Hello everyone, this is the Amakusa Reihoku Tourist Association. This Saturday, March 28, 2026, the Shiki Community Center in Reihoku will host an event everyone from children to grandparents can enjoy: HAPPY PARTY REIHOKU Sports Exchange.
The highlight this time is the trending world of e-sports.
From an easy-to-play bowling tournament to popular puzzle and versus games, the event is packed with activities that bridge generations.

■ Featured content
E-sports bowling tournament: wonderful prizes await the winner!
Nintendo Switch demo booths: familiar titles such as Suika Game, Super Smash Bros., brain-training games, and racing games will all be available.

If you’re not very familiar with games, don’t worry—this is a great chance to boost your health or discover a new hobby. Come enjoy the event with three generations of your family.

📅 Event details
Date and time: Saturday, March 28, 2026, 10:00–15:00
Location: Shiki Community Center, Reihoku (444-1 Shiki, Reihoku, Amakusa District, Kumamoto Prefecture)
Who can attend: Everyone (children, students, and seniors are especially welcome!)
Organizer: Amakusa Father’s Club
Supported by: Reihoku and the Amakusa Reihoku Tourist Association, among others

Contact
Taiyo e-Sports (Contact: Honda)
Phone: 090-2080-0661

Event Announcement 📣

From March 27 to March 29, a three-day screening of diverse films, including works directed by Tokachi Tourism Ambassador Yoshiyuki Fuji and director Yoshio Osaka, will be held at Shikaoi Town Community Hall.
The Hokkaido International Film Festival travels across the prefecture to bring new stories to communities without movie theaters.
Please come and enjoy a variety of films if you can 🤗

📍Date and Time: March 27, 2026 – March 29, 2026
📍Venue: Shikaoi Town Community Hall

🔶Advance Tickets: 2-DAY PASS (March 28 & 29) with clear file 4,000 yen (tax included)
1-DAY PASS (March 28 or March 29) 2,000 yen (tax included) ※Free for junior high school students and younger
🔶Ticket Outlets
Shikaoi Town Community Hall, Shikaoi Town Hall Urimaku Branch, Shikaoi Town Chamber of Commerce, CAFE Oshaberi na Photo Studio, Torisei Shikaoi Branch, Usui Tenkodo, Ide Pharmacy, Shimizu Cultural Center, Shintoku Community Center, Makubetsu Centennial Memorial Hall, Otofuke Cultural Center, Memuro Central Community Center, Obihiro Civic Cultural Hall (Ticket Live), Mint Cafe

🔶Same-day Tickets (tax included)
2-DAY PASS (March 28 & 29) 4,000 yen
1-DAY PASS (March 27) 1,000 yen
1-DAY PASS (March 28 or March 29) 2,000 yen
Single Program (one film) 1,000 yen


https://hokkaido-movie.com/shikaoi/

🌷Special Exhibition “Memories of the Showa Era”🌷

✨Celebrate 100 years of Showa by feeling Showa-era Sakai!!🌟
🌷Enjoy the special exhibition “Memories of the Showa Era” and the Museum Restart Thanks Event!!🌷
🌸Take a time slip to the Showa era in Sakai and savor spring with a packed schedule of events!

📅 Exhibition Period: April 1 (Wednesday) – June 14 (Sunday), 9:30–17:15 (last admission at 16:30)
The Thanks Event runs April 1 (Wednesday)–April 5 (Sunday)
📍 Location: Sakai City Museum in Daisen Park

🔍 For details, search “Sakai City Museum”!
🔗 https://www.city.sakai.lg.jp/kanko/hakubutsukan/exhibition/kikaku_tokubetsu/
syowakioku.html

📣 World Heritage Balloon Shuttle Bus Service Begins! 🚌✨

📍Free sightseeing bus touring Sakai, the World Heritage town with a gas balloon 🎉
From Friday, March 20, you can easily hop between Daisen Park, where a gas balloon offers sweeping views of the Mozu Kofun Group World Heritage site, Sakai Risho no Mori, which exhibits items related to Sen no Rikyu and Akiko Yosano, and Old Sakai Port, a famous sunset spot! 👀

Make sightseeing in Sakai freer and more comfortable. Please take advantage of this service💕

