Ready to trade your sneakers for mud between your toes? The 15th Kin Town Rice Field Festival is back on Sunday, September 21, 2025, at Nature Mirai-kan. Expect a day packed with muddy races, water sports, quirky crafts, free nature tours, and even a live Anpanman show. This is one of those “only in Okinawa” festivals where you end the day with new memories, a handmade souvenir, and at least one mud stain you’ll never get out.
Where and When
Date: September 21, 2025 (Sunday)
Time: 10:00 – 17:00 (last entry 16:00)
Location: Nature Mirai-kan, Kin Town, Okinawa | Google Pin
Special Event 🎭
- Go! Anpanman Show
- Times: 12:00 & 15:00
- Place: Main Stage,交流広場 (Exchange Square)
- Admission: Free
Main Activities & Schedule
Muddy Fun
- Rice Paddy Play
- Time: 10:00 – 17:00 (last entry 16:00)
- Fee: ¥500
- Duration: Unlimited
- Water Buffalo Cart Ride
- Times: 10:00 / 11:20 / 12:40 / 14:00 / 15:20
- Fee: ¥1,000 (approx. 60 min)
- Capacity: 20 people per ride
- Canoe Experience
- Times: 10:00 / 10:40 / 11:20 / 12:00 / 12:40 / 13:20 / 14:00 / 14:40 / 15:20 / 16:00 / 16:40
- Fee: ¥1,000 (approx. 30 min)
- Capacity: 40 people per session
- SUP (Stand-Up Paddleboard)
- Times: 10:00 / 11:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00 / 16:00
- Fee: ¥1,500 (approx. 45 min)
- Capacity: 6 people per session
- Rowboat
- Ongoing (10 min per ride)
- Fee: ¥500
- Capacity: 3 people per ride
- Inflatable Playground
- Ongoing (10 min per play)
- Fee: ¥500
- Capacity: 5 kids at a time
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Craft Workshops
- Island Sandal (Shima-zori) Art
- Ongoing (~90 min)
- Fee: ¥1,000
- Capacity: 150 people
- Shisa Painting
- Ongoing (~30 min)
- Fee: ¥800 for 1 / ¥1,500 for pair
- Capacity: 200 people
- Bingata Tote Bag Dyeing
- Times: 10:00 / 11:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00
- Fee: ¥1,500 (~60 min)
- Capacity: 6 people per session
- Photo Frame Making
- Ongoing (~60 min)
- Fee: ¥600
- Capacity: 100 people
- Coral Pen Stand Making
- Ongoing (~30 min)
- Fee: ¥600
- Capacity: 100 people
- Herbarium Bottles
- Times: 11:00 / 13:00 / 15:00
- Fee: ¥1,500 (~20 min)
- Capacity: 5 people per session
- Handmade Soap (Tegone)
- Times: 10:00 / 11:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00 / 16:00
- Fee: ¥600 (~20 min)
- Capacity: 8 people per session
- Macrame Handmade Accessories
- Times: 10:00 / 10:45 / 11:30 / 13:00 / 13:45 / 14:30
- Fee: ¥500 (~40 min)
- Capacity: 15 people per session
- Slime Making
- Ongoing (~30 min)
- Fee: ¥400
- Capacity: 300 people
Oki Social Official Gift Shop
Established in 2021 in the heart of Kadena Air Base, Oki Social Store serves the community and all who love Okinawa. Our Okinawa-inspired souvenir shop features art and gifts designed and created by talented local artists right here on the island.
Free Nature Programs
- Wild Bird Observation
- Times: 10:00 / 13:00 / 15:00
- Duration: ~60 min
- Capacity: 20 people per session
- Mangrove Observation
- Times: 10:00 / 11:00 / 13:00 / 15:00
- Duration: ~60 min
- Capacity: 20 people per session
- Okinawan Beetle Breeding Class
- Times: 10:00 / 13:00 / 15:00
- Duration: ~60 min
- Capacity: 20 people per session (tickets required in advance)
Handy Notes 📝
- Showers available: ¥100 (hot water).
- Towels & goggles available for rent or purchase.
- Kids 10 and under must join with a guardian for most activities.
- Bring hats, towels, sunscreen, and a backup outfit—you’ll need it.
This festival is pure Okinawa fun: mud between your toes, paddles in your hands, crafts on your desk, and Anpanman on stage. If you only go to one event this fall, make it this one.
Disclaimer
⚠️Disclaimer: Our passion for supporting local businesses drives us to share information about events in the Okinawa area. Please note that Oki Social is not responsible for hosting this event. It’s important to be aware that the event’s host reserves the right to make changes or even cancel the event without prior notice. Some photos and videos may come from various sources on the internet, whether official or unofficial. It is possible that some photos and videos may have been taken from the same event in previous occurrences.
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