Otomo Harvest Festival: Food and Folk Performing Arts Joint Performance "Niwaharai"

About this event

An autumn harvest festival held in Otomo-cho, Tono City, Iwate Prefecture. It is an event where you can enjoy rich local food and traditional folk performing arts all at once, featuring powerful performances of the Nagano Shishi Odori (deer dance) and Takanosuya Kagura. Hands-on folk performing arts workshops and distributions of freshly pounded mochi are also scheduled. Exquisite gourmet food made with plenty of local ingredients and craft beer can also be enjoyed. At the event, you can savor folk performing arts like the Nagano Shishi Odori and Takanosuya Kagura alongside delicious local cuisine. From 11:15, a hands-on session where you can touch the tools and costumes of Kagura and Shishi Odori will be held. Reception is on the day of the event from 11:00 to 13:30. The fee is 500 yen, and children of elementary school age and younger are free, but food and drinks cost extra. In the event of full seating, standing room only may be available.

Venue

Tono City Hall Civic Center Otomo District Center

16-chwari-105-1 Otomacho, Tono, Iwate 028-0481