EVENT
【Main Event】Kamaishi Program 2025.10.04-05
- 2025
- Experience
- Interact
- Appreciation
A “living journey” where Geinoh and food meet in Sanriku.
This year’s theme is “Nurture (Kamosu)”. It reflects the profound depth of Sanriku’s matured Geinoh and how encounters nurture the heart. In Kamaishi, surrounded by sea and mountains, local Geinoh, young people, travelers, and community wisdom come together to “mix” and “brew” in a unique way.
This program is a big event that brings local Geinoh from the Sanriku coastal area together. The two-days event will be filled with a variety of activities, from the night program ” Kagura Shuku” and other dance performances to the Bon Odori dance performed by all performers. At the venue, please enjoy the combination of ” Geinoh” and “food” such as Sanriku gourmet food stalls (kitchen cars) and an all-you-can-drink corner for local sake “Hamachidori”.
Date｜2025 October 4 (Sat.) and 5 (Sun.)
4th｜18:00-21:00 (tentative)
5th｜9:00-18:00 (tentative)
Place｜Kamaishi Civic Cultural Hall TETTO (All buildings) https://www.tetto-kamaishi.jp/
1-1 Omachi, Kamaishi, Iwate 026-0024
Free (free entry and exit)
*Some programs have capacity and registration is required on the day (details to be announced later)
*Please note and understand that the program and performers are subject to change.
【Spotlights‼︎】
Part 1
The festival opens with a heroic Toramai and a fantastic night Kagura!
Part 2
Part 3
Experience the “power of survival” embodied in the Geinoh of Tohoku!
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Event Schedule
2025 October 4 (Sat)
① 18:00–21:00 (Scheduled) Venue: TETTO Hall B, Indoor and Outdoor
◆ Opening Toramai & Nighttime “Kagurayado” ◆
The brave Toramai and the Kagura, derived from yamabushi (mountain hermits), have inspired the way of life of the Sanriku people.
We will present a fantastic opening where God descends in the dark night.
Performers: Nishiki-cho Toramai(Kamaishi City, Iwate Prefecture), Unotori Kagura(Fudai Village, Iwate Prefecture), Kanazawa Kagura( OstuchiTown, Iwate Prefecture)
Facilitators: Hidetaro Koiwa (All Japan Local Geinoh Association), Makiko Takahashi (freelance announcer)
2025, October 5 (Sun)
① 9:00-11:00 Venue: TETTO Hall A
◆ Sanriku Geinoh Youth Meeting in Kamaishi ◆ Dance Viewing
Young Geinoh performers gather in Sanriku for an open discussion about “creative Geinoh succession”.
Everyone is welcome to attend.
Guest Speakers: Omiya Kagura(Tanohata village, Iwate Prefecture ), Iwate University Folk Geinoh Club Bakke (Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture) and others
Facilitators: Chie Jinno (Associate Professor, Iwate University), Shutaro Koiwa
2024 Archive: The Sanriku Future Geinoh Festival, Otsuchi Meeting for Geinoh Beginnings and Beyond
② 11:00～, ④ 13:00～, ⑥15:30～ Venue: TETTO and various locations
◆ Dance Sanriku! Sanriku Festival Music and Bon Dance Fest in TETTO◆
〜TETTO, turning evey places into a stage ! ~
All TETTO is filled with sounds and dances born from the daily life in Sanriku.
Whenever a sound is heard in the venue, everyone wants to dance — Dance, Sanriku!
Performers: Namomi Daiko (Noda Village, Iwate Prefecture) (from 11:00～), Tashiro Bon Odori (Hashikami town, Aomori Prefecture) (from 13:00～), Hattaro Oshimako (Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture) (from 15:30～)
③ 11:30-13:00 Venue: TETTO Hall B and outdoors
◆ Program “Peasant Revolt in Tohoku and Geinoh”
Tohoku’s offering Geinohes are filled with prayers for the dead and the will of the people to resist.
Hands-on lectures that unravel the history along with the background.
Performers: Takisawa Keibai( Hirono town, Iwate Prefecture), Omiya Kagura( Tanohata village, Iwate Prefecture), Sukuizawa Nenbutsukenbai(Iwaizumi town, Iwate Prefecture )
Facilitator: Shinya Morimoto (Director, Iwate Prefectural Library), Makiko Takahashi
⑤ 13:30-15:30 (doors open at 13:00) Venue: TETTO Hall A
◆ The Sanriku Future Geinoh Festival in Kamaishi ◆
Young leaders active in the community and schools gather. This is a participatory Geinoh showcase of dancing, discussing , and learning from each other.
Performers: Kadonakagumi Toramai( Ōfunato city, Iwate Prefecture), Gyozanryu Takase Shishiodori(Sumida-cho, Iwate Prefecture), Unosumai Toramai(Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture), Kogawa Shika Odori (Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture)
Facilitators: Chie Jinno and Shutaro Koiwa
⑦ 16:00 – TETTO Hall B
◆ Food and Geinoh Nurtured by the Tsunami◆
An unique program that presents prayer Geinoh, have been passed down in disaster-prone area, Sanriku, and their food culture.
