Kansai Culture Festival Calendar: University and Junior College Festival Schedule Summary [2026]

Kuzuha Festival | Osaka Dental UniversitySat 11/8–Sun 11/9, Osaka Prefecture

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Tachibana Festival | Kyoto Tachibana UniversitySat 11/8 – Sun 11/9, Kyoto Prefecture

http://www.tachibana-u.ac.jp

It’s the autumn campus festival at Kyoto Tachibana University. One of the events, the “T-1 Grand Prix,” is a competition where participants showcase comedy skits, impersonations, and manzai routines to see who’s the funniest. There are prizes for the winners, which makes it even more exciting. Of course, just walking around the campus is plenty of fun too!

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Shigaku Festival | Osaka Ohtani UniversitySat 11/8–Sun 11/9, Osaka Prefecture

At Osaka Ohtani University’s campus festival, in addition to food stalls and stage performances by various student clubs, there are also live shows featuring comedians and popular actors. There are plenty of activities for children as well, including a mobile petting zoo and more.

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Akane Festival | Kyoto Koka Women's UniversitySat 11/8 – Sun 11/9, Kyoto Prefecture

http://www.koka.ac.jp

Koka Women's University holds its campus festival in mid-November every year. Attracting around 3,000 visitors annually, the celebrity talk shows and comedy live shows by professional comedians are especially popular. Why not take this chance to sneak a peek inside a women's university that you rarely get to enter?

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Hyogo University Jumo FestivalSat 11/8 – Sun 11/9, Hyogo Prefecture

It seems that a wide variety of food stalls, exhibitions, and flea markets are available, along with numerous club performances by on-campus groups and interactive events organized by the University Festival Executive Committee.

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Hishosai | Industrial Technology Junior CollegeSat 11/8 – Sun 11/9, Hyogo Prefecture

http://www.sangitan.ac.jp

Toryo Festival | Kyoto University of EducationFri 11/7–Sun 11/9, Kyoto Prefecture

http://www.kyokyo-u.ac.jp

The Kyoto University of Education’s campus festival, commonly known as the Tōryō Festival, will be held again this year. Under each year’s theme, it features a children’s amusement park that changes its look, as well as other kids’ programs. As a yearly tradition, comedians from Yoshimoto also make an appearance. What’s more, popular artists of the moment are said to be coming too.

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