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Get a Reply from Renkachan! Send Her a New Year’s Card for 2026
2025.12.05 NEW
During the application period, everyone who sends a New Year’s card will receive a reply from Renkachan, the official mascot character of Katsuragi City, including a New Year’s greeting and a short message. Tell Renkachan about your goals and hop...
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2025.12.01
FY 2025 “New Year! Kite-Flying with Renkachan!” at Shiawase-no-Mori Park Viewing Plaza – Call for Participants
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2025.12.01
Sacred Sumo Sites – “Nara, Birthplace of Sumo” Drive Stamp Rally
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2025.11.27
10th Katsuragi Sanroku Walk Returns on November 23, 2025
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2025.07.25
3rd Kehaya Chanko Hotpot Contest — Final Round on November 16
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2025.10.30
Katsuragi City Sumo Museum “Kehayaza” — Special Exhibition “Giants of Sumo”
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2025.10.24
[To Be Held in Nara City] Call for Exhibitors for “Naragumi”
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2025.10.20
Celebrate Autumn at the Koryo Kaguya-hime Festival 2025 — with Katsuragi City!
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2025.10.10
The 14th Fun with History Festival — “Enjoying History” in Asuka Village
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2025.10.01
Autumn Stargazing Event — Shiawase no Mori Observatory (Registration Required)
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2025.10.01
Outdoor Yoga Class at Shiawase no Mori Park (Free, Registration Required, Limited Capacity)
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2025.09.19
Workshop Announcement: Katsuragi City to Present at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai!
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2025.09.24
[One-Night-Only Special Event] The 12th Candle Night Gathering 2025
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2025.09.10
Event Report: Sumo Jinku September Meet — Exchange Performance “Sukune × Kehaya” in Katsuragi, the Birthplace of Sumo
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2025.09.10
Bring Nara’s Charm to Life! Souvenir Idea Contest
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2025.09.10
[Tokyo] Free Screening of the Film “Tenshi no Iru Toshokan” (Angel in the Library) & Product Fair “Blessings of the Katsuragi Region”
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2025.09.09
Sumo Goods & Renkachan Goods Now on Sale at Katsuragi City Sumo Museum “Kehayaza”
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2025.09.09
NHK’s “History Detective” to Feature a Noroshi (Beacon) Relay Reenactment!
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2025.09.09
Distribution of Renkachan’s “Yuru-chara® Trading Card”
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2025.09.09
Renkachan’s “Yuru-chara® Trading Card” Announced
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2025.09.09
[Katsuragi City] Participated in “SUMO EXPO 2025: SUMO Unites the World!”
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2025.08.22
Call for Birthday Messages for Renkachan 2025
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2025.08.08
Experience Being the Director for a Day! Try Working at the Sumo Museum
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2025.03.11
“The 7th Taima-no-sato Botan Festival Photo Contest” – Anyone can enter, no matter if you are a pro or an amateur!
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2025.07.10
Now Available! Renka-chan Plush Toys for Sale in Katsuragi
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2025.06.24
Katsuragi City to Participate in SUMO EXPO 2025 at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan
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2025.05.13
Calling All Sumo Fans! Now Accepting Entries for the Katsuragi City Wanpaku Sumo Tournament!
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2025.05.02
Katsuragi City Park Festival 2025!
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2025.04.24
Renka-chan Plush Toy Now Available as a Furusato Nozei Thank-You Gift!
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2025.04.11
The Hugely Popular Moss Phlox Festival is Back Again This Year!
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2025.04.04
Come Join the Mountaineering Nijo Mountain!
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2025.04.04
The Taima-dera Neri Kuyō Eshiki (Welcoming Saints Parade Memorial Service) will also be held in the 7th year of Reiwa (2025)!
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2025.03.21
“Taima no Sato Peony Festival” to be held, coloring Katsuragi City in spring!
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2025.02.12
2024 Kehaya Festival
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2025.01.29
The 2nd Kehaya Chanko Nabe Contest Final
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2025.01.28
Takenouchi Kaido & Yokooji (Oji) Marche on a Train at Osaka Abenobashi Station
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2024.12.30
New Year! Flying Kites with Renge-chan! ~Shiawase-no-mori Park Observation Plaza” Call for Participants
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2024.12.27
Walking along Takenouchi Kaido, a Japanese Heritage Site
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2024.12.09
Send a New Year’s Greeting to Renka-chan!
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2024.12.01
Discover the Birthplace of Sumo: A Stamps Rally Event Across Nara Prefecture
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2024.11.21
The 9th Katsuragi Foothills Walk to be held
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2024.10.31
The fifth anniversary of Katsuragi Shugen’s designation as a Japanese heritage site: Katsuragi Shugen walking through the land associated with En no Gyoja
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2024.10.23
LUV K RAFT Appointed as Tourism Ambassador for Katsuragi City
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2024.10.15
“Takenouchi Kaido Cycling Missions: Travel Japan’s Oldest National Roads” has begun
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2024.10.01
Celebrate 20 Years of Katsuragi City with Commemorative Stamps!
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2024.09.30
Join Our Outdoor Yoga Classes! (Notice of Extension of Application Deadline)
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2024.09.13
Special Exhibition: “Taimadera Neri Kuyo – Adornment of the Ceremony”
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2024.09.01
Share Your Birthday Wishes for Renka-chan!
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2024.08.27
11th Candle Night Gathering 2024
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2024.08.30
Autumn Stargazing Event at “Shiawase no Mori Observatory”
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2024.08.20
Renka-chan’s official Instagram has launched
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2024.08.02
Recruitment for Sumo Experience Class Participants
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2024.07.27
Special Summer Exhibition “Katsuragi in the Edo Period as Seen by Travelers – Recreating from Travelogues”
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2024.07.10
Saeko Kawamoto Assumes the Office of Tourism Ambassador
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2024.06.28
We are seeking information on tourist facilities and stores to be featured on the official Katsuragi City tourism website “Go Katsuragi” and digital signage at the Tourist Information Center
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2024.06.28
Show Off Your Cooking Skills “2nd Kehaya Chanko Nabe Contest” – Enter Now!
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2024.05.28
Sumo Museum, Kehaya-za, Katsuragi City: Exhibition – “Yokozuna Through the Ages”
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2024.05.28
Spring Special Exhibition: “Over Takenouchi Pass – Exploring the Ancient Roads of Katsuragi 4”
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2024.05.22
Shibazakura Festival 2024 Concludes with Great Success
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2024.05.15
”Guidoor: Showcasing Japan’s Allure” Special Exhibition
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2024.04.24
Katsuragi City Park Festival 2024
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2024.04.24
6th Taima no Sato Botan Festival Photo Contest
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2024.04.12
Shibazakura Festival 2024
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2024.04.05
1st Kehaya Chanko Nabe Contest Award-Winning Recipe
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2024.03.25
Taima no Sato Peony Festival
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2024.03.25
The Shōju Raigō Nerikuyō Eshiki (Welcoming Saints Parade Memorial Service)
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2024.03.25
Mount Nijo dakenobori (Climbing)