The festival will be held on Saturday, June 1st.
It is a very local festival, yet there are many tea-related things to experience such as tea ceremony, make your own green tea, and Koto / Shakuhachi performance at the Daikokuji temple. There are shuttle bus service from JR Sasayamaguchi station.
Please see the details here, and...

There will be many traditional Hina dolls displayed at several places in the castle town area, from March 1st to 21st.
Particularly on the 6-8th, special bonsai display with Hina dolls at Shimin center, and on 10th, 2 venues are having a special activity day from 10 A.M. to 3 P.M. One is at To-To-An in Nishimachi, and the other is at ...

For all the Japanese food fans!
Regional Delicacies Fair will be held at Namikimichi Central Park on Feb.25.
Winter delicacies such as yam from Sasayama, crabs from Kasumi and Tajima, oyster from Ako will be available for purchase at the venue, along with other winter foods such as Okonomiyaki, Takoyaki and various types of soup.

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Flying lantern event is happening again in Fukusumi area!
From this year, the lantern will be lit with LED light and use Helium gas to float the lantern so that the flying lantern event will not be affected by the weather, and it is much safer than using real fire.
If you would like to fly lantern, you can purchase it with 500 yen....

The musical "Notre-Dame de Paris" will be performed by Tamba Sasayama citizens.(in Japanese)
Date and time: Febrary 10th and 11th from 12:00p.m. and 4:00p.m. on both days.
Venue: Tamba Sasayama Den-en Kokyo hall (view on Google Map)
Ticket : in advance→ Adults 1,500 yen, High School students and younger 1,000 yen.
(Day-of-performance tickets...