Kokeshi event information

◆ Kokeshi demonstration by Teruyuki Hiraga
August 8th and 9th
Nagoya Matsuzakaya department store in Nagoya city

◆ Kokeshi making workshop by Yajiro style kokeshi craftspeople
August 15th ~ 18th
Japan traditional crafts Aoyama square in Tokyo
https://kougeihin.jp/en/

◆ The 71st Zenkoku kokeshi matsuri (kokeshi festival with competition and kokeshi parade)
September 5th and 6th
Naruko town in Miyagi prefecture

◆Nakanosawa kokeshi matsuri (kokeshi festival)
September 13th
Nakanosawa town in Fukushima prefecture

◆Yajiro kokeshi mura fureai matsuri (kokeshi festival)
October 18th
Yajiro kokeshi mura in Shiroishi city, Miyagi

◆Zao Togatta kokeshi matsuri (kokeshi festival)
October 31st
Miyagi Zao kokeshi kan in Togatta city, Miyagi

◆ Michinoku kokeshi matsuri (kokeshi festival)
December 5th and 6th
Yamagata city

◆ Sendai kokeshi fair 2026
December 13th
Ryokusaikan in Sendai city, Miyagi
(We will display a kokeshi Christmas tree!)