Events around Roopt Hayama Goyoteimae

A once-a-year market where Hayama shops gather. From food and drink to bread, miscellaneous goods, and crafts, the town's "best" offerings line the shrine grounds.

You can visit individual shops that are usually scattered throughout the town all at once, so if you're only going out once during your stay, this is the place. Items sell out quickly, so go in the morning.

This is a triennial art festival featuring domestic and international artists, including Zushi-resident photographer Daido Moriyama. The registered tangible cultural property "Former Honda Residence" serves as the main venue, with exhibitions spread throughout Zushi's streets and alleys in the Numa area.

Instead of a museum, it's a format where you encounter artworks while walking through the town, amidst historical buildings and urban landscapes. Admission is generally free, with only some exhibitions, live performances, and workshops requiring a fee. With a long duration of three weeks, it can be easily combined with other plans.

This is an autumn festival where citizens are the main attraction. Stalls and stages by local organizations line the spacious grassy park.

Since it's not a tourist event, it truly reflects the atmosphere of the people living in this town. It's a suitable place to spend a day with children.

This is a New Year's event at the fishing port. Fishermen throw oranges from their boats, and the gathered people catch them.

It's a festival that doesn't require language, so international guests can enjoy it as is.If you're not ready to catch them, they'll hit you.It's a port, so watch your footing and the direction of the throws.

This is a fire ritual on Koshogatsu (Little New Year), where New Year's decorations and amulets are burned on Morito Beach. Flames rise on the clear winter beach, wishing for good health throughout the year.

While there are fewer events around the accommodation in winter, this is a traditional morning event on January 14th. It pairs well with accommodations near Morito Beach, allowing you to stop by during a morning stroll.

One of Japan's earliest cherry blossom viewings.Kawazu-zakura, with their deep pink blossoms, bloom in February, more than a month earlier than Somei Yoshino. This is the only time you can see the cherry trees along the railway line and the yellow rape blossoms simultaneously.

It provides a reason to visit Hayama during the coldest and quietest season. The best viewing period varies depending on the blooming status, so check the official page before you go.

Azaleas are the town flower of Hayama. Approximately 15,000 bushes are planted in Hananoki Park, next to the town hall, and the hillside is colored from mid-to-late April.

Admission is free, and you can enter in the morning or evening. While there are years when a festival is held, it's primarily a place for "quietly viewing flowers." The timing of the bloom varies each year, so please check Hayama Town's blooming status page before you go.

A giant screen is set up on the sandy beach, and movies are shown from dusk. Zushi Beach transforms into an outdoor cinema for two weeks during Golden Week.

There are also music and food stalls, making the "time spent on the beach" the main attraction rather than the movie itself. It gets chilly after sunset, so bring something to wear and a mat.Screenings depend on the weather,so it's best to check the official announcement on the day before heading out.

A town-wide art festival that has continued for over 30 years. Instead of art museums,private homes, ateliers, shops, and gardens become the venuesas they are.

Walk around town with a map, enter open houses to see artworks, and talk with the creators. These three weeks offer the best insight into the essence of Hayama. Venues may be open or closed on different days, so please check the official website's program for opening days before visiting.

This is a small spring annual festival of Kumano Shrine, an auxiliary shrine outside Morito Daimyojin. A Yudate Kagura (hot water ritual dance) is dedicated, and a ritual where arrows are shot in four directions is also performed. There is a simple legend that picking up a shot arrow brings happiness for a year.

It's not a large festival for tourists, but an event within the local life of Hayama. It's held on the fixed date of May 15.

This is a major fireworks festival in Shonan, with approximately 7,000 fireworks concentrated in less than an hour.Its characteristic is that it's held inlate May, not summer.

The grand finale, perfectly synchronized with music, is a highlight. Zushi Beach is about 10-15 minutes by car from Hayama. The surrounding roads get very congested on the day, so public transport or early travel is recommended.

Hayama's beaches are openfrom early July to the end of August.During this period, lifeguards are on duty and beach houses are open.

Isshiki Beach was selected as one of CNN's "World's Best Beaches 65" and is also included in the Ministry of the Environment's "100 Best Beaches for Swimming." Its location next to the Imperial Villa makes it quiet. Morito Beach is the widest in Hayama, has well-equipped beach houses, and in the evening, you can see Mt. Fuji over the red torii gate and Yujiro Lighthouse.

Outside of this period, there are no lifeguards at the beach. If you plan to swim, do so during the open season.

This is the guardian festival of Zushi. The Edo-style portable shrine, donated in 1937, with its karahafu (undulating gable) and urushi lacquer, parades through the city accompanied by flutes and drums.