■ Service period: Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays from March 20, 2026 to March 31, 2027
■ Operating hours: 9:00–18:00 (about one round trip per hour, eight trips per day)
■ Stops: ① Sakai Old Port Porto Mare (Dorsett by Agora Osaka Sakai)
② Sakai Risho no Mori
③ Mozu Kofun Group Visitor Center
■ Fare: Free

From March 20 to 22, the loop-style event Himo Tokeba Sakai 2026 – OSAKA SAKAI EXPO – will be held, letting you experience the charms of Sakai. On the 20th, MYAKU-MYAKU will also appear in Daisen Park.
Why not ride the shuttle bus and easily visit experience programs, gourmet food, and the stamp rally?

🚩 For information about Himo Tokeba Sakai, visit this URL
🔗 https://www.sakai-tcb.or.jp/news/detail/20251217133435

🔍 For details, search for "World Heritage Balloon Shuttle Bus"!
🔗 https://www.sakai-tcb.or.jp/feature/detail/106

#Unraveling Sakai: Ohtori Taisha Main Hall One‑Lap Guided Tour⛩️✨


Usually you can only worship the main hall from the front, but this time you can view it from the sides and even from the rear…
Join a rare guided tour that lets you walk all the way around the main hall while offering prayers!

This is a luxurious chance to hear a direct explanation from the gonnengi (senior shrine assistant) about the main hall and the sacred gate, which were newly designated tangible cultural properties by Sakai City in April 2025.

After feeling the weight of history up close, you will receive a tour‑exclusive “seasonal goshuin” (seal) 🌸
Spend a special moment in the serene atmosphere of the sacred precincts.

📅 Dates and times:
・Friday, March 20 — 11:00 AM
・Saturday, March 21 — 2:00 PM
📍 Meeting place: Ohtori Taisha Ema‑do Hall
💰 Participation fee: ¥1,500 (includes the seasonal goshuin; cash only)
✅ No reservation required (about 30 people per session; first come, first served on the day)

🔍For details, search “Unraveling Sakai 2026”!
🔗https://www.sakai-tcb.or.jp/news/detail/20251217133435

Untying Sakai — Discover Even More: A “Shinto Ritual × Sumo” Tour Experience 🤼‍♂️⛩️


Did you know about the deep ties between shrines and sumo?
Join a guide as we unravel how every sumo ritual—from the shiko leg stamps to the sonkyo squat—connects with Shinto ceremonies.

On the day, you’ll also get to tour a training area that’s usually off-limits! ✨
(This is not an observation of live practice, but you will feel the atmosphere of the dohyo up close.)

All participants receive a goshuin shrine stamp and a sumo ranking banzuke that fans will love! 🎁
For two days only, official merchandise from the Osaka Spring Tournament will also be on sale.

📅 Date and time:
・Friday, March 20 (holiday) 2:00 PM
・Saturday, March 21 11:00 AM
📍 Meeting place: Ohtori Taisha Ema-do Hall
💰 Fee: 1,500 yen (includes goshuin and banzuke — cash only)
✅ No reservation required (about 30 people per session, first-come, first-served)

🔍 For details, search “Untying Sakai 2026”!
🔗https://www.sakai-tcb.or.jp/news/detail/20251217133435

#Unraveling Sakai: Try Traditional Techniques! Wagashi Making Experience🍡

Learn authentic wagashi (nerikiri) making from Sakai artisans.
Handcraft two confections: one seasonal wagashi and one inspired by the Expo.
Take your freshly made sweets home.
Why not create your own little work of art?
Children are very welcome to join!

📅 Date and time: Friday, March 20 (national holiday), and Sunday, March 22
⏰ Sessions: 1) 13:00– / 2) 14:30– (about 60 minutes each)
👨‍🍳 Instructors:
・March 20: Mr. Maeda, Sakai Hosen Confectionery Shop
・March 22: Mr. Takada, Hamadera Soka An Minoya
📍 Location: Sakai Risho no Mori lecture room
💰 Fee: 500 yen (cash only)
✅ No reservation required (10–15 participants per session, first-come, first-served on the day)
※ Children below third grade in elementary school must be accompanied by a guardian

🔍 For details, search for "Unraveling Sakai 2026"!
🔗https://www.sakai-tcb.or.jp/news/detail/20251217133435

Untie the String, Sakai — Touch the Sand of the Jordan Pavilion🏜️✨

Relive memories of Expo! This is a rare chance to feel a desert landscape on your skin.

