2026 Sayo Cultural Festival

About this event

The 2026 Sayo Cultural Festival will be held from Sunday, November 1 to Tuesday (national holiday), November 3, 2026, at the Sayo Cultural Information Center. The festival features exhibitions of diverse art pieces created in the town, a literary competition for tanka and haiku, and performing arts presentations such as traditional Japanese dance (Nihon Buyo), chorus, traditional Japanese music (Hogaku), Taishogoto harp, folk dance, modern dance, and the Sayo High School Fashion Show. In addition, an open-air tea ceremony will be set up under the pleasant autumn sky at the Town Hall West Annex 1st Floor Chomin Plaza, where visitors can enjoy delicious Japanese tea. Furthermore, a solar observation session with commentary by professors from the Nishi-Harima Astronomical Observatory of the University of Hyogo will also be held. The artwork exhibition runs from 9:00 to 17:00 (until 16:00 on the final day), the literary competition starts at 13:30 on Monday, November 2, the performing arts presentations start at 10:00 on Tuesday (national holiday), November 3, the tea ceremony begins at 10:00 on the same day, and the solar observation session takes place from 13:00 to 15:00 on the same day.

Venue

Sayo Cultural Information Center / Orihime Cultural Hall

2585 Sayo, Sayo-cho, Sayo-gun, Hyogo 679-5301