"Eisa" is a traditional Okinawa ritual for honoring ancestors. Young people from various regions of Okinawa parade through their villages while dancing the Eisa. This article provides information on the 2026 event and the Okinawa-wide Eisa festival.
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Eisa Night @ Oriental Hotel Okinawa Resort & Spa - 14 sessions in total (*Limited to hotel guests)
Time 20:30
Location: Oriental Hotel Okinawa Resort & Spa Garden Pool
This event is for hotel guests only. General public admission is not permitted.
Performing groups
July 18th (Sat) Gushichan Youth Association [Yaese Town]
July 20th (Monday, public holiday) Sakaeguchi District Youth Association [Chatan Town]
July 25th (Sat) Ikehara Youth Association [Okinawa City]
August 1st (Sat) Nakajun Youth Association [Kitanakagusuku Village]
August 8th (Sat) Tsuha Youth Association [Nakagusuku Village]
August 11th (Tuesday, public holiday) Nakagawa Ward Youth Association [Kin Town]
August 15th (Sat) Matsumoto Youth Association [Okinawa City]
August 22nd (Sat) Oshana Youth Association [Ginowan City]
August 29th (Sat) Yaka District Youth Association [Kin Town]
September 5th (Sat) Yamauchi Eisa [Okinawa City]
September 12th (Sat) Kakazu Youth Association [Ginowan City]
September 19th (Sat) Shimabukuro Youth Association [Kitanakagusuku Village]
September 21st (Monday, public holiday) Minami Momohara Youth Association [Okinawa City]
September 26th (Sat) Undecided *The Oosato Youth Association [Itoman City], which was originally scheduled to perform, has withdrawn due to a local event.
Last year's scene
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Table of Contents
- What is Okinawan "Eisa"?
- [Held in 2026] Information on performance events by each youth association
- The largest-scale All-Island Eisa Festival will be held from September 4th to 6th, 2026.
What is Okinawan "Eisa"?
Eisa is a traditional dance held during the lunar Bon Festival. Every year in Okinawa, local youths parade through the village dancing isa to pray for the health, safety, and prosperity of their families and to make offerings to the spirits of their ancestors. There are various forms of Eisa depending on the region, and they can be enjoyed at local area festival.
We hope that the information on festivals and performances on this page will be useful to help you enjoy the events.
The Obon festival (Michijune) in 2026 will be held from August 25th to 27th.
Scheduled Events
[Held in 2026] Information on performance events by each youth association
July 31st (Friday)
The " Japan Air Self-Defense Force Naha Air Base Summer Festa 2026" has been cancelled due to the response to the Kumamoto Naha .
August 15th (Sat), 16th (Sun)
Okinawa Meat Festival Time: 18:30
Location: Plaza in front of the athletics stadium at Okinawa Prefecture General Sports Park
Performing groups on the 15th (Sat): Uranishi Youth Association, Teruya Youth Association, Kubota Youth Association, Yakeina Youth Association, Shakari Youth Association
16 (Sun) Performing organizations: Ezu Youth Association, Ekuku Youth Association, Tengan Youth Association, Matsumoto Youth Association, Ikehara Youth Association
August 16th (Sunday)
All events are held from 10:00 to 21:00.
Location: Itoman Fishing Port Kita Ward(in front of Okinawa Prefecture Fisheries Corporation)
Participating groups: Heshikiya Youth Association, Matsushima Youth Association, Yonesu Youth Association, Osato Youth Association. Schedule not yet announced.
August 16th (Sun) *Postponed from August 9th (Sun)
Eisa Festival in Chatan
Time 17:00
Location: Kuwae General Sports Ground Participating groups: Sakaeguchi Youth Association, Shakari Youth Association, Isagawa Youth Association, Heshikiya Youth Association, Kubota Youth Association, Takashibo Youth Association, Aichi Youth Association
August 16th (Sunday)
Nago City Youth Eisa Festival Time: 16:30
Location: 21st Century Forest Park Outdoor Stage Performing Groups: Isagawa Youth Association, Tamata Youth Association, Meio Eisa, Furukena Youth Association, Yabu Wakajishi Association, Heshiki Youth Association, Goya Youth Association, Kubota Youth Association
August 22nd (Sat)
2'3 (Two Three) Summer Vacation Nighttime Bullfighting Tournament Time: 17:30
Location: Ishikawa Multipurpose Dome, Uruma City Performing Group: Yakeina Youth Association *Performing as the opening act for the bullfighting tournament Admission Fee: Men 3,000 yen, Women 2,000 yen, Junior and Senior High School Students 1,000 yen, Elementary School Students and younger Free For more information about bullfighting, please refer to this page: https://www.okinawa.oriental-hotels.com/activity/96/
August 22nd (Sat)
Nakijin Festival *Performance as part of the festival events Time: 19:30 Location : Nakijin Village General Sports Park Participating groups: Heshiki Youth Association, Wakugawa Youth Association
August 23 (Sun)
Takashibo Avenue Eisa Dance Festival Time: 17:00~
Location: Takashibo Main Street Performing Groups: Kina Youth Association, Tsuha Youth Association, Toguchi Youth Association, Chuo Ward Youth Association, Zakimi Youth Association, Shimabukuro Youth Association, Tamata Youth Association, Ryukyu Windmill, Oshana Youth Association, Tokeshi Youth Association, Minami Momohara Youth Association, Takashibo Youth Association
August 28th (Friday)
Kadena Town Eisa Festival Schedule: 18:00 - 21:00
