Okinawa Zento Eisa Festival
Okinawa's biggest eisa festival, where drum troupes from across the islands perform thunderous traditional dance under summer skies.
일시 · 장소
- 일시
- 2026/08/28 06:00 – 2026/08/30
- 장소
- Okinawa City (Koza Sports Park)（Moromizato, Okinawa City, Okinawa）
- 도시
- Okinawa
- 가는 방법
- Bus from Naha to Okinawa City (Koza)
- 요금
- 무료
Good to know for visitors
- Getting there
- Bus from Naha to Okinawa City (Koza) Open directions in Google Maps ↗
- Booking & entry
- Free to attend — details on the official page (button above).
- Language
- Mostly in Japanese — a translation app on your phone helps.
- Good for
- culture seekers, music fans, families
하이라이트
- Powerful taiko-driven eisa dancing
- Troupes from across Okinawa's islands
- Finale of massed drums and fireworks
유래와 배경
Rooted in Bon-season ancestral dances, eisa was gathered into a single grand festival in Okinawa City in the 1950s.
알아두면 좋아요
Usually held the weekend after the old-calendar Bon in late summer — check the year's dates, and bring water for the heat.