Kozan Matsuri

A traditional summer festival enlivening the town around Aikawa's gold and silver mines — Witness Aikawa's historical Okesa folk dance and song procession! —

This festival is held to appreciate the miners' hard work and to pray for further prosperity of the gold mine. The attractions include: a Shinto ritual at Oyamazumi Shrine, familiar to locals by the name "Yama no Kami" (the god of mountains); an Okesa dance and song parade; and fireworks, all of which are delivered mainly in the town centre of Aikawa. Kozan Matsuri is one of the three major festivals in Sado, along with Ryotsu Tanabata Matsuri (Star Festival) and Kawabiraki, and Ogi Minato Matsuri.

Date: 2024. 7. 27th and 28th

time: 18:00～21:00

Event site: Town Centre of Aikawa

Official site: WEB

Address: Areas centered around Aikawa Hanedamachi Sado, Niigata 952-1548

Contact Information

Kozan Matsuri Committee Secretariat

TEL : 0259-74-3515

Fees: free

Transport Access: Ryotsu Port Approx 45minutes by car

Nearest bus stop: Aikawa （Honsen [Main Line]） Approx. 1 minutes on foot from bus stop

Parking: Available