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Nine Foxes and Kirana Festival| Held on August 10, 2025!
~ Everyone shines, special memories of summer vacation~
Through learning, experience, and play, while touching the nature, history, and culture of Nasu, we will deliver such a day where everyone from children to adults can play a leading role.
Why don't you make special memories of "summer" that you can enjoy with your five senses, from drum performances and stage plays with the legendary nine-tail fox motifs, glittering Marche and hands-on workshops, and festival fair squares together in Nasu?
Nine Foxes and Kirana Festival
- Overview
- Date and time: Sunday, August 10, 2025 from 10:00 to 20:00
Venue: 2nd Floor Main Hall
Admission: Free (anyone can enter. Non-stay guests are also welcome.
Remarks: A separate fee will be charged for use at some workshops and Marche (not included in all-inclusive)
A day of learning, experience, and play that touches the nature and culture of Nasu
■ Stage performance
Set in Nasunogahara, a one-day stage by local organizations and artists will be developed!
・Kuo Taiko (Taiko drum) and Performing Arts (Nasunogahara Kuhime-do)
・Yosakoi, Japanese dance, Shamisen, Erhu
・Dance, kung fu experience, basketball performance, Okinawa musical instrument performance, toast with milk, finale performance, etc.
■ MARCHE
Approximately 50 stores, including the first anniversary goods of Nasunogahara Kuhimedo, gather!
・There are a lot of local attractions such as handmade miscellaneous goods, rice balls, coffee, vegetables, fortune-telling, and beauty experience!
■ Workshop
Perfect for summer vacation! There are plenty of experiences that stimulate creativity
・Making small items using Otani stone
・Original cloth dressing and mask decoration
・Dry flowers, driftwood art, icing cookies production
・Booths in Nasu Town, Nasushiobara City and Otawara City are also available!
■ Used Book Market (Chick Bookstore)
We take care of "books of memories" and "books that could not be organized" and can be assessed and purchased at a later date.
※If you wish, please bring a copy of your ID card (with a book)
■ Fair Plaza
Enjoy the festive atmosphere with Galapon, shooting and crane games!
・A chance to win hotel accommodation tickets (two meals per night) and specialty products and tourist facility goods in the Nasu area!
・"Garapon lottery free ticket" only once per person (* distributed on the day)
In addition:
・Children's Counseling Room by Clinical Psychologists
・You can also meet LOVOT!
Stage schedule
A day full of Nasu's nature and culture, as well as local hot performances!
Please enjoy the stage where rhythm, tradition, creation, and experience intersect.
| Time | Contents |
|---|---|
| 10:00 | Balloon Performance (with Balloon Fairy) |
| 10:25 | Yosakoi (Tosando Sanzo) |
| 10:45 | Nasu Kissei-ishi Kuo no Kisetsu (Nusanogahara Kuhime-do) |
| 11:15 | White-faced Kinge Kuo Taiko Performance (Kuo Taiko Preservation Society) |
| 11:35 | Toast with milk |
| 11:50 | Japanese Dance (Mai no Kai) |
| 12:35 | Erhu Performance (SORA) |
| 13:10 | Dance (Global Views) |
| 13:35 | Shamisen performance (Narita Shigeaki) |
| 15:00 | Nasu Kissei-ishi Kuo no Kisetsu (Nusanogahara Kuhime-do) |
| 16:00 | Kung Fu and Kung Fu Experience (Global Review) |
| 16:55 | Basketball Performance (Penny) |
| 17:40 | Okinawa musical instrument performance (Nasuno Sanshin no Kai Nunkurunaisa ~) |
| 20:00 | Erhu Performance (SORA) ※Finale performance |
※The stage schedule is scheduled as of July 13, 2025.
It is subject to change depending on the progress of the day. Thank you for your understanding.
Sponsorship
[Support]
Nasu Town Board of Education / Nasushiobara City Board of Education / Otawara City Board of Education / Shimono Shimbun
[Sponsorship]
Tochigi Dairy Cooperative / Tentaka Sake Brewery / Dairy Farm Mount Fuji / Nasu Animal Kingdom / Nasu World Monkey Park / Kuma Coffee / SKS Produced Kotobuki / Nasunogahara Kuhimedo / Cafe Salon Kiranasu
Charity
A part of the opening fee for this event will be used as funds for the operation of the Children's Cafeteria Sakuru Garden.
Thank you for your warm support for local connections and the future of children.