Yamashina Ward 50th Anniversary Commemorative Fureai 'Yamashina' 2026 Ward Citizens Festival

About this event

A ward residents' festival held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the founding of Yamashina Ward, encouraging interaction across all generations. This year, as a special commemorative project, the 'Yamashina Ward 50th Anniversary Commemorative Yamashina Yuru-chara (R) Grand Prix' will be staged, bringing together mascot characters active in Yamashina for voting and results announcements. On the 50th anniversary special stage, calligraphy performances and commemorative brass band concerts by Kyoto Tachibana University, children's dances, and more will be showcased. In the interaction corner, visitors can enjoy clay crafts, community group awareness activities, mitarashi dango dumplings, and yakisoba noodles. In addition, the 50th Anniversary PR corner presents commemorative project initiatives, while the entertainment corner features target shooting, cotton candy, popcorn, bouncy ball scooping, and a honeycomb maze. Kitchen cars will sell onigiri rice balls, karaage fried chicken, curry, and ramen. The family relaxation area offers a social space surrounded by trees for child-rearing families, where guests can enjoy children's play areas hosted by students from Kyoto Pharmaceutical University and Kyoto Tachibana University (such as a children's drawing corner), 'Discover Yamashina! Hagukumi Karuta' games, and riddle-solving stamp rallies. The Yamashina Ward Disaster Prevention Fair and Yamashina Health Festa will be held concurrently. Event contents are subject to change.

Venue

Yamashina Central Park

1-10 Nishino Ageisawacho, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto 607-8343