The “Wadi Rum Sand” that was displayed at the Jordan Pavilion of Expo Osaka, Kansai is now in Sakai!🏜️

This special opportunity lets you actually touch sand delivered from the distant Middle Eastern land of Jordan.

Feel the world’s breeze that the Expo connected through the silky texture of the sand.

📅 Date and time: Friday, March 20th (public holiday)–Sunday, March 22nd, 10:00–17:00
📍 Location: Mozu Kofun Group Visitor Center
💰 Admission: Free
✅ No reservation required (first come, first served on the day)

🔍 For details, search “Untie the String Sakai 2026”!
🔗https://www.sakai-tcb.or.jp/news/detail/20251217133435

Untying the Threads of Sakai — A World Tour in Sakai!? 🌍 “SAKAI Gourmet EXPO” Confirmed!


Gather hungry on the long weekend in March at Sakai Risho no Mori (@rishonomori)! ✨
A colorful lineup of international food trucks and tents will offer a global feast 🤤

From authentic flavors you rarely get to try to family favorites that kids and adults love,
six food trucks and two tent vendors will serve up fresh, delicious dishes! 🚚💨

Enjoy the open-air setting and savor world cuisine while spending a lovely spring moment. 🌸

Tag friends and family and strategize what to eat! 👇

📅 Date: Friday, March 20 (national holiday) and Saturday, March 21
⏰ Time: 10:00–16:00
📍 Venue: Sakai Risho no Mori
※ Exhibit lineup is subject to change

🔍 Search “Untying the Threads of Sakai 2026” for details!
🔗https://www.sakai-tcb.or.jp/news/detail/20251217133435

Himo Tokeba Sakai: Stunning Ink Art Live Painting Performance🖌️

“ICHIGO ICHIE” by Vít Kodoušek ( @squaremotionart ), an artist who served as the Ceremonial Director for the Czech Pavilion, will be held!
Using ink, he captures the atmosphere of the moment on canvas in a dynamic performance. Experience the birth of art that can only happen “here and now” up close✨

📅 Date: Friday, March 20 to Sunday, March 22
⏰ Times: ① 11:00 / ② 14:30 (about 25 minutes per session)
📍 Venue: Sakai Risho no Mori
💰 Admission: Free

🔍 For details, search “Himo Tokeba Sakai 2026”!
🔗https://www.sakai-tcb.or.jp/news/detail/20251217133435

#Unraveling Sakai: Sakai Risho no Mori × Czech Pavilion

Enjoy a tea time that brings the breeze of the Czech Republic paired with the sparkle of Bohemian glass🍵🇨🇿

At Sakai Risho no Mori (@rishonomori), we recreate the “Sakai Hospitality Tea Gathering” held at the Expo Czech Pavilion!
Beautiful Bohemian glass tea ware and limited wagashi inspired by the official mascot “Rene” will be featured✨

Experience a special moment where tradition and modernity meet♪

〈Seated Tea Ceremony〉
📅 Dates: March 20 (Fri, national holiday)–22 (Sun)
⏰ 10:00–17:00 (last reception at 16:40)
📍 Venue: Sakai Risho no Mori
💰 Fee: ¥800 (tax included, includes Rene wagashi)
👨‍🍳 Capacity: About 20 people per session (approximately 20 minutes)
✅ How to apply: No reservation required, first-come first-served on the day

🔍 For details, search “Unraveling Sakai 2026”!
🔗https://www.sakai-tcb.or.jp/news/detail/20251217133435

🌸For a spring outing🌸 Take a leisurely tour of Sakai’s old highways and relax at Kokoan with views of the Mausoleum of Emperor Hanzei🍵

How about a stroll around Sakai’s old highways during cherry blossom season?🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️🚶
A sightseeing volunteer guide accompanies the tour, so you’ll learn many new things✨

After the walk, unwind at Kokoan next to Hochigai Shrine⛩️ with sweets and tea🍡🍵
Enjoy a tranquil time in a lovely location overlooking the Mausoleum of Emperor Hanzei😌

