Saturday 17th October 2026: Takahama City Shin Onimichi Festival | Live Information

What is the Shin Onimichi Festival?

This is a festival celebrating tile culture held in Takahama City, a producing region of Sanshu tiles. The Onimichi Festival, originally organised by the Takahama City Tourism Association, has been taken over by the Sanshu Tile Onishi Support Team, a group of artisans who craft ridge-end tiles, and is being continued in a new format.Demon lanternThere will be displays of tile lampshades, stage events, parades, workshops, and food trucks offering local gourmet specialities. Free admission. The venues are the Kawara Museum (Aoki-cho) and Morimae Park (Hekikai-cho).

Sax Samurai's stage

From 13:00 for 45 minutes, at the Morimae Park next to the Kawara Museum of Art and Library. Admission is free. *Cancelled in the event of a weather warning.

About the Venue, Kawara Museum and Library

It is a distinctive building shaped like a ship and is a rare facility in the country as a museum themed around roof tiles. In the permanent exhibition, ancient roof tiles from around the world and decorative tiles crafted by oni-gawara (ridge-end tile) artisans arefreeYou can view it at. Since 2023, the "Library Honnomori" has also been attached, featuring a collection of rare books related to roof tiles. The exhibits and shop are open from 10:00 to 17:00, and the library is open from 10:00 to 18:00.

Local attractions

Around the art museum, there is a walking path dotted with tile sculptures named "Demon's Way" is stretching. Walking along the street that gave the festival its name and searching for roof tiles is a unique pleasure of Takahama.