Kirishima Travel Card

Area/Hayato

First Afternoon Festival

hatsuuma sai

More than 2,000 dancers follow the 20 or so bell horses with colorful decorations and bells, and dance to the drums and shamisen. It is the first festival of spring that is crowded with many people visiting from inside and outside the prefecture every year.

Date
The Sunday after January 18th of the lunar calendar every year
Time
9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Price
Free
Location
Kagoshima Shrine
Access
About 20 minutes by car from Kagoshima Airport, about 40 minutes by car from Maruo, about 40 minutes by car from Kirishima Shrine
Parking
Yes
Contact us
Kirishima City Tourism Division
Phone Number
☎0995-45-5111