◇October 4 (Sat)

①Opening celemony & Kagura
Performances of Kagura from all over the Sanriku region will be presented as a night program. The program will unravel the charm of Yamabushi Kagura, the roots of Sanriku Kagura, and local Geinoh rooted in faith and daily life.
Event Date：2025.10.4（Sat） 18：00～21：00
Venue：Kamaishi Civic Hall TETTO, Hall B and outside
Performers：4 Sanriku Geinoh performing groups
Fee：free

◇October 5 (Sun)
※Kitchen cars and other vendors will be open!

①Peasant’s revolt and Geinoh
Geinoh performance based on the peasant revolt in Sanriku will be held. The historical background of the revolt will be unraveled through the Nenbutsu (Buddhist prayer) Geinoh, which is filled with mourning for the dead and the will to resist.
The performance will be audience-participation type, allowing the audience not only to watch the performance but also to learn how to perform Toramai.
Event Date：2025.10.5（Sun）11：30～13：00
Venue：Kamaishi CIvic Hall TETTO, Hall B and outside of the hall
Performers：3 Sanriku Geinoh performing groups (scheduled）
Fee：free

②Sanriku Future Geinoh Festival
Performances focusing on young inheritors of Geinohfrom all over Sanriku. Come and enjoy the vibrant performance and interaction of the next generation of performers.
Event Date：2025.10.5（Sun）13：30～15：30
Venue：Kamaishi Civic Hall TETTO, Hall A
Performers：15 Sanriku Geinoh performing groups, 2 Kamaishi Geinoh performing groups
Fee：free

③ Tsumani, Foods, and Geinoh
Performances combining Sanriku’s fermented food culture and Geinoh. This is a program to learn about the local food culture along with Geinoh of Sanriku.
Event Dates：2025.10.5（Sun）16：00～
Venue：Kamaishi CIvic Hall TETTO, Hall B
Performers：3 Sanriku Geinoh performing groups (scheduled）
Fee：free

④Celebration festival of song and dance
Songs and dances born from the life of Sanriku, such as songs about the joy of a big catch from ocean and dances to welcome and remember the ancestors, will be performed both inside and outside the venue. With everyone “Dance, Sanriku!”
Event Dates：2025.10.5（Sun）
Venue：Kamaishi Civic Hall TETTO, various places in the venue
Performers：3 Sanriku Geinoh performing group（scheduled）
Fee：free

・Asia Link Regional // Regional Workshop ※organized by Asia Link
Workshops and other events for local residents and tourists will be held along with international meetings in the Sanriku coastal area.

※Asia Link Regional // Regional・・・An organization of festival officials from eight countries, mainly from Asia and Oceania, organized by the University of Melbourne, Australia.

Event Dates：2025.10.6（Mon）～TBD
Location：Rikuzentakata city
Contents・Fee：TBD

©Cristina Bevilacqua for Asialink-University of Melbourne

◎Sanriku International Art Festival Cooperative Projects
　International Co-Production, folk performing arts work 『Kaminagahime』
We will re-produce a new stage production of “Kaminagahime” , based off of the one was co-produced by performing arts groups from Sanriku, Indonesia and Cambodia, and delivered as a Tokyo 2020 NIPPON Festival co-sponsored program. In Rikuzentakata City, a work-in-progress will be held to open the production process to the public, and in Hachinohe City, a cultual exchange and performances will be held.

Work-in-Progress
Event Date：2025.10.12（Sun）
Venue：Rikuzentakata City Hall Kiseki no Ipponmatsu Hall（Rikuzentakata City, Iwate prefecture）
Fee：Paid Reserved Seat *Scheduled to go on sale at various playguides

Cultural Exchange
Date： 2026.2.25 (Wed)～27 (Fri)
Time：TBD
Venue：In Hachinohe city, Aomori prefecture
Contents：TBD

Performance
Date： 2026.2.28（Sat），3.1（Sun）
Time：TBD
Venue：Nango Cultual Hall（Hachinohe, Aomori prefecture）
Performers：Geinoh groups from Sanriku, Indonesia, and Taiwan
Fee：Paid Reserved Seat *Scheduled to go on sale at various playguides