Discover the charms of nearby Sakai you might not know, together with the cherry blossoms🌸
*Photo of the cherry blossoms at the Former Kosenji Temple Akai Site: taken on March 29, 2025*

📅 Date and time: Every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Meet at 9:50 or 12:50. Reservations required at least three days in advance
💰 Fee: 4,000 yen (includes Kokoan voucher)
📍 Meeting place: Sakai City Hall 21st-floor observation lobby
*On Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays one person may join. From Monday to Thursday we accept requests for groups of two or more.*

🔍For details, search “Sakai old highway tour”
https://www.sakai-tcb.or.jp/tourism/detail/201

#Himotokeba Sakai \/ Miyakumyaku Comes to Sakai🔵🔴

Himotokeba Sakai 2026
~OSAKA SAKAI EXPO~
Miyakumyaku Photo Session in Sakai Confirmed!

A chance to take photos and videos together🌟
Relive the excitement of the Osaka-Kansai Expo in Sakai once more!

🗓️Date & Location: Friday, March 20 @ Inside Daisen Park
Saturday, March 21 @ Sakai Risho no Mori, Lecture Room, 2nd Floor
⏰Times: ①11:00 / ②13:30 / ③16:00 (30 minutes each)
💰Free
✅Advance lottery system; application period: Tuesday, March 10, 10:00 – Monday, March 16, 10:00
※Winners will be notified by email on Wednesday, March 17.

🔍Search for "Himotokeba Sakai 2026" for details!
🔗 https://www.sakai-tcb.or.jp/news/detail/20260227145543

＼👧All children enter free👦／

From Wednesday, March 25 to Tuesday, March 31, for seven days, Noah Dolphin Dome celebrates its first anniversary by offering free admission for children (ages 4 through elementary school)🎊

We have many other special anniversary programs lined up just for the occasion📢
Of course, our regular animal-interaction programs will run as usual!
Make wonderful spring memories at Noah Dolphin Dome…🌸

Admission fees
◯ Regular rates
Adult (junior high school and older): ¥1210
Child (ages 4 through elementary school): ¥770

◯ Night time (entry from 17:00)
Adult (junior high school and older): ¥770
Child (ages 4 through elementary school): ¥550
*Children aged 3 and under are free all day*

Opening hours
10:00–20:00 (last entry 19:30)

Parking
None (please use nearby coin-operated parking; no partner parking available)

🔍 Search for "Noah Dolphin Dome" for details!
🔗 Website: https://www.dolphindome.jp/

#Untie the Ribbon Sakai 2026 MI-TE Sakai × Singapore Pavilion

Enjoy a special moment tasting the lingering excitement of the expo along with a spectacular 80 m high view 🍵

At Sakai City Hall’s 21st floor MI-TE Sakai, the Singapore Pavilion (@visit_singaporejp) brings the wildly popular limited wagashi (Japanese confections) from Saikai Housen Confectionery (takamotimoti)!
We will offer an adorable confection shaped like the official mascot Marley, a treat you can only find here 🦁🇸🇬

Plus, on Sunday the 22nd…
Shamisen performances by Tsuruya Musical Instruments (@suruya_music_instruments) will also be held ✨
Relax and enjoy a luxurious time with a panoramic view overlooking the Tomb of Emperor Nintoku♪

📅 Date and time: Friday, March 20th (national holiday) to Sunday, March 22nd, 10:00–16:00
📍 Location: MI-TE Sakai (21st-floor observation lobby, Sakai City Hall)
🍵 Participation fee: ¥800 (includes Marley wagashi)
✅ No reservation required (first-come, first-served on the day)
🪕 Shamisen performances: Sunday the 22nd at 11:30 / 13:30 / 15:30

🔍 For details, search “Untie the Ribbon Sakai 2026”!
🔗 https://www.sakai-tcb.or.jp/news/detail/20251217133435

#Himo Tokeba Sakai Sakai City Teahouse Shin-an × Jordan Pavilion

The sensibility of contemporary art and desert landscapes mingle in a historic teahouse🍵🏜️

