FESTIVALS AND EVENTS

February

Izumo Taisha Iwami-bunshi setsubun Festival

March

Tadaji Hatsuuma Festival (One of the biggest festivals in the Iwami area)

April

Hamakko Spring Festival.
Daimyo Parade and many other kinds of parade

July

Kokubu Kinsai Festival

August

Hamakko Summer Festival.
Fireworks in the cool of the evening
Nagahama Hassakuhana Festival (Fire Protection Festival)

October

Nagahama Tenjinreitai Festival (Festival of the God of the Sea)

November

Hamada BB Onabe Festival.

November

Iwami Kagura Festival.

IWAMI KAGURA,THE FOLK ART WE PROUDLY PRESENT TO THE WORLD

Ancient in origin the Iwami Kagura are both rhythmic and spiritual.Their stories, filled with dance and music, open for the audience a door into the realm of fantasy.