Starting May 5th! Four Experiential Events to Experience Local Charm and the Fair Early, Held in Kameoka, Nantan, and Kyotanba Towns, Leading Up to the 43rd National Urban Greenery Fair in Kyoto Tamba Opening in Autumn 2026

The Executive Committee for the 43rd National Urban Greenery Fair in Kyoto Tamba (Chairman: Katsuhiro Katsuragawa, Mayor of Kameoka) will sequentially hold three pre-events and a "100 Days Until Opening Event" starting May 5th. These events are set in the Kyoto Tamba region (Kameoka City, Nantan City, Kyotanba Town) and aim to build momentum for the "43rd National Urban Greenery Fair in Kyoto Tamba ~ Kyoto Tamba Midori no Sato Festival," which will be held from September 18 to November 8, 2026. The theme of the fair is "Kyoto Tamba" Shining with Food and Agriculture, Environment, and Art.

At these events, a variety of participatory programs are available that allow participants to experience the rich natural environment and interact with people, building anticipation for the main fair. Experience the charm of Kyoto Tamba ahead of the autumn main event.

Highlights of the Events

1. Diverse programs for parents and children or families to enjoyably learn about "Environment" and "Art" (Kyotanba Town and Nantan City Pre-events)

The pre-events in Kyotanba Town and Nantan City will offer diverse programs for parents and children or families to enjoyably learn about the fair's themes of "environment" and "art."

In Kyotanba Town, participants can create wooden keychains by freely drawing on local Kyotanba wood. In Nantan City, there will be nature and environment-themed picture book readings, "seed dumpling" making, and eco-crafts using recycled dried flowers and plastic bottle caps. These activities encourage active interest and action towards greenery and the environment, such as resource circulation and attachment to plants. Through planting flowers in Sonobe Park, one of the fair's venues, participants themselves will contribute to the creation of the venue space as fair facilitators, thereby heightening anticipation for the main fair.

*"Seed dumplings" are a new seed-sowing method promoted by the Japan Association for Home and Garden Horticulture.

2. An event where participants can experience "Life with Parks in the Future" together (Kameoka City Pre-event)

Near "Kyoto Kameoka Hozugawa Park," which is undergoing development as a fair venue, and at Kamekita Sanga Plaza and Riverside Park north of JR Kameoka Station, a "Sato Festival" (rural festival) will be held, combining "food, nature, and art."

Participants can enjoy a variety of content that allows them to experience the comfort of nature and satoyama (traditional Japanese rural landscape) firsthand, ahead of the main fair. This includes a market featuring Kyoto Tamba ingredients, workshops to experience satoyama culture, and yoga and pilates on the lawn. Projects that allow participants to be involved in park creation "as creators" will also be developed, such as the use of straw art created by participants for the roof of a hut in "Kyoto Kameoka Hozugawa Park." By participating in the event, attendees can feel the atmosphere of the fair and experience the newly emerging park and its lifestyle.

3. A special stage to learn about the charm and wisdom of living with "Greenery" (100 Days Until Opening Event)

To mark 100 days until the opening on June 10, a "100 Days Until Opening Event" will be held on June 6 to build momentum for the main fair. Held at the Nantan City International Exchange Hall within the fair venue "Sonobe Park," a talk show will feature Tatsugo Murasame, actor and gardener and navigator for NHK's 'Shumi no Engei,' and Nobuo Shirasuna, Professor Emeritus at Kobe International University. They will propose "a rich lifestyle originating from Kyoto Tamba." On the day, there will be powerful Japanese drum performances by local elementary school students, a stage performance by local star Hiroe Gomi, who is engaged in environmental beautification activities, and concurrently, an exhibition of artistic gourd works by the National Gourd Association, and a VR experience of Sonobe Castle, "the last castle built in Japan." This event is packed with diverse content, offering a special day of learning for participants about the charm of living with greenery and the wisdom that brightens daily life.

List of Performers for the "100 Days Until Opening Event"

Overview

[Kyotanba Town Pre-event "Wooden Keychain Making with Kyotanba Town Wood"]

・Date: May 5 (Tuesday, holiday) 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

・Location: Children's Plaza, Kyoto Prefectural Tamba Nature Sports Park

*PR booth exhibited at "Tamba Chibikko Festival"

・Participation Fee: Free

・Content: Wooden keychain making workshop for children using wood from Kyotanba Town (first 100 participants)

・HP: https://kyototamba-fair.jp/event/124/

[Kameoka City Pre-event "Kamekita Midori no Sato Festival"]

・Date: May 31 (Sunday) 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

・Location: Kamekita Sanga Plaza and Kamekita Riverside Park

・Content: Food and rural market including sales and dining, thatch weaving experience, Ayu Modoki conservation learning workshop, yoga & pilates on the lawn, stage events, etc.

・HP: https://kyototamba-fair.jp/event/130/

[100 Days Until Opening Event "Proposing a Rich Lifestyle"]

・Date: June 6 (Thursday) 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

・Location: Nantan City International Exchange Hall in Sonobe Park

・Participation Fee: Free (Pre-registration required for some programs)

・Content: Talk show by Tatsugo Murasame and Nobuo Shirasuna, Japanese drum performance by local elementary school students, stage by Hiroe Gomi, gourd art exhibition, VR experience of Sonobe Castle, etc.

・HP: https://kyototamba-fair.jp/event/131/