At Sakai City Teahouse Shin-an, a limited wagashi confection made by Okashitsukasa Tenjinmochi ( @tenjinmochi ) served at a tea gathering hosted by the Jordan Pavilion ( @visitjordan ) makes its debut!🍡
Enjoy a dreamlike sweet inspired by desert spaces with special contemporary-artist tea utensils that were used at the Expo🌌

Plus, on Friday the 20th (national holiday)…
There will also be a shamisen performance by Tsuruya Musical Instruments ( @tsuruya_music_instruments )✨
Spend a luxurious moment amid the atmosphere of the nationally registered tangible cultural property Shin-an♪

📅 Date and time: Friday, March 20 (national holiday) and Saturday, March 21
📍 Location: Sakai City Teahouse Shin-an
🍵 Admission: 1,000 yen (includes wagashi themed on a desert space) ※cash only
✅ No reservation required (15 seats per session, first-come, first-served)
⏰ Zashiki tea service times: 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:30 / 13:30 / 14:15
🪕 Shamisen performances: 20th (Fri, national holiday) 10:00 / 12:30 / 14:15
⚠️ The contemporary-artist tea utensils are limited in number.

🔍 For details, search “Himo Tokeba Sakai 2026”!
🔗 https://www.sakai-tcb.or.jp/news/detail/20251217133435

📣 "Himo Toke ba" Sakai Cycle Stroll will take place 🚲

Explore the moated area and other spots by bike using the limited "Himo Toke ba Sakai 2026 Stamp Passport" ✨
🚩Meet the conditions and receive a "Myaku Myaku × Haniwa Chief collaboration pin badge" as a later gift! 🎁

📅 Date and time: Sunday, March 15, from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
📬 Applications: Until Tuesday, March 10

🔍 For details, search for "Himo Toke ba Sakai Cycle Stroll"!
🔗 https://www.city.sakai.lg.jp/kurashi/doro/jitensha/sansou/himotokebasakaisansou.html

This is an announcement for a presentation by the UTokyo Mikan Club, which has been active in Reihoku Town this fiscal year under the Furusato Mirai College project that brings universities and local communities together to solve regional issues, to be held on Friday, March 27.

Students from the UTokyo Mikan Club, Japan’s first student group specializing in mikan (Japanese mandarin oranges), spent about a year visiting mikan farms in Reihoku Town and conducting repeated fieldwork.
Once one of the prefecture’s leading mikan-producing areas, Reihoku Town now faces challenges such as a shortage of successors.
From their distinctive perspective as young outsiders, the students will present what they observed in the field and what actions they took—such as prototyping new packaging and holding mikan learning sessions—and share the results of those efforts.
On the day of the event, the students will also lead a fun mikan learning session to share knowledge and the appeal of mikan with attendees. Please feel free to join us.

Date and Time: Friday, March 27, 2026, from 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
Venue: Shiki Community Hall Town Hall (444-1 Shiki, Reihoku Town)
Admission: Free
Presenters: University students belonging to the UTokyo Mikan Club

For inquiries, please contact the Administrative Reform and Digital Measures Office, General Affairs Division, Reihoku Town Hall.
We sincerely look forward to your attendance!

Now accepting applications for the 32nd Tokachi Blue Sky Lady!! ☀️

Applications for Tokachi Blue Sky Lady have been extended!!
There are only two days left until the deadline on Friday, February 27!!

Would you like to apply to be Tokachi’s PR ladies, the Tokachi Blue Sky Ladies, who promote Tokachi’s tourism and local products by participating in events across Tokachi, taking part in product fairs inside and outside Hokkaido, and appearing in media?

If you’re interested, please feel free to apply 🤗

We look forward to your application!!

📌 Eligibility

📍Women aged 20 or older living in Tokachi who are physically and mentally healthy, can agree to all the Tokachi Blue Sky Lady program rules and guidelines, and can take part in tourism events and product fairs both inside and outside the region (married or unmarried)

📍Holders of a regular driver’s license who have obtained permission from their workplace and family to participate in activities as a Lady

📌 How to Apply
Please attach a photo to your resume, write your motivation for applying, and include information confirming you meet the eligibility requirements, then mail or deliver it to the Tokachi Tourism Federation Office by Friday, February 27.

https://tokachibare.jp/20506/

Event Announcement 📣

On Saturday, February 21, 2026, Makubetsucho will host “2026 Makubetsu Tsunagu Lantern” at Akenogaoka Park 😊
Each handmade lantern created by local residents has its own unique design, and they are delightful to admire 🎵
Please come and see the magical world lit by the lanterns’ gentle glow ✨
Be sure to dress warmly for the event 🧤🧣🧥

📍Date: Saturday, February 21, 2026
※In case of severe weather, the event will be postponed to Sunday, February 22, 2026
※If postponed, an announcement will be posted on Instagram.

