The 63th Okinawa all-island eisa festival - OkinawaHotel reservationOTS

The 63th Okinawa all-island eisa festival

 Event date
2018年08月31日~2018年09月02日
 Event place
Koza Jujiro area, athletic field in Koza playfield park in Okinawa city ※Please refer to the comments section
 URL
http://www.zentoeisa.com/
"Okinawa all-island eisa festival" is the biggest eisa festival in Okinawa prefecture, which is held every year on the first weekend of old Bon Festival.

Dates of the event: Friday, August 31 ~ Sunday, September 2 (Sunday) ※Please refer to the comments section
Place: Koza Jujiro area, athletic field in Koza playfield park in Okinawa city ※Please refer to the comments section
Address: 2-1-1 Moromizato, Okinawa-shi, Okinawa (Okinawa Koza Sports Park)
Inquiries: Office of Executive Committee of Okinawa all-island eisa festival 098-937-3986
Fee: free admission ※Only box seats are paid
[Price of box seats]
S seats (all seats are reserved) advance sale 2,000 JPY / 2,500 JPY on the day
A seats (all seats are reserved) advance sale 1,200 JPY / 1,500 JPY on the day
B seats (all seats are unreserved) no advance sale / 1,000 JPY on the day
Parking space: temporary parking lot available ※There is no parking lot on the spot
[Contents of the event]
”Michi Ju-ne” march and dancing from National Route 330 to Koza Gate street on the first day of the festival, eisa dance performed by Association of young men of Okinawa introduces "Festival of Youth in Okinawa city" on the middle day, and as a "Regular festival" on the last day various eisa performances held by participants of Association of young men of Okinawa chosen from the whole island will be performed.
"Okinawa all-island eisa festival" is held every year on the first weekend of old Bon Festival. It was started as "All-island eisa contest" taking advantages of "Koza city birthday" in 1956. And as a result it has become the representative Japanese festival that reminds of summer season on Okinawa.

[Event schedule]
· Michi Ju-ne
Date and time: scheduled on Friday, August 31, 18:00 ~ 21:00
Place: Koza Jujiro area

· Festival of Youth in Okinawa city
Date and time: scheduled on Saturday, September 1, 15:00 ~ 21:00
Place: athletic field in Koza playfield park in Okinawa city

· Regular festival
Date and time: scheduled on September 2, 15:00 ~ 21:00
Place: athletic field in Koza playfield park in Okinawa city

※There is a possibility of delay depending on the weather