Onna no Eki Year-End Apprication Festival , December 20–21, 2025

Let’s set expectations properly right up front: this is a super local event.
No big-name performers, no glossy production, no perfectly timed schedule. What you do get is neighbors, farmers, aunties, uncles, kids, karaoke, and food being handed to you because it’s the end of the year and that’s just how things work around here.

If you like events that feel more like a community thank-you party than a festival brochure, you’re in the right place.

What’s Happening

The Onna Village Rest Station Nakayukui Market Year-End Appriciation Festival runs for two days and is one of those yearly traditions that locals quietly look forward to.

As a gesture of appreciation, there’s a free hot pot giveaway each day, limited to 200 servings, which means arriving early is a very good life choice 🍲
Saturday features a seafood hot pot, while Sunday switches to a mountain vegetable hot pot.

Around the market, you’ll find locally grown produce like potatoes, carrots, onions, lettuce, cucumbers, island pumpkin, and freshly harvested cabbage from Onna Village, all sold at special prices 🥕🥬
There are also seasonal hot pot ingredient sets and a dangerously fun stuff-all-you-can bean sprout challenge that turns adults into competitive athletes.

Somewhere among the shelves are mystery items that become 10 yen at checkout. No signs. No hints. Just vibes and luck.

Stage Events and Local Chaos

The stage program is peak local energy. Expect karaoke contests that start casually and escalate quickly, mandarin orange peeling competitions, hands-on auction experiences, and brown sugar smashing that somehow draws a crowd 🍊

On Saturday only, an Okinawan bullfighting bull shows up. Not to fight—just to pose for photos. It’s oddly wholesome and very Onna Village.

There are also event-only products and hands-on workshops, making this the kind of event where wandering without a plan is basically the recommended strategy.

Where and When

Dates
December 20 (Saturday) and December 21 (Sunday), 2025

Time
10:00–17:00
Market hours are 10:00–19:00, so there’s no rush

Location
Onna no Eki Nakayukui Market | Google Pin
1656-9 Nakadomari, Onna Village, Kunigami District, Okinawa

Parking
Available

Event Schedule Highlights

December 20 (Saturday)

10:30 Karaoke Contest (Part 1)
12:00 Bull appearance, games, candy scooping, mandarin peeling
13:00 Hands-on auction experience
13:30 Free seafood hot pot
14:00 Brown sugar smashing
14:30 Karaoke Contest (Part 2)

December 21 (Sunday)

10:30 Karaoke Contest (Part 1)
12:00 Games, candy scooping, mandarin peeling
13:00 Hands-on auction experience
13:30 Free mountain vegetable hot pot
14:00 Brown sugar smashing
14:30 Karaoke Contest (Part 2)

This is the kind of event where nothing is polished, everything is sincere, and you leave slightly fuller than planned—with groceries you didn’t know you needed.

Disclaimer

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