📍Venues and Times
🔸Akenogaoka Park 17:30–19:30
🔸Makubetsu Park Plaza 17:30–19:30

＼ 14th Sakai Yosakoi Kaeru Festival is on 🐸✨ ／

A day when the city of Sakai comes together through dance
The "Sakai Yosakoi Kaeru Festival" returns this year🎶

Across generations and roles,
Change people, rejuvenate, revive, transform the city, return to hometown
This is a Yosakoi festival born in Sakai with those hopes🌱

At the venue,
✨ Powerful Yosakoi performances
✨ Friendly spaces full of smiles
✨ Programs that connect with the local community
Will be in abundance!

From children to adults,
Whether it’s your first time or you already love Yosakoi,
This festival offers fun for everyone 😊

📅 Date and time: Sunday, March 1 — 10:00 to 18:00
📍 Location: Daisen Park [Large Lawn Plaza], BiG-i Multipurpose Hall

For details, check @sakai_kaeru!

🔍 Search for “Sakai Yosakoi Kaeru Festival” for more information!
🔗 https://www.instagram.com/sakai_kaeru

Event Announcement📣

On Sunday, February 15, 2026, Makubetsu’s Churui will host the 43rd Nauman All-Hokkaido Sled Competition 😊

Alongside the general division—where participants race on homemade cardboard sleds and are judged on sled craftsmanship and finish time—there will be an elementary school speed division and a parent-and-child speed division 🎵

Other activities include a “Treasure Hunt” inspired by the buried-gold legend of Churui Maruyama and a photo-movie contest for sharing fun memories from the sled competition ✨

📍Date and Time: Sunday, February 15, 2026
📍Venue: Churui Hakugindai Ski Area
📞Contact: Tournament Office 01558-8-2111

http://www.makubetsu.jp/kankobussankyokai/?p=8682

Event Announcement📣

On Saturday, February 14th, Roadside Station Ashoro Galaxy Hall 21 hosts "Wood Candle Night 2026" 😊

The day features wood education workshops such as ogacolor and deer-hide leather craft, plus a wooden toy corner where visitors can touch, play with, and make wooden items 🎵
You can also enjoy a food area, chocolate fondue with toasted marshmallows and strawberries, a collaboration café by Coffee Zamaya and an antique shop, and a mini concert by the duo Liricamente 😍
On this sacred night—Valentine’s Day—come to Roadside Station Ashoro Galaxy Hall lit by ice candles and illuminations 🤗

❤️ At the Youth Section booth of the Town Employees’ Labor Union, donors will receive a complimentary cocoa.

https://www.town.ashoro.hokkaido.jp/kanko/news/2026/wood2026.html

♬ Sophia Sakai Planetarium February Screening Program Announcement ♬

We are announcing the Sophia Sakai Planetarium screening program running through Saturday, February 28.✨
(Closed: Mondays, February 24)
A new program features live commentary by an interpreter who will talk about constellations and the charms of the night sky!✩
Please come and visit☺♪

【Screening Program】
・The Night Sky Time with Live Commentary by an Interpreter
・Inazuma Delivery: A By‑the‑Way Space Journey!? — Encounter with a Black Hole —
・Shimajiro and the Wishing Star
・Maku‑maku’s Great Starry Adventure
・To the GRAND UNIVERSE — music by Joe Hisaishi (through Feb. 26)
・Nature‑rium: Aurora’s Melody — Exploring the Mysterious Light
・Rabi‑kun’s Space Trip (through Feb. 23)
・Seasons — The Star‑Falling Surface of the Water

📅 Through Saturday, February 28
📍 Sophia Sakai Planetarium (@sophiasakai_pla)
💰 Adults 600 yen Children 250 yen
👥 Capacity 140 people (first‑come, first‑served)

