa and get off right outside the Aspia Yamashiro bus stop.

Address 24 Hirao Maeda, Yamashiro-cho, Kizugawa City, Kyoto Prefecture

Dates and season

2026 event information (the advertised dates have passed)

2026年10月25日(日)9:30〜15:30。

This was the date and time given in the 2026 event information.

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Official information

主催:木津川市やましろまつり実行委員会。

The event information was published by the Kizugawa City Chamber of Commerce and Industry, which can be contacted at 0774-72-3801.

Yamashiro Festival Returns at a Glance

The 2026 Yamashiro Festival Returns was announced as a community event at Aspia Yamashiro, combining stage performances featuring impersonations, music, and dance with a rally car display, bingo, and food and merchandise stalls.

Plans also included free flower seedlings for visitors bringing a flyer and activities for children.

The venue is a 5-minute walk from JR Tanakura Station.

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Article updated: 2026/11/11

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