If Hayama's festival is a "beach festival," this is a "town festival." In terms of the splendor of the portable shrine itself, it is the best in this area.

A summer tradition in Hayama. Fireworks are launched intensively for 10 minutes at two venues: Isshiki Beach and Morito Beach.

The long-running "Hayama Coast Fireworks Festival" has been suspended, and since 2025, it has been held as "Hayama Coast HANABI." Previously, both venues were on the same day, but to avoid congestion,they are now launched on separate days.The charm of this town's fireworks is being able to look up at fireworks launched from over the sea, from a very close distance on the beach. Since the launch time is short, it's recommended to be on the beach 30 minutes before the start time.

The charm of this town's fireworks is being able to look up at fireworks launched from over the sea, from a very close distance on the beach. Since the launch time is short, it's recommended to be on the beach 30 minutes before the start time.

This is a neighborhood association's Bon Odori. A yagura (scaffolding) is set up in the elementary school grounds, food stalls appear, and locals dance in a circle.

Since it's not a tourist event, information is only in Japanese. Nevertheless,you can join the dance by imitating others,so it's actually recommended for foreign guests. The purpose of this place is the experience of "joining a local summer festival" itself.

This is a large summer fireworks display held at Miura Kaigan, in the south of the Miura Peninsula. Approximately 2,000 fireworks, with the "underwater fireworks" that open in a fan shape from underwater as a specialty, attract about 100,000 visitors every year.

It's held on a different date than the Hayama/Zushi fireworks (Hayama Coast HANABI, Zushi Beach Fireworks Festival), so you can have multiple chances to see fireworks during your stay. The venue is 30-40 minutes by car. The date is usually in early August, but please check with the Miura City Tourist Association closer to the time.

The Hayama Marina Harbor Yard, usually restricted to authorized personnel, is open to the public only on this day. It's a summer day with hula and live music on a special stage, and food and drink stalls.

Spending time with the harbor full of yachts and the sea as a backdrop is unique to this place. The atmosphere is welcoming for families.

This is a Bon Odori held on the sandy beach. A yagura (scaffolding) is set up with the sunset over the sea and Mt. Fuji in the background.

One of the most picturesque nights of Hayama's summer. There's no congestion like at fireworks, so it's a manageable size even for families with small children.

This is a festival for the guardian deity of the terraced rice field village. It enshrines the gods of bountiful harvests and food, and is a shrine you can visit during a walk through Wataya's terraced rice fields.

Completely different from the flashy festivals on the seaside, this is a quiet festival on the mountain side. Coming here, you realize that Hayama is not just a "sea town."

At the end of Obon, lanterns are floated out to sea from Morito Coast to send off ancestors. After sunset, the lights gradually drift away.

It's not a flashy event. It's something to watch quietly. Please watch from the beach without entering the sea or touching the lanterns.

This is a local festival in Shimoyamaguchi. Although it's a small festival, a portable shrine parades through the area, and in the evening, night stalls line up.

It's a time to see Hayama at the end of summer from a non-touristy perspective.

For two days once a year, Hayama's long-established Hikage Chaya opens its storefront for a festival. This will be its 58th year.

Famous mochi pounding, takoyaki, yakitori, shaved ice stalls. Night stalls like yo-yo fishing, target shooting, ring toss, and rock-paper-scissors candy. There will also be demonstrations of candy craft and Edo characters, and performances by the Shrine Festival Music Preservation Society and Japanese taiko drums. On the adjacent La Maree side, there will be grilled scallops and turban shells, grilled tuna skewers, and other seafood.

This is not a festival created for tourists, but an event that locals look forward to every year. From 4 PM to 9 PM. It's within walking distance after spending the day at Morito Coast.

This is a beach festival at Zushi Beach that concludes the summer vacation. Yakitori, shaved ice stalls, super ball scooping, goldfish scooping, ring toss, masks. All the typical Japanese summer festival stalls line the sandy beach.

It's a short festival, only an hour and a half in the evening, so you can drop by before dinner.Postponed in case of rain (reserve day 8/30)Therefore, please be sure to check the organizer's announcement before going.

This is a "crying sumo" event to pray for the healthy growth of babies. It's a heartwarming Shinto ritual where the winner is decided by the cry of the baby in the sumo ring.

For families with small children. You can take a memorable photo at Morito Daimyojin by the sea. The event is usually held in late September, but participation often requires advance application, so please check the official website.

This is a market held in front of the fisheries cooperative only on Sunday mornings. Vegetables, fish, bread, cakes, and Hayama specialties are available.

It ends in 2 hours, and good items sell out quickly.Guests checking out on Sunday morning can be directed here as a place to stop by on their way.