🔍For details, search for “Sophia Sakai Planetarium program”!
🔗 https://www.sofia-sakai.jp/planetarium/planetarium-program/

Event Announcement 📣

From February 11 to February 14, 2026, Nakasatsunaimura will host “Snow Art Village Nakasatsunai 2026” for four days 😊
You can view the expansive snow art that local snow artist and AOILO Inc. representative Tomohiro Kajiyama creates on the snowy plain from a special 8-meter-high yagura viewing platform 🎵
Please enjoy this snow-made art that you can only see in the art village of Nakasatsunai 🤗

📍Dates: Wednesday, February 11, 2026 ▶ Saturday, February 14, 2026, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
*Canceled in severe weather; event dates may change depending on snowfall conditions
📍Venue: Nakasatsunai Cultural Creation Center and surrounding special event sites

🔶 Indoor Event Venue (Nakasatsunai Cultural Creation Center)
📍 Snow Art Video Screening
We will screen past snow art works and footage of the making process.

📍 Snow Art Panel Exhibition (Entrance)
A collection of past works shot by drone will be on display 🎶
Explore the history of Snow Art Village Nakasatsunai!

https://kankou-nakasatsunai.com/event-list/page-3619/

📣 Morning Sumo Practice Observation at Ohtori Taisha and a Shinto Lecture “Shinto and Sumo” ✨

One day only: Wednesday, February 25!
With the Grand Sumo Osaka Tournament in March just around the corner, Arashio-beya will stay at Ohtori Taisha and hold morning practice sessions.
You’ll see rikishi training up close, sweaty and covered in clay as they clash seriously. It’s a different tension and power from the tournament itself.
We’re also holding a special lecture by a Shinto priest on “Sumo and Shinto.” Learning about the relationship between Shinto and sumo will make watching the sport even more enjoyable ✨

🔹 Participation gifts: commemorative items from Arashio-beya and a limited-time goshuin (temple seal) from Ohtori Taisha

👀 Highlights
🔹 Watch Arashio-beya’s morning sumo practice from front-row seats
🔹 Shinto priest’s lecture “Sumo and Shinto Rituals”
🔹 Shrine visit and a brief introduction to the shrine by a Shinto priest

📅 Date and Time
🔹 Wednesday, February 25, 2026 — 7:20 AM to 11:00 AM
📍 At Ohtori Taisha

💰 Participation Fee
🔹 ¥7,000 (includes a commemorative gift 🎁)
📌 Application deadline: up to 7 days before the event (first come, first served)

🔍 For details and to apply, search “Morning Sumo Practice Observation at Ohtori Taisha and a Shinto Lecture ‘Shinto and Sumo’.”
🔗 https://www.sakai-tcb.or.jp/tourism/detail/192

Event Announcement 📣

On Saturday, February 7, 2026, Memuro Town’s big winter event, Ice Candle Night, welcomes visitors 😊

About 2,500 ice candles will light up Meimuro Park, creating a soft, glowing atmosphere 😍
The venue offers a variety of attractions, including Tokachi Pro Wrestling, a strike-out game, footbaths, and handheld fireworks.
Fireworks will be launched from 7:30 PM to brighten the winter night sky ✨

Enjoy a space shaped by winter’s cold, where beautiful ice and warm light come together 🤗

📍Date and Time: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 1:30 PM–8:30 PM

📍Location: Meimuro Park

📞Contact: Memuro Town Roadside Station TEL: 0155-66-6522

https://town.tonxton.com/event/hyotoya2026/

Event Announcement📣

On Friday, February 6, join us in Shihorocho for a one-night candlelit evening called “Shihoro on ICE,” featuring ice candles made by the community😊

The evening will include candle art by the Shihoro Town Central Junior High School Art Club, and—weather permitting—snow sculptures created by local volunteers may make an appearance!?⛄️
Warm snacks and beverages will be available at the venue☕️

📍Date and Time: Friday, February 6, 2026, 4:30 PM–7:30 PM
📍Location: In front of Town Plaza
📞Contact: Shihoro on ICE Organizing Committee (Hattori: 080-1897-4728)

🔶Ice Candle Drop-off Period
Tuesday, February 3–Thursday, February 5, 2026, 5:30 PM–7:30 PM: Committee members will collect ice candles at Town Plaza, so please make them at home and bring them by✨We look forward to seeing your creations🤗

