EVENT
【Sanriku Festival】 Noda Village, Koshogatu(first full moon)Event 2025.1.15(Wed.)
- 2024
- Appreciation
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Date
2025.1.15(Wed.)
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Time
10:00am – 11:30 am (Dontoyaki fire festival, Dangoshiba, Daikokumai etc.)
5:30 pm– 8:00 pm (Namomi Demon※) ※Reservation required for observation
Application : call Hozonkai office (Noda Village Hall) TEL: 0194-78-2936 -
Locate
Dontoyaki:Sonmin hiroba in front of Noda Village Hall
Namomi:touring all around villagers' houses
Observers will need to arrange a car by themselves to follow Namomi performers. -
Fee
Free
Dontoyaki, an event to drive away evil spirits by burning New Year’s decorations, is held to pray for good health and a bountiful harvest.
At the venue, there will be Amazake (sweet sake), dangoshiba making (sticking rolled mochi on tree branches), traditional games, and a performance of Daikoku-mai.
In the evening, adults dressed as Namomi(a visiting god in the form of an demon) visit houses with children to wish for their healthy growth.




Venue|Donton-yaki: Sonmin Hiroba in front of Noda Village Hall
Namomi will tour citizen’s homes in Noda Village.
To register for Namomi visiting observation, please contact Namomi Hozonkai office (in Noda Village Hall) TEL: 0194-78-2936
Access
Access model from Tokyo (if you use public transportation, you will need to stay the night before and after the ceremony to watch the event ceremony from 10:00 and ” Namomi” from 17:30)
Day 1, 1/14(Tue.)
Schedule | Remarks |
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(9:08)Departe from Tokyo Station – Hachinohe Station (12:01) | Tohoku Shinkansen Hayabusa No.1, bound for Shin-Aomori |
(12:24) Hachinohe Station – Kuji Station (14:09) | JR Hachinohe Line, bound for Kuji |
(14:15) Kuji Station – Rikchu-Noda Station (14:28) | Sanriku Railway Rias Line, bound for Miyako |
Lodging in Noda Village |
Accommodations in Noda Village are here↓
https://www.vill.noda.iwate.jp/bunka_sports/kanko/shukuhaku/index.html
Day 2, 1/15 (Wed.)
Schedule | Remarks |
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(10:00-12:00) Noda Village Koshogatu(first full moon)Events Ceremony ( Prayer, Tamagushi offering, Dontonyaki firing) | Venue: Sonmin Hiroba in front of Noda Village Hall |
Sightseeing in Noda Village | |
(from 17:00~) Namomi | *Pre-registration required Venue: All around the village |
Lodging in Noda Village |
Day 3, 1/16 (Thu.)
Schedule | Remarks |
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(12:21)Rikchu-Noda Station – Kuji Station (12:34) | Sanriku Railway Kudari, bound for Kuji |
(13:35)Kuji Station- Ninohe station(14:45) | JR Bus Swallow |
(15:19) Ninohe station-Tokyo Station (18:04) | Tohoku Shinkansen Hayabusa 32 |
Kuji ⇔ Ninohe Timetable of JR Bus Swallow ↓
https://www.jrbustohoku.co.jp/route/3/171/
Nearby sightseeing spots Information
Tofugaura

Jufugaura is a scenic spot with a gently arcing coastline, and its scenic beauty has been written about in poems by aristocrats in the past. The tourist product center at Roadside Station Noda is named “Paapuru (=purple)” after the reddish-purple stones (azuki sand) that can often be found on this beach.
Visitors can see the beautiful sunrise from the horizon throughout the year, when weather is fine.
Location | Sanriku Railway Rias Line, 3 minutes walk from Tofugaura-Kaigan Station |
Contact Information | Noda Village Tourism Association (in Noda Village Commerce and Industry Hall) 117, Dai-19 Jiwari, Oaza Noda, Noda Village, Kunohe-gun, Iwate 028-8201 0194-78-2012 (representative phone of Noda Village Commerce and Industry Association) |
Farmer’s Restaurant Kamado no Tsukiya


A diner where local mothers serve mainly local cuisine in an old house. You can enjoy the unique food culture of Noda Village, such as the daily changing “Omakase Gozen,” which is mainly local cuisine, “Keiran (*),” and “Uki Uki Dango” (rolled mochi).
Every morning, Mochi are pounded with a mortar and pestle, and they sell those freshly made mochi and freshly made rice balls at the village’s produce market.
*Keiran is a local dish of Noda Village. Walnuts, brown sugar, and peppers are wrapped in rice flour dumplings, and then boiled, and served in a soup bowl.
Location | Address/ 22-39-2, Oaza-Noda, Noda-mura, Kunohe-gun, Iwate |
Business Hours | Business hours: 11:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. |
regular closing day | Every Friday Sundays are opened only by appointment Summer holidays, August 1st – August 31th New Year holidays, December 25th – January 5th |
Contact Information | TEL 0194-78-2235 |
Click here for other tourist information → Noda Village Tourist Association
Areas
出演団体
Noda Village Namomi Preservation Committee
Artists
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Noda Village Daikokumai Dance Society
“Daikokumai” is a traditional dance to bring luck in. “It is a traditional dance of “Koshogatu” (first full moon festival) performed in 2022’s “Noda Festival” (the biggest event of Noda Village) and the 5th “Sanriku Coast Local Performing Arts Performance” in 2022 for the first time in three years.
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Noda Village Namomi Preservation Committee
“Namomi” was a local festival event in the village committee in the past, but it has been organized by the village preservation committee for over 30 years. Nowadays, it’s a traditional folk dance of “Koshogatu” (first full moon festival) commonly regarded as a kind of education to infant at Noda Village. In 2015, it has been staged at the National Theater.
Contact
Iwate Arts Support Center
TEL:019-656-8145
Mail:r-takeda@iwate-arts.jp
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