EVENT

【Sanriku Festival】 Noda Village, Koshogatu(first full moon)Event 2026.1.15(Thu.)

  • 2025
  • Appreciation

  • Date

    2026.1.15（Thu.）

  • Time

    Event: 10:00am – 11:30 am (Dontoyaki, Dangoshiba, Daikokumai, Namomi Taiko etc.)
    Namomi : 5:30 pm- ※Reservation required for observation
    Reservation : visit or call Namomi Hozonkai office (in 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 (Japanese sweet sake), Dangoshiba (sticking rolled mochi on tree branch) making, traditional games, Daikoku-mai (a Geinoh performance), and Namomi taiko performances.
In the evening, “Namomi,” a visiting god who brings a good harvest, good health, and safety in the home, makes the rounds of the houses in the village.

Venue｜Donton-yaki: Sonmin Hiroba in front of the Noda Village Hall
Namomi will tour local’s homes in Noda Village.　
　　　To register for watching Namomi, please visit or call Namomi Hozonkai Secretariat (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, January 14 (Wed)

Schedule, Departure – ArrivalRemarks
(9:08) 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, January 15 (Thu)

Schedule, Departure – ArrivalRemarks
(10:00-12:00) Noda Village Koshogatu(first full moon)Events
Ceremony ( Prayer, Tamagushi offering, Dontonyaki firing)		Venue: Sonmin Hiroba in front of the 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, January 16 (Fri.)

Schedule, Departure – ArrivalRemarks
(12:21) Rikchu-Noda Station – Kuji Station (12:34)Sanriku Railway down line 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/

Click here for a model course for a trip to enjoy Koshogatu(first full moon) in Noda Village.

Nearby sightseeing spots’ Information

Roadside Station Noda pa-puru

Roadside Station Noda pa-puru (=purple), which reopened in June 2025 after relocating to a new location just off the Noda Interchange on the Sanriku Coastal Highway, combines a tourist and produce center, direct local goods sales facility, and restaurant under the concept of “a tasteful country life with greenery and the sounds of the sea,” and features a large roof, resembling a Nambu Magari house. In addition to the popular Noda-Shio (salt) soft, visitors can also enjoy breakfast prepared by a farmhouse restaurant on weekday mornings.

Location25-3-1, Noda , Noda-mura, Kunohe-gun, Iwate
Business Hours Local Specialty shop: 9:00-18:00
Soft Corner (ice cream shop): 9:30-17:00
Cafeteria: 11:00-14:30
Regular closing dayYear end and the New Year’s holidays
Contact InformationNodamura Corporation 0194-78-4171

 

Noda Kiln Gallery IZUMITA

Born in Rikuzentakata, Izumida Yukiya began his creative activities in Noda Village in 1995 after studying under Takeyoshi, a potter of Kokuji pottery called Kokuji-yaki with a 200-year history in Kuji City, Iwate Prefecture. Since then, he has won numerous awards and prizes, and his works are displayed in art museums.

Location5-79-17 Tamagawa, Noda-mura, Kunohe-gun, Iwate 028-8202
Business HoursBy appointment AM10:00~PM6:00
Contact InformationPlease contact us using the inquiry form on our website
WEB site https://yukiya-izumita.com/
Inquiry form https://yukiya-izumita.com/contact/

Click here for other tourist information → Noda Village Tourist Association

Areas

出演団体

Noda Village Daikokumai no Kai
Noda Village Namomi Hozonkai

Artists

  • 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.

  • 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

Sanriku International Arts Festival 2025 Nurture

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 town, Fushiro village, Tanohata village, Iwaizumi town, Miyako city, Yamada town, Ofunato city, Kamaishi city, Ofunato city, Rikuzen Takada city, Sumida town, Sanriku Railway Company, All Nippon Foundation for the Arts, Inc. 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 Civic HallTETTO
Support｜Iwate Prefecture, Sanriku Foundation, Sanriku Geopark Promotion Council, Iwate Nippo, Mutsu Nippo, Tokai Shimpo, Daily Tohoku Shimbun, NHK Morioka Broadcasting Station, IBC Iwate Broadcasting System, TV Iwate Menkoi TV, Iwate Asahi TV, Hachinohe TV, Aomori TV, Aomori Aomori Asahi Broadcasting System, FM Iwate, Aomori Broadcasting System, FM Aomori Community radio station BeFM

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