Location: Kadena Town, Kadena Town Performing Groups: Higashi Higashi Ward Youth Association, Chuo Ward Youth Association, Kita Ward Citizens' Eisa, Minami Ward Youth Association, Nishi Ward Youth Association, Nishihama Ward Youth Association, Chihara Eisa Preservation Society
September 19th (Saturday)
Kanasa Eisa Music Festival Time: To be announced Location: Ginowan Seaside Park Multipurpose Plaza Performing groups: To be announced
September 19th (Sat) and 20th (Sun)
Uruma City Eisa Festival: Time and location yet to be announced. Prefectural Road 75 (Akena Crossroads to the intersection near Ryukyu Bank Gushikawa Branch)
Participating groups: To be announced
September 20th (Sun)
Nishihara Town Sawafuji Youth Eisa Festival Time: 14:00 - 20:30
Location: Higashizaki Urban Green Space (Dolphin Park), Nishihara Town
Participating groups: Uchima Housing Complex Youth Association, Naha Youth Association, Kanehisa Youth Association, Kohazu Housing Complex Youth Association, Tomimori Youth Association, Uranishi Youth Association, Tsuha Youth Association
September 20th (Sun)
Kubota Festival time: 16:30
Location: Shimabukuro Elementary School playground Participating groups: Tokekiji Youth Association, Akano District Youth Association, Esu Youth Association, Sonoda Youth Association, Kubota Youth Association
October 3rd (Sat) and 4th (Sun)
Ginowan City Youth Eisa Festival Time: To be announced Location: Ginowan City Seaside Park Multipurpose Plaza Participating groups: To be announced
10/11 (Sun)
Taketomi Eisa 40th Anniversary Festival Time: 14:00 - 19:00
Location: Kitahira Taketomi Park Performing groups and other details: To be announced
11/1 (Sun)
Chura-ri Festival Hours: 12:00 - 21:00
Location: Okinawa City Farmers' Training Center Participating groups: To be announced
The largest-scale All-Island Eisa Festival will be held from September 4th to 6th, 2026.
The 71st All-Island Eisa Festival, 2026
The largest Eisa festival in Okinawa Prefecture.
*We have posted past information to give you an idea of the number and scale of the performing groups.
Dates
Friday, September 4th – Sunday, September 14th, 2026
Friday, September 4th
Performing groups
Around Goya Crossroads, 19:30-21:30
Okinawa City Kamara Youth Association, Okinawa City Matsumoto Youth Association, Okinawa City Goeku Youth Association, Okinawa City Ageta Youth Association, Okinawa City Misato Youth Association, Okinawa City Minami Momohara Youth Association, Okinawa City Ikehara Ward Youth Association, Okinawa City Yamasato Youth Association, Okinawa City Kubota Youth Association
Fixed performance venue A, Part 1: 19:00-19:30
Okinawa City Nakano-machi Children's Association Ryukyu Windmill
Part 2 19:30-21:30
Okinawa City Higashi Youth Association, Okinawa City Teruya Youth Association, Okinawa City Moromizato Youth Association, Okinawa City Awase Third Youth Association, Okinawa City Matsumoto Youth Association
Fixed performance venue B (gate side) Part 1 19:00-19:30
- Creative Eisa Dance Group Bunagayagwaa - Keiho High School Eisa Dance and Taiko Drum Club Keiryukai
Part 2 19:30-21:30
Okinawa City Nakano-machi Youth Association, Okinawa City Sonoda Youth Association, Okinawa City Noborikawa Youth Association, Okinawa City Goya Youth Association, Okinawa City Kamara Youth Association
Saturday, September 5th
Time 15:00-21:00
(Location: Okinawa City Koza Athletic Park Track and Field Stadium)
Performing groups
01 Okinawa City Teruya Youth Association
02 Okinawa City Noborikawa Youth Association
03 Okinawa City Kamara Youth Association
04 Okinawa City Misato Youth Association
05 Okinawa City Awase Third Youth Association
06 Matsumoto Youth Association , Okinawa City
07 Kitanakagusuku Village Shimabukuro Youth Association
08 Ginowan City Ojana District Youth Association
09 Okinawa City Moromizato Youth Association
10 Nakagusuku Village Tsuha Youth Association
11 Okinawa City Yamasato Youth Association
12. Sonoda Youth Association , Okinawa City
13. Okinawa City Nakano-machi Youth Association
September 6th (Sunday)
Time 15:00-21:00
Location: Koza Athletic Park Track and Field Stadium , Okinawa City Participating Groups
01 Okinawa City Sonoda Children's Association
02 Okinawa City Ikehara District Youth Association
03 Nago City Meio Eisa
04 Yomitan Village Takashibo Youth Association
05 Okinawa City Minami Momohara Youth Association
06 Nago City Tamata Youth Association
07 Ryukyu Kingdom Festival Drums
08 Okinawa City Goeku Youth Association
09 Ginowan City Aichi Ward Youth Association
10. Okinawa City Higashi Youth Association
11. Uruma City Heshikiya Youth Association
12 Okinawa City Goya Youth Association
13 Chatan Town Shakari District Youth Association
14. Kubota Youth Association , Okinawa City
Access: https://www.zentoeisa.com/access.html
*Every year on the first day, Michijune is held, and on the second and third days, a festival is held at Koza Sports Park Athletics Stadium.
[Eisa Dondon] Main Feature with Japanese subtitles (80 minutes)
In order to convey the charm of the Okinawa All Island Eisa Festival, the Executive Committee produced a special video "Eisa Dondon" to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the Okinawa All Island Eisa Festival. It is a human drama that depicts the growth of a youth group aiming to participate in the Okinawa All Island Eisa Festival and the family ties. It conveys the history and charm of the Okinawa All Island Eisa Festival, and shows what Eisa is all about. It is a wonderful video that allows you to touch the essence of Okinawan culture.
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