Enjoy Okinawa in Kawasaki Even with Rising Prices! "Golden Week Cheat Sheet" to Fully Experience Authentic Okinawa Without Travel Costs - Kawasaki Hosts "Haisai FESTA 2026," the Largest Okinawa Festival in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area! Over 100 Food Stalls, Traditional Performances, and Okinawan Music Gather in Kawasaki

Kawasaki Station's complex commercial facility "La Cittadella" (Operated by: Chitta Entertainment Co., Ltd. / President and CEO: Alessandro Misui) will hold the 23rd "Haisai FESTA 2026," the largest Okinawa festival in the Tokyo metropolitan area, for five days from Saturday, May 2, 2026, to Wednesday, May 6 (public holiday).

"Haisai FESTA 2026" Main Visual

Since its inception in 2004, this event has delivered the vibrant energy of Okinawa to the city as a place where visitors can experience "authentic Okinawan culture" with all five senses in Kawasaki, a city with deep ties to Okinawa. Many people may be feeling hesitant to travel or go on long trips due to recent price hikes and a general tendency to avoid distant travel. Without the cost or time of travel, we will offer the most accessible authentic Okinawan experience in the Tokyo metropolitan area, featuring over 100 food stalls, traditional Eisa performances, and music festivals.

For its 23rd iteration, we are updating the venue layout, including a new stage at the Le Front venue, to allow even more people to feel the excitement firsthand. We will deliver five special days where the entire city is enveloped in Okinawa.

"Haisai FESTA 2026" Topics

[Scale Expansion] This year, the event will be held for five days and will feature a newly established stage (Kawasaki Le Front 1F Event Space), making it five days where you can be fully immersed in Okinawa no matter where you are in the city.

[Food Festival] Over 100 stores will gather! Including 29 stores from Okinawa and 28 stores making their first appearance at Haisai FESTA, we invite you to "Usagamisore!" (Please come and buy!) the flavors directly from Okinawa Main Island, as well as from the four remote islands of Ishigaki, Miyako, Kume, and Tarama.

[Culture & Bonds] A variety of Okinawan music live performances and traditional Eisa dances performed at each venue. The beating drums echoing throughout the city will heighten the festive atmosphere. Kawasaki City and Naha City will celebrate the 30th anniversary of their sister city affiliation.

Featured Contents to Experience Authentic Okinawan Culture

Over 100 stores from the main island to the remote islands will gather.

In addition to authentic "Okinawan Soba", where you can savor the unique dashi flavors of each region, this year features an abundance of rare local specialties from various islands. Enjoy exquisite dishes utilizing the blessings of the islands, such as Kume Island's "Kuruma Prawn", carefully cultivated in deep ocean water, and Ishigaki Island's pineapples, which are said to reach a sugar content of 20 degrees, far exceeding that of regular pineapples, all offered by over 100 stores.

Additionally, Miyako Island's traditional confectionery "Sata Pandan" and the "Fu..." preserved through traditional Yaeyama methods...