Events around Roopt Hayama Morito

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

Since you can visit many individual shops that are usually scattered throughout the town all at once, this is the place to go if you only go out once during your stay. 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 Zushi's town and the alleys of the Numa area becoming the stage for exhibitions.

Instead of a museum, it's a format where you encounter artworks while walking through the town, amidst historical buildings and urban spaces. Admission is generally free, with only some exhibitions, live performances, and workshops being charged. 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 focus. 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 tangerines 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.Be mindful of your footing at the port 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 event held on the morning of January 14th. It's a perfect match for the Morito accommodation, which is right by the beach, and you can stop by during your morning stroll.

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

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

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 covered in color from mid-to-late April.

Admission is free, and you can enter in the morning or evening. While there are sometimes festivals, it's basically a 'place to quietly enjoy flowers.' The timing of the bloom varies by 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, and the main attraction is 'spending time on the beach' 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 venues.

Walk through the town with a map, enter open houses to see artworks, and talk with the artists. These three weeks offer the best glimpse 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. Yudate Kagura (hot water ritual dance) is performed, and a ritual where arrows are shot in four directions also takes place. There's a simple saying 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 15th.

This is a major fireworks festival in Shonan, concentrating about 7,000 fireworks into less than an hour.It's characteristic 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. On the day of the event, surrounding roads get very congested, so we recommend using public transport or traveling early.

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

Isshiki Beach was selected as one of CNN's "World's 65 Best Beaches" 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 many beach huts, and in the evening, you can see Mt. Fuji beyond the red torii gate and Yujiro Lighthouse.

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

This is the guardian deity's festival of Zushi. The Edo-style portable shrine, with its karahafu gable and genuine lacquer finish, dedicated in 1937, 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's 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" was 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 sandy beach. Since the launch time is short, it's recommended to be on the beach 30 minutes before the start time.

This is a local community Bon Odori. A yagura (scaffold) is set up in the elementary school grounds, food stalls appear, and locals dance in a circle.

It's not a tourist event, so information is only in Japanese. Nevertheless,you can join the dance by imitating others, so it's actually recommended for international guests. The purpose of this place is the experience of "blending into 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 are launched, with the "underwater fireworks" that open in a fan shape from beneath the water being a highlight, attracting about 100,000 visitors annually.

It's held on different dates than the Hayama/Zushi fireworks (Hayama Coast HANABI, Zushi Beach Fireworks Festival), so you can create opportunities to see multiple fireworks during your stay. The venue is 30-40 minutes by car. The dates are 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 music live performances 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 (scaffold) is set up with the sunset over the sea and Mt. Fuji in the background.

One of the most picturesque nights of summer in Hayama. There's no fireworks-like crowd, 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 it's a shrine you can visit during Wataya's terraced rice field walk.

Completely different from the lively festivals on the seaside, this is a quiet festival on the mountain side. Coming here, you'll 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.

This is not a flashy event. It's meant to be watched quietly. Please watch from the beach without entering the water or touching the lanterns.

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

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

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

There are street stalls with famous mochi pounding, takoyaki, yakitori, and shaved ice. There are also night stalls like yo-yo fishing, target shooting, ring toss, and rock-paper-scissors candy. Live demonstrations of amezaiku (candy craft) and Edo-moji calligraphy, as well as performances by the Shrine Festival Music Preservation Society and Japanese taiko drums, are also featured. On the adjacent La Maree side, seafood such as grilled scallops and turban shells, and tuna skewers are available.

This is not a festival created for tourists, but an event that local residents look forward to every year. From 4 PM to 9 PM. After spending the daytime at Morito Coast, it's within walking distance.

This is a beach festival on Zushi Coast that marks the end of summer vacation. Street stalls with yakitori, shaved ice, super ball scooping, goldfish scooping, ring toss, and masks. All the typical Japanese summer festival stalls line the 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 August 30)Therefore, please be sure to check the organizer's announcement before going.

This is a "crying sumo" to pray for the healthy growth of babies. It's a heartwarming Shinto ritual where the winner is decided by the crying voice 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's local specialties are lined up.

It ends in two hours, and good items sell out quickly.We can recommend it as a place for guests checking out on Sunday morning to stop by on their way home.