Chapter 03 · Experiences
No. 25
Festivals and seasons
Kogashi Matsuri nights
こがし祭りの夜
Every July more than thirty floats roll down the seafront road. Your host knows the side streets, the best shaved ice and the quiet way back.
時刻表Timetable
- 所要Duration
- About 3 hours
- 季節Season
- 14–16 July every year; the floats parade on the 15th and 16th.
- 人数Group
- 1–10 guests
- 移動Getting there
- On footBy trainOn foot in town. We meet at Atami or Kinomiya Station; on festival days the trains are easier than parking.
- 集合Meeting point
- Atami Station or Kinomiya Station.
- 料金Price
- Guide fee, from ¥5,000 each with your stay
Add a paid tour and the stay is 10% less; discounts don't combine
Reserve
Choose a day, and book it
Finding the open days…
The story
Every July Kinomiya Shrine's summer festival sends more than thirty floats down the seafront road to drums and flutes. Your host knows the side streets for the best view of the float contest, the stall with the best shaved ice, and the quiet way back.
Atami has something on for much of the year. In July, Kinomiya Shrine's Kogashi Matsuri fills the town with more than thirty floats and as many mikoshi; from early January to early March the plum festival runs at Atami Baien; and from mid-November the same garden turns red for its maple festival. We take you at the right hour, find a good place to stand and explain what's going on.
Kinomiya Shrine's summer festival; your host knows the side streets for the float contest and the way back up.
路線図
The route
Times are a guide; the day bends to the weather.
Start
Kogashi Matsuri, 14–16 July
こがし祭り（7月14日〜16日）
Kinomiya Shrine's grand festival. On the 15th and 16th the floats parade through the centre of town and along Route 135, with a float contest.
Plum festival at Atami Baien, early January to early March
熱海梅園 梅まつり（1月上旬〜3月上旬）
469 trees of about 60 varieties, said to be the earliest plum blossom in Japan.
Finish
Maple festival at Atami Baien, mid-November to early December
熱海梅園 もみじまつり（11月中旬〜12月上旬）
Said to be the latest autumn colour in Japan, lit up every evening during the festival.
Good to know
Included
- Your host as guide, in English or Japanese
- A route planned around your group and the weather
- Help booking tickets and restaurant tables
Not included
- Atami Baien admission during the plum festival's paid hours
- Food and drinks from the stalls
- Price
- Guide fee per person, tax included. With your stay: ¥10,000 for one guest, ¥7,500 each for two, ¥5,000 each for three to twelve. Tour only: ¥10,000 each, for two guests or more. Admissions, partner fees, meals and travel are paid on the day. Book a paid tour with your stay and the stay itself is 10% less (you always get the single best discount). Groups of seven or more, please book 10 days ahead.
- Meeting point
- Atami Station or Kinomiya Station.
- Ages
- Crowded and loud: keep little ones close.
- Weather
- Fuji, the stars and the fireworks depend on the sky; we tell you the evening before if it's worth going.
- Cancellation
- Guide fees follow the stay's cancellation tiers. Partners' own terms apply to theirs.
On the mapG3
Central Atami and Route 135 · About 2 km from the house
Sources
- 01
Kinomiya Shrine's grand festival is held from 14 to 16 July every year and is also called Kogashi Matsuri, after the roasted barley flour (mugi-kogashi) offered to the gods by the sea.
Source: kinomiya.or.jp (opens in a new tab) - 02
On 15 and 16 July floats parade through central Atami and along Route 135 with a float contest; more than thirty floats and more than thirty mikoshi take part.
Source: kinomiya.or.jp (opens in a new tab)
Ask us about a date.
Tell us the day, who's coming and what you'd like to see. Your host replies within a few hours, in English or Japanese.
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