Chichibu Yumoto Buko Onsen in Yokoze Town, Saitama will hold a Chichibu Kawase Festival support event from Saturday, July 11, 2026. The initiative is timed to the Chichibu Kawase Festival, held on July 19 (eve) and July 20 (main festival), and includes a welcome festival movie at the entrance, free ice candy for children who visit during the period, and the sale of a festival-inspired soft-serve ice cream.
Welcome Kawase Festival Movie
A video of the Kawase Festival will be screened at the main entrance of Buko Onsen's main building throughout the event period.
- Period: Saturday, July 11 – Monday, July 20, 2026
- Hours: 5:00 PM until closing
Free Ice Candy for Children
Children in elementary school or younger who visit during the event period will receive one ice candy per child as a gift.
- Period: Saturday, July 11 – Monday, July 20, 2026
- Children must be accompanied by a guardian.
Kawase Festival Limited Soft-Serve Ice Cream
A limited-edition soft-serve ice cream inspired by the lively energy of the children who take center stage at the Kawase Festival will be on sale during the event period.
- Period: Saturday, July 11 – Monday, July 20, 2026
- Location: 1st floor café corner
- Price: ¥500 (tax included)
About the Chichibu Kawase Festival
The Chichibu Kawase Festival is the summer grand festival (reitaisai) of Chichibu Shrine, the tutelary shrine of Chichibu, located in Bamba-cho, Chichibu City. Also known as the Ogion, the festival sees eight floats — four kasaboko and four yatai — rolling through the city streets on July 19 and 20, filling the air with the spirited rhythms of yatai-bayashi festival music. While the winter Chichibu Night Festival centers on adults, the summer Kawase Festival is considered a children's festival. The festival reaches its climax with the "mikoshi arai" (portable shrine washing), a purification ritual said to wash away all disasters and calamities.
