It looks like the “2025 Ashiya Marine Center Festival & Shirasu-don Festival” will be held at the Hyogo Prefectural Marine Sports Center (Ashiya Marine Center) on Sunday, June 22〜
Quoted from Hyogo Prefecture / About the “2025 Ashiya Marine Center Festival & Shirasu-don Festival”
2025 Ashiya Marine Center Festival & Shirasu-don Festival
When is it?
Sunday, June 22, 2025 10:00〜15:30
※Will be held in light rain
Where is it?
Hyogo Prefectural Marine Sports Center (Ashiya Marine Center)
Here’s the map↓
The address is 30-2 Hamakaze-cho, Ashiya City, Hyogo Prefecture.
What will be happening?
Marine sports experiences including canoeing, dragon boating, SUP, motorboats, yachts, and more
Calligraphy performance by the calligraphy club of Hyogo Prefectural Ashiya High School
Chikuwa-making experience (200 yen per person, limited to elementary and junior high school students, 40 participants per session)
Shirasu-don sales (limited to 300 servings, paid), plus a shirasu pizza food truck
※Marine sports experiences are free and require no reservation!
How much is it?
Admission is free
※Shirasu-don and the chikuwa-making experience require a fee
Capacity?
Shirasu-don is limited to 300 servings
Chikuwa-making is limited to 40 participants per session (2 sessions planned)
Marine sports experiences are first-come, first-served
Can anyone join?
Age requirements apply
Ages 3 and up: 10-person yacht, motorboat
Grade 1 and up: dragon boat
Grade 3 and up: SUP, 2-person yacht, 1-person canoe
- Elementary and junior high school students: chikuwa-making
How to apply
No advance application required (same-day registration)
Numbered tickets for the chikuwa-making experience will be distributed 30 minutes before each session
Click here for event details (Hyogo Prefecture official website)
Final Thoughts
The event previously known as “Kaitaisai” has been renamed and powered up this year! It sounds like an incredibly appealing event where you can casually try marine sports that are usually hard to experience, all for free, and even enjoy shirasu-don made with fresh whitebait〜!
