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Events in Kazo in February 2027
Festivals, workshops, exhibitions and other events in Kazo in February, in date order. You can also browse them on the map and calendar.
Events in February 2027 (10 events)
- February 1 (usually)
Tamashiki Shrine Kisai Daruma Market
A lively market where the shrine approach is lined with stalls offering food and daruma dolls of various facial expressions, colors, and sizes. Visitors can enjoy finding their favorite daruma amid spirited calls from vendors.
- 2027Mon, Feb 1
Tamashiki Shrine Early Spring Festival
A festival heralding the arrival of spring at Tamashiki Shrine. Traditional kagura sacred dances are dedicated and performed on the grounds, and an auspicious daruma doll market is also held, creating a vibrant atmosphere.
- 2027Sat, Feb 6
2026 Kazo City Youth Speech Contest
Elementary and junior high school students take the stage to give presentations on their hopes and proposals for the future, thoughts from their daily lives and school experiences, and feelings they want to share with adults. Listen to the genuine perspectives and heartfelt thoughts of local children.
- first Saturday of February (usually)
Tamashiki Shrine Setsubun Festival
A traditional event featuring bean throwing following the Shinto ritual, along with a dedication of the Okame dance from Tamashiki Shrine kagura. It is a lively gathering where various items are tossed in addition to beans, and because it is held on a weekend, it can be enjoyed by children and families together.
- 2027Fri, Feb 12 – Sun, Feb 14
66th Kazo City Art Exhibition
An exhibition showcasing a wide variety of artworks created by local citizens, including paintings, sculptures, calligraphy, photography, and ceramics. Aimed at promoting regional art activities, visitors can enjoy diverse and expressive works.
- third Sunday of February (usually)
Kita-Okuwa Enman-ji Senju Kanzeon Grand Festival: Good Luck Seed Sowing Ceremony
A grand festival during which Kazo City's designated cultural property, the wooden seated statue of the Thousand-Armed Kannon, is put on public display. Events include the White Horse Walk to pray for the healthy growth of children and the Good Luck Seed Sowing Ceremony to scatter auspicious seeds of fortune.
- 2027Sat, Feb 27
Siena Wind Orchestra with Hiroshi Aoshima
A Takarakuji Cultural Performance featuring Hiroshi Aoshima and the Siena Wind Orchestra. Enjoy a powerful live performance by a professional wind orchestra accompanied by humorous commentary from Hiroshi Aoshima, all at special admission rates.
- Thu, Oct 1, 2026 – Wed, Mar 31, 2027
Tobu Zoo x Musashino Mura x Gururi Mori Stamp Rally
An app stamp rally touring Tobu Zoo and Musashino Mura. Collect stamps by using eligible attractions at both parks to receive a limited collaboration original card from Gururi Mori on a first-come, first-served basis.
- early February (usually)
Watarase Retarding Basin Birdwatching Hike
- February (usually)
Fudogaoka Fudouson Soganji Temple Setsubun Festival
A traditional event with a history of about 400 years. Highlights include the powerful sight of red demons and others rushing through corridors holding blazing torches, and the scattering of lucky coins and beans by people born in the current zodiac year. The grounds are lively with many stalls.
Events held in February 2026 (for reference, 7 events)
Many events are held around the same time every year, so use these to plan ahead. Check the official websites for this year's dates.
- 2026Sun, Feb 1
Kisai Daruma Market
This annual New Year event features rows of stalls along the shrine's approach selling auspicious daruma dolls and local food. The grounds are filled with energy as the spirited calls of vendors echo and crowds gather to make their purchases.
- 2026Tue, Feb 3
Fudogaoka Fudoson Sogan-ji Temple Setsubun Assembly
This thrilling traditional event features demons carrying large torches running along the temple corridors. The temple grounds bustle with many visitors praying for warding off evil and good fortune, alongside bean throwing by men and women of the zodiac year and a procession of children in ceremonial attire.
- February 3 (usually)
Setsubun Demon-Chasing Bean-Scattering Ceremony
- 2026Sat, Feb 7
Tamashiki Shrine Setsubun Festival
This is the Setsubun festival of Tamashiki Shrine, featuring men in their unlucky years. What will be thrown is a surprise to enjoy on the day, allowing the entire family to enjoy warding off evil spirits and a lively atmosphere.
- 2026Sun, Feb 15
Kita-Okuwa Enmanji Temple Thousand-Armed Kannon Grand Festival
This grand festival features the public unveiling of the seated Thousand-Armed Kannon statue, a city-designated cultural property. Events include passing under a white horse to pray for the healthy growth of children, a good luck seed-scattering ceremony, and a children's procession, and visitors can also view colorful Senbikizaru charms.
- early February (usually)
Retarding Basin Bird Watching Hike
- 2026Tue, Feb 10 – Sat, Feb 28
Kazo Machibar: Gourmet Passport
This is a program where you can enjoy special limited menu items at restaurants in Kazo City using a dedicated passport. A stamp rally is also featured, where collecting stamps by visiting participating stores enters you into a drawing to win gift certificates usable at member locations.