Updated on September 22, 2025
The 5,000 Stone Festival was canceled on the day of the festival due to the high probability of bad weather.
We sincerely apologize to everyone who was looking forward to it, but we ask for your understanding.

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Oita Bungo-Ono Tourism Association
Sep. 7, 2025
The 57th Bungo-Ono City Ogata 5000 Stone Festival
❚ Held in September 23, 2025
Held in the 5,000 koku festival in Ogata, Bungo-Ono City, Oita Prefecture.
The Five Thousand Stones Festival is an Autumn Festival held at each shrine in Ogata Town to celebrate the harvest of agricultural crops.
Ogata Town Mikoshi gathers in one place and is a grand union festival Held in every year on the day of the autumnal equinox.
At the venue of Ogata Elementary School, the Mikoshi of Ogata Town is lined up, and Dedication of lion dance, white bear, and kagura are offered.
Why don't you come and see the lion dance and the white bear, which you can't usually see?

Date: Tuesday, September 23, 2025
【Place】Ogata Elementary School Ground (Ogata, Bungo-Ono City, Oita Prefecture)
Thereare may be canceled or the contents may be changed due to weather conditions.
【Events】
10:00 Lion dance, white bear, Mikoshi enshrinement
11:30 Blessing Festival
12:00 Ogata Children's Drum, Okutake-ryu Uehata Lion Dance Club
12:30 Ogata Sansha Kagura, Ogata Children's Kagura
16:00 Remembrance
16:20 Lion Dance, White Bear
17:15 Return of the Mikoshi
* Thereare start time may vary depending on the situation.
▶ Held in at the same time
13:30~ Children's Mikoshi Parade (elementary school students are free to participate)

【Organizer / Contact】
Ogata Branch Office Ogata Executive Committee Secretariat Phone 0974-42-2111

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About 3 hours by car from JR Hakata Station in Fukuoka Prefecture
About 2 hours by Car from JR Kumamoto Station in Kumamoto Prefecture
About 1 hour and 20 minutes by Car from JR Beppu Station in Oita Prefecture
About 1 hour and 20 minutes by Car from JR Yufuin Station in Oita Prefecture

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(【The 38th Ontake-ryu Kagura Festival】 ❚ Held in on October 26, 2025 The 38th Ontake-ryu Kagura Festival will be held in at Kiyokawa-cho, Bungo-Ono City, Oita Prefecture, "Kagura no Sato Noba Park". Stalls for food and drinks will also be available at the venue. Why don't you come and see the magnificent Kagura dance? Date: Sunday, October 26, 2025 8:30 a.m. ~ Scheduled to start 【Place】Kagura no Sato Noba Park (Udaeda, Kiyokawa-cho, Bungo-Ono City, Oita Prefecture) [Performers] Ogata Sansha Kagura Preservation Society (Bungo-Ono City, Ogata) Takenaka Kagura Preservation Society (Shonai Town, Yufu City) Fukayama-ryu Asachi Kagura Preservation Society (Asaji, Bungo-Ono City) Yokobori Iwato Kagura Preservation Society (Hano, Aso City, Kumamoto Prefecture) Kiyokawa Children's Kagura Preservation Society (Kiyokawa Town, Bungo-Ono City) Ontake Kagura (Kiyokawa, Bungo-Ono City) 【Admission Fee】 Please pay at the entrance of the venue on the day of the event. ▶ Junior high school students and older: 500 yen (all seats unreserved) * Please refrain from taking a place until the day before. 【Access to the venue】 There are a limited number of Car parking spaces near the venue. On the day of the event, the Shuttle Bus will be operated from JR Bungo Kiyokawa Station, so please Use. 【Shuttle bus (free)】 JR Bungo Kiyokawa Station ~ Round-trip service between venues JR Bungo Kiyokawa Station →via Kagura Kaikan (parking lot available) Car→ Noba Park ❚ What is the Ontake-ryu Kagura Festival? The "Ontake Kagura" transmitted to "Kiyokawa" is said to be a kagura that occurred at the same time as the founding of Ontake Shrine in Hotokugen (1449). Kagura, which has been passed down for a long time and follows this stream, has been transmitted to Ono, Naoiri, the southern part of the prefecture, and as far away as the Aso region. In 2007 (Heisei 19), it was designated as an "Important Intangible Folk Cultural Asset" of the country. The local culture of "Kagura" born from such a "Kiyokawa" climate has been reviewed once again, and the "Ontake-ryu Kagura Festival" has been held in since 1988 (Showa 63) with the aim of revitalizing the region through Kagura. It is a crystallization of local culture that brings together the traditional culture of each region, and many Kagura fans are Fascination by the magnificent and splendid dances of the "Kiyokawa Children's Kagura Preservation Society", which connects Ontake-ryu Kagura to the future, along with the brave and splendid dances centered on "Ontake Kagura". ■■■Access to the center of Bungo-Ono City■■■ About 3 hours by car from JR Hakata Station in Fukuoka Prefecture About 2 hours by Car from JR Kumamoto Station in Kumamoto Prefecture About 1 hour and 20 minutes by Car from JR Beppu Station in Oita Prefecture About 1 hour and 20 minutes by Car from JR Yufuin Station in Oita Prefecture ■■■■■■■■■■■■ Kyushu, Oita Prefecture Bungo-Ono City Sightseeing and recommended Spots ■■■■■■■■■■■■ https://sato-no-tabi.jp/news/20250924event-kiyokawa/
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Bat Waterfall The bat waterfall in Bungo-Ono City, Oita Prefecture, is about 120 meters wide and 10 meters high. It is said that the name came from the fact that when you look at the bat waterfall from above, the shape of the cliff looks like a bat spreading its wings. You can see the whole thing from the Bat Waterfall Observation deck. It is a waterfall over the main stream of the Ono River, and in the Meiji era, in order to transport Supplies through boats on the Ono River, a water channel was built to bypass this waterfall and a gutter-like gutter like a slide to raise and lower the boat. The remains of the boatway construction are a very valuable heritage site, and it is also a designated historic site in Oita Prefecture as the "Bat Waterfall Boat Road Site". 【Place】Bungo-Ono City, Ogata Town, Kusafukano ~ Asaji Town Kamiozukama About 50 minutes by Car from Oita Mera Interchange About 12 minutes by car from JR Ogata Station * The road to the bat waterfall Observation deck is There are very narrow section, so please be careful when driving. ■■■Access to the center of Bungo-Ono City■■■ About 3 hours by car from JR Hakata Station in Fukuoka Prefecture About 2 hours by Car from JR Kumamoto Station in Kumamoto Prefecture About 1 hour and 20 minutes by Car from JR Beppu Station in Oita Prefecture About 1 hour and 20 minutes by Car from JR Yufuin Station in Oita Prefecture ■■■■■■■■■■■■ Kyushu, Oita Prefecture Bungo-Ono City Sightseeing and recommended Spots ■■■■■■■■■■■■