In Tamba Sasayama, Summer Means the Tamba Sasayama Dekansho Festival, One of Western Japan's Largest Folk Song Celebrations
The Tamba Sasayama Dekansho Festival returns to Tamba Sasayama City, Hyogo Prefecture on August 15 and 16, 2026. The festival centers on Sō Odori, a mass dance performed to the folk song Dekansho-bushi around one of Japan's largest wooden yagura towers, alongside food stalls and fireworks.