🔶Volunteers Wanted
Volunteers are needed on Friday, February 6 from 1:00 PM to help with venue setup and lighting—join us in making the event shine🎵

🔴Special Exhibition: “Fenice Sakai × Gashibaru Discovery! Sakai”🔵


🔷〈Encounter the active arm movement in Sakai today—people, things, and happenings〉🌈

■Dates: Tuesday, February 3, 2026–Thursday, February 19, 2026
■Hours: 9:00 AM–8:00 PM (last admission 7:30 PM)
*Final day only: 9:00 AM–3:00 PM
*Closed: Monday, February 16
■Admission: Free
■Venue: 📍Fenice Sakai (@fenice_sacay)
Exchange and Creation Galleria (2-1-1 Okinabashicho, Sakai Ward, Sakai City)

*******************************************************

1. Nostalgic Record Jacket Exhibition💽
From the owner of jazz cafe cafe RVC (Sakai Ward, Sakai City), we present over 30 record jackets that colored the era, centered on jazz, drawn from a collection of more than 3,000 records.


2. My Bookcase📚
From the share-style bookstore HONBAKO (Sakai Ward, Sakai City), lively personalities of “box owners” bring a one-box bookstore—"bookcase"—to the event♪ (Sales on weekends only)
Experience building your own "bookcase," enjoy storytelling sessions, and visit the book exchange corner!


3. Visual Artist Yusen Yoneda and the Mansion Midori Renovation Project🎈
Showcasing woodblock prints by Yusen Yoneda, registered with the Sakai City Emerging Artists Bank, and the exchanges between young creators and local residents fostered through activities at Mansion Midori.
On February 15, Yusen Yoneda will hold a woodblock print workshop. (Advance registration required; details on the website)


4. Special Exhibit: Large Sheet Metal Roof Ring✨
A large-scale craft art piece—2 m in diameter and weighing 130 kg—previously exhibited at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, comes to Sakai.
Manufactured by Modern Industrial Co., Ltd., supervised by architect Sou Fujimoto.


5. Special Exhibit: Oceano⛓️
An artwork created in Sakai reusing the distinctive exterior ship ropes from the Portugal Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, expressing the sea that connects Portugal and Japan.
(By Vanessa Barragan / Owned by Sakai City)


*****************************************************
🔷Fenice Sakai × Gashibaru Collaboration Event
This year again, about 80 eateries and shops in the Sakai Higashi area participate in the food and drink festival🍴☕️
Collaborating with the 18th Gashibaru (February 17–20)!
・Gashibaru
🔗https://e-sacai.com/gashi-bar
*****************************************************


💁For more details
🔗https://www.fenice-sacay.jp/event/33048/
Search “Gashibaru × Fenice Sakai”
https://www.sakai-tcb.or.jp/event/detail/850

🔪✨ Knife Factory and Sakai Takayuki Knife Gallery Tour 🏭🔍
~ Experience Sakai’s blade culture and the craftsmen’s skill! ~


Held on 2/26 (Thu), 5/28 (Thu), 8/27 (Thu), and 11/26 (Thu)! ✨
A rare public opening of the factory that produces the world-renowned Sakai Takayuki knives! 🛠️✨

🔹 For an additional option fee of 18,000 yen, add a tour-exclusive Sakai Takayuki ‘‘meat deboning knife’’ souvenir valued at about 30,000 yen! 🔥

🔹 Highlights
🔹 Tour the Sanpo Factory and watch the knife-making process (forging, rough sharpening, etc.) 🏭
🔹 Visit the gallery displaying about 500 knives 🔍
🔹 Try a simple knife sharpening experience! ✨
🔹 Optional knife ‘‘meat deboning’’ add-on available 🎁

💰 Participation Fees
🔹 Tour only: 4,000 yen
🔹 Tour with the exclusive souvenir knife: 22,000 yen
📌 Registration deadline: up to 3 days before each event date!

🔍 For details and registration, search for "Knife Factory and Sakai Takayuki Knife Gallery Tour with Simple Knife Sharpening Workshop"
https://www.sakai-tcb.or.jp/tourism/detail/183