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Nijigen no Mori's Naruto & Boruto Ninja Village on Awaji Island is turning rainy weather into the attraction itself. After the festival's April 10 launch announcement and a new April 15 detail post on rainy-day stickers, the Hyogo park says its 2026 May Rain Festival will begin on May 9 instead of treating the coming wet season as something visitors should avoid.
Key developments
- The initial PR Times release says the broader May Rain Festival 2026 program at Naruto & Boruto Ninja Village will run from May 9 to July 23. It framed the event around scenery that looks different in the rain, including misty views around the attraction's anime landmarks.
- In its April 15 update, Nijigen no Mori said rainy-day visitors can get a randomly distributed Shinobi Village Rainy Day Sticker, expanded to 12 designs. The park says the giveaway will only activate when the Japan Meteorological Agency forecast issued at 5 p.m. the previous day shows at least a 50 percent chance of rain during the target hours, and distribution ends when stock runs out.
- On April 16, the park said its wagasa illumination display will return with new mirror effects designed for photos and videos. A day later, it added a water omikuji feature priced at 300 yen plus admission, with fortunes appearing when the slip is floated in water; both of those components are currently listed from May 9 to July 12.
What to watch
The next likely update is a fuller operating breakdown from Nijigen no Mori. The company said in its initial announcement that more details were still coming, and it has since been releasing the program in stages rather than all at once.
One detail worth watching is the schedule. The April 10 announcement lists the overall festival through July 23, but the later umbrella-illumination and water-omikuji posts currently show July 12 end dates for those specific features. SoraNews24's April 15 coverage reflects the early pitch, so visitors planning a Hyogo trip around a specific rainy-day perk should check the park's latest notices before locking in dates.
Sources
- PR Times: initial event announcement
- Nijigen no Mori: rainy-day sticker details
- Nijigen no Mori: umbrella illumination details
- Nijigen no Mori: water omikuji details
- SoraNews24 coverage
Photo by Matt Hanns Schroeter on Unsplash
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