Japanese new year activities!
Date: Sunday, January 4, 2026, 10:45–16:30 (scheduled)
Venue: Naniwa-Palais Park / Na-no-niwa
Performance Program
- 10:45 – Kagami-biraki (Sake Barrel Opening) & Free Sake
- 11:00 – Lion Dance
- 11:30 – Mochi-Pounding Experience
- 12:00 – Calligraphy Performance
- 13:00 – Mochi-Pounding Experience
- 14:00 – Lion Dance
- 14:30 – Calligraphy Performance
- 15:00 – Mochi-Pounding Experience
- 16:00 – Lion Dance
Admission is free.
The Mochi-Pounding Experience and Calligraphy Performance take place on the special stage inside the park.
The Lion Dance will parade throughout the park.
New Year Activities
Kite-Making Experience / Tenpyo Costume Experience / Sweet Sake & Ozoni (Rice Cake Soup)
Fee: 500 yen per activity
All prices include tax.
Please pay at the General Reception to receive tickets. No refunds after ticket exchange.
1. Kite-Making Experience
During the Edo period, the area around Naniwa-no-Miya Historical Park was famous for kite flying.
In cooperation with the “NaniPiku Executive Committee (*),” a kite-making booth will be available.
* This citizen group supports the Naniwanomiya 1400 Project, which aims to nurture and assist various community activities in the southern block of Naniwa-no-Miya Historical Park.
- Time: From 11:00 (limited to 100 participants, ends when supplies run out)
- Fee: 500 yen per session
- Participants: Elementary school students and older
(Preschool children must be accompanied by a guardian.)
2. Tenpyo-Era Costume Experience
Experience traditional Tenpyo-era clothing from the Nara period—when “Naniwa-no-Miya” existed—presented in cooperation with the “Naniwa-no-Miya Ancient Costume Association.”
Please note: The materials and dressing methods differ from actual historical garments.
- Time: 13:00–16:00
- Fee: 500 yen per costume
- Participants: Height 130 cm and above
3. Sweet Sake (Amazake) & Ozoni Sales
Supported by Na-no-niwa vendors, “Beer & Play Station Chiruchiru” will offer sweet sake, and “710 GARDEN” will serve ozoni at the tent booths.
- Time: From 10:45 (ends when sold out)
- Price: 500 yen per serving
Other Notes
- Programs may be changed depending on weather conditions.
- Event will proceed in rain, but canceled in severe weather.
- The park is covered with grass. Please bring picnic sheets (no stakes or pegs allowed).
- The entire venue is non-smoking.
- Please cooperate with waste separation.
- Event contents and vendor offerings may change without notice.