Please enjoy and savor the fermented Amazake of Sanriku.
Performers: Hanawa Shishiodori (Miyako City, Iwate Prefecture), Hachiman Ōkagura(Yamada Town, Iwate Prefecture),Kogawa Shishiodori (Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture)
Facilitators: Shinya Morimoto, Chie Jono, Shutaro Koiwa, Makiko Takahashi
“Food” in Sanriku
■Local Sake: Hamachidori, All-you-can-drink corner
Fully enjoy Japanese sake from a long-established sake brewery in Kamaishi “Hamachidori”.
We hope you will enjoy the flavors that have been nurtured along with local festivals and food culture.
*All-you-can-drink included with purchase of 1 gassho (1,000 yen).
*Age verification may be required as alcoholic beverages are legal for those over 20 years old by law.
■Food: Kitchen car area where the bounty of Sanriku is gathered.
The outdoor space (with a roof) will be turned into a Sanriku gourmet food stall village that makes the most of local ingredients!
It is a luxurious space where you can enjoy local Geinoh with a freshly prepared taste in your hand.
Venue Decoration
■ Sanriku Blue Line Project
Tile artworks by artists, children, and local high school students, are decorating the seawalls. Their tile art works will be displayed in gallery room of the venue.
Please come and see the space where art and community intersect.
Access
Airplane
◎From Iwate Hanamaki Airport
【JR】Approx. 10 min. by cab to Shin-Hanamaki Station on the Kamaishi Line ⇒ Approx. 130 min. by local train service from Shin-Hanamaki Station to Kamaishi Station (approx. 100 min. by rapid “Hamayuri” train) ⇒ 5 min. by cab from Kamaishi Station to TETTO
【Car】90 min. (using Kamaishi Expressway)
Railroad
◎JR Tohoku Shinkansen from Shin-Hanamaki Station
【Car】 90 min (using Kamaishi Expressway)
【JR】From Shin-Hanamaki Station to Kamaishi Station on the Kamaishi Line: 130 min by local train (100 min by rapid “Hamayuri” train) ⇒ 5 min by cab from Kamaishi Station
[JR Kamaishi Station, Kamaishi Station on Sanriku Railway Rias Line
【Walk】 10 min
【Taxi】 5 min
【Bus】 5 minutes (get off at Iwate Kotsu bus stop “Shimin Hall-mae” or “Kamaishi Chuo”)
Car
【From Miyako】 10 min. from Kamaishi-Ryoishi IC of Sanriku Expressway
【From Tono・ Ofunato】 10 min. from Kamaishi Chuo IC of Sanriku Expressway
About the parking lot
Car
We apologize for the inconvenience in advance, but please use the Kamaishi Omachi parking lot (475 spaces, open 24 hours).
200 yen per hour (free for up to 30 minutes). 800 yen maximum for 24 hours. Vehicle height under 2.1m.
Please use other nearby toll parking lots.
Inquiries about the Program
Minna no Shirushi LLC (Project office)
〒 022-0003, 6-4 Ajiki-cho, Sakari town, Ofunato City, Iwate Prefecture
TEL｜0192-47-5123 FAX｜0192-47-5125
E-mail｜minna＠mi-kuni.com
Sanriku International Arts Festival 2025 Nuture
Organizer｜Sanriku International Arts Festival Promotion Committee Japan Arts Council Agency Agency for Cultural Affairs
Co-sponsors｜Hachinohe city, Hashikami town, Hirono town, Kuji city, Noda village, Fushiro village, Tanohata village, Iwaizumi town, Miyako city, Yamada town, Ofunato city, Kamaishi city, Ofunato city, Rikuzen Takada city, Sumida town, Sanriku Railway Co. All Japan Geinoh Association, Iwate Art Support Center (NPO), Japan Contemporary Dance Network (NPO)
In cooperation with Michinoku Trail Club (NPO), imajimu LLC, Tohoku Institute for Cultural Properties Image Research, Minna no Shirushi LLC, Kamaishi Citizen Hall TETTO
Support｜Iwate Prefecture, Sanriku Foundation, Sanriku Geopark Promotion Council, Iwate Nippo, Mutsu Nippo, Tokai Shimpo, Daily Tohoku Shimbun, NHK Morioka, IBC Iwate Broadcasting, TV Iwate Menkoi TV, Iwate Asahi TV, Hachinohe TV, Aomori TV, Aomori Asahi Broadcasting, FM Iwate, Aomori Broadcasting FM Aomori Community radio station BeFM
Subsidy｜(Sanriku Blue Line Project)
Iwate Prefecture FY2025 Subsidy for the Psychological Reconstruction Project with the Participation of Disaster Victims