Taki Town Lifelong Learning Festival 2026

About this event

The Taki Town Lifelong Learning Festival 2026 will be held at the BANKYO Cultural Center and Dream Ocean Training Center. It runs from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM on Saturday, October 10, and from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM on Sunday, October 11. In the exhibition zone at Dream Ocean Training Center, there will be displays of paintings, photography, calligraphy, poetry, flower arrangements, handicrafts, arts and crafts / 3D works, knitting and western dressmaking, local history, as well as works from elementary schools and nursery schools, Tenkei no Sato, the Child Rearing Support Center, and the Taki Town Health Planning Association. In the stage zone at BANKYO Cultural Center Hall, MK DANCE FACTORY's 27th Performance "STAR" will take place on Saturday, October 10, and the "Cultural Groups Performing Arts Presentation" organized by the Taki Town Federation of Cultural Organizations will be held on Sunday, October 11, featuring folk dances, taishogoto (Japanese harp), dance, Tai Chi demonstrations, and more. The Taki Junior High School Brass Band will also perform as guests. As additional activities, hands-on tea ceremony experience corners will be available at the BANKYO Cultural Center on Saturday the 10th. The Taki Town Sencha Club will host sencha tastings in the 1st floor exhibition room from 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM, and the Treasure Kids Matcha Club will host matcha tastings in the 2nd floor Japanese-style room from 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM, both serving Japanese confectionery alongside the tea while supplies last.

Venue

Dream Ocean Training Center

1608 Oka, Taki-cho, Taki-gun, Mie 519-2181