76th National Tree Planting Festival Ehime 2026
Announcement of ceremony archive distribution
The 76th National Tree Planting Festival Ehime 2026 was held on Sunday, May 17, 2026.
Archives of the ceremony events are available.
At around the 33rd minute of the video, the Ehime folk song ``Misaka Mago Uta'' begins with a voice (by Anna Sato) and a shinobue (by Kazunari Abe). Please take a look.
*Distribution period: Until Wednesday, March 31, 2027
Click here for the distribution page
Ehime Prefecture official YouTube channel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3U31sV-XuQ
Archive distribution of the 76th National Tree Planting Festival
2026-06-16
KAMI-NARI [Tottori, Japan] 2nd August
2026-06-07
//2nd August 2026 in Tottori, Japan//
Kazunari Abe will be making a guest appearance as part of the trio "KAMI-NARI" with taiko drummer Masayuki Sakamoto and drummer Tetsuya Kajiwara.
Kirin no Machi Taiko Festival
GUEST APPEARANCE:
KAMI-NARI
(Masayuki Sakamoto, Tetsuya Kajiwara, Kazunari Abe)
DATE:
Sunday, 2nd August 2026, Performance starts at 13:30 (Doors open at 13:00)
PLACE:
Tottori City Hall, Main Hall
(12 Kakedashi-cho, Tottori, Tottori, Japan)
ADMISSION FEE:
General Admission: 1,000 yen (300 yen extra on the day)
High school students and younger: Free (Admission ticket required)
*Preschool children admitted
*All seats unreserved
CONTACT:
Tottori City Hall +81 857 24 9411
Kazunari Abe will be making a guest appearance as part of the trio "KAMI-NARI" with taiko drummer Masayuki Sakamoto and drummer Tetsuya Kajiwara.
Kirin no Machi Taiko Festival
GUEST APPEARANCE:
KAMI-NARI
(Masayuki Sakamoto, Tetsuya Kajiwara, Kazunari Abe)
DATE:
Sunday, 2nd August 2026, Performance starts at 13:30 (Doors open at 13:00)
PLACE:
Tottori City Hall, Main Hall
(12 Kakedashi-cho, Tottori, Tottori, Japan)
ADMISSION FEE:
General Admission: 1,000 yen (300 yen extra on the day)
High school students and younger: Free (Admission ticket required)
*Preschool children admitted
*All seats unreserved
CONTACT:
Tottori City Hall +81 857 24 9411
Firefly Village Festival [Matsuyama, Japan] 6th June
2026-02-08
//6th June 2026 in Matsuyama, Japan//
Kazunari Abe will be performing again this year.
Matsuyama Kubono-machi Firefly Village Festival Official Website
https://tamaku-ehime.wixstudio.com/kubono-satoyamakai/hotaru
The 5th Matsuyama Kubono-machi "Firefly Village Festival"
DATE:
Saturday, 6th June 2026, 15:30-20:00
*Held even in light rain
PLACE:
Sho Hachiman Shrine and surrounding area
(1098, Kubono-machi, Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan)
*Temporary parking: Sakamoto Elementary School
*Free shuttle bus: Service starts at 15:00, last service at 21:00
Kazunari Abe will be performing again this year.
Matsuyama Kubono-machi Firefly Village Festival Official Website
https://tamaku-ehime.wixstudio.com/kubono-satoyamakai/hotaru
The 5th Matsuyama Kubono-machi "Firefly Village Festival"
DATE:
Saturday, 6th June 2026, 15:30-20:00
*Held even in light rain
PLACE:
Sho Hachiman Shrine and surrounding area
(1098, Kubono-machi, Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan)
*Temporary parking: Sakamoto Elementary School
*Free shuttle bus: Service starts at 15:00, last service at 21:00
National Tree Planting Festival [Matsuyama, Japan] 17th May
2026-02-01
//17th May 2026 in Matsuyama, Japan//
Kazunari Abe will be performing at the 76th National Tree Planting Festival Ehime 2026 ceremony.
He will be performing the Ehime folk song "Misaka Mago Uta" by shinobue, Japanese bamboo flute with vocals by Anna Sato.
https://syokujusai-ehime2026.jp
Sunday, May 17, 2026
Ehime Prefectural General Athletic Park (Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture)
Kazunari Abe will be performing at the 76th National Tree Planting Festival Ehime 2026 ceremony.
He will be performing the Ehime folk song "Misaka Mago Uta" by shinobue, Japanese bamboo flute with vocals by Anna Sato.
https://syokujusai-ehime2026.jp
Sunday, May 17, 2026
Ehime Prefectural General Athletic Park (Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture)
KAMI-NARI Kansai Tour [Kyoto, Wakayama, Nara] 8th-10th May
2026-01-31
//8th-10th May 2026 in Kyoto, Wakayama and Nara, Japan//
[KAMI-NARI Kansai Tour]
KAMI-NARI
Masayuki Sakamoto -Taiko, Japanese drums
Tetsuya Kajiwara -Drums
Kazunari Abe -Shinobue, Japanese bamboo flute
May 8th (Fri)
Kyoto | Takutaku
open 18:00 / start 19:00
Advance tickets: ¥4,000 + 1 drink
Students and people with disabilities: ¥2,500 + 1 drink
*¥500 extra on the day of the show
*Free for elementary school children and younger
Drums, Taiko, and Rock 'n' Roll!!
With BATI-HORIC (Bachiholic)
May 9 (Sat)
Wakayama | Ittosha
Doors open 3:30 PM, performance begins 4:00 PM
The Echoes of Thunder
OA: Keiji Hara (Japanese Taiko)
Tickets
https://qr.quel.jp/om/5t3s3e
TEL: 090-6985-2856 (Keiji Hara)
May 10 (Sun)
Nara | Oji-cho Yawaragi Hall
Doors open 3:30 PM, performance begins 4:00 PM
With LINK
Tickets
info@linktaiko.jp
TEL: 070-1273-8310 (Yosuke Inoue)
[KAMI-NARI Kansai Tour]
KAMI-NARI
Masayuki Sakamoto -Taiko, Japanese drums
Tetsuya Kajiwara -Drums
Kazunari Abe -Shinobue, Japanese bamboo flute
May 8th (Fri)
Kyoto | Takutaku
open 18:00 / start 19:00
Advance tickets: ¥4,000 + 1 drink
Students and people with disabilities: ¥2,500 + 1 drink
*¥500 extra on the day of the show
*Free for elementary school children and younger
Drums, Taiko, and Rock 'n' Roll!!
With BATI-HORIC (Bachiholic)
May 9 (Sat)
Wakayama | Ittosha
Doors open 3:30 PM, performance begins 4:00 PM
The Echoes of Thunder
OA: Keiji Hara (Japanese Taiko)
Tickets
https://qr.quel.jp/om/5t3s3e
TEL: 090-6985-2856 (Keiji Hara)
May 10 (Sun)
Nara | Oji-cho Yawaragi Hall
Doors open 3:30 PM, performance begins 4:00 PM
With LINK
Tickets
info@linktaiko.jp
TEL: 070-1273-8310 (Yosuke Inoue)
