Tsuzawa Andon Community Hall

Experience the spirit of one of Oyabe's most exciting festivals, all year round! Visitors can learn about the Tsuzawa Yotaka Andon Festival and its history through the andon lantern carts and floats on display, and videos of the festival itself. Even if you aren’t in town for the first weekend of June, this is a great way to experience the beauty and impressive scale of these floats — as much as six meters tall — for yourself.

This facility also serves as a community center where locals and visitors can meet and interact with each other, and offers a rest space to sit down and escape the heat or cold outside. For an even more in-depth experience, visitors can also enjoy coloring and decorating paper lanterns, coasters, and hand fans with designs inspired by both the festival’s traditional motifs and the town of Oyabe itself, for a one-of-a-kind souvenir to commemorate the visit.