Medicine and Health Fair at Kawasaki Azalea underground mall on Sunday, Oct 18: blood vessel age checks and medicine advice, plus ward festivals in Tama and Miyamae

A fair on medicines and pharmacists, Oct 18

Kawasaki City and the Kawasaki City Pharmacists Association hold this event to help people use medicines correctly and understand what pharmacists do. It is held during "Medicine and Health Week," Oct 17 to 23 every year.

The venue is Sunlight Plaza in Kawasaki Azalea, the underground mall at Kawasaki Station (26-2 Ekimae-honcho, Kawasaki Ward).

• Health checks: blood vessel age, stress check, bone health measurement, cognitive self-check and more
• Medicine advice: pharmacists from the Kawasaki City Pharmacists Association answer questions about medicines and medication notebooks
• Dental corner: dentists check your risk of cavities and gum disease
• City displays: warnings about dangerous drug abuse and taking too much medicine (overdose), blood donation, proper use of ambulances and more

The "children’s pharmacy experience," where children act as pharmacists and choose medicines, took reservations for 30 groups on a first-come basis from Sep 15 (ages 5 and up). To ask whether any spots remain, contact the Kawasaki City Pharmacists Association (phone 044-211-2325).

Donation boxes for the Kumamoto earthquake and the Chiba heavy rain will also be set up.

The Saiwai Ward Festival and more that weekend

Date	Festival	Time	Venue
Sat, Oct 17	44th Saiwai Ward Festival	9:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.	Around Saiwai Ward Office
Sat, Oct 17	49th Tama Ward Festival	9:30 a.m.–3 p.m.	Ikuta Ryokuchi Park (7-1 Masugata, Tama Ward)
Sat, Oct 17	36th Tsurumi Rinkai Festival	9:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.	Irifune Park (3-1 Benten-cho, Tsurumi Ward, Yokohama)
Sun, Oct 18	44th Miyamae Ward Festival	9 a.m.–3 p.m.	Miyamae Ward Office, Miyamae Civic Hall, Miyamaedaira Park and more

• Saiwai Ward Festival: 60 groups will have stalls. See our article (/en/articles/2026-10-10-saiwai-kuminsai-44 ) for details. Canceled in stormy weather.
• Tama Ward Festival: It opens with a parade by the Senshu University wind band, followed by dance and taiko drum performances, food and vegetable stalls, and police car and fire engine displays. Canceled in stormy weather; any cancellation is posted on the Tama Ward Office page from 7 a.m. that day.
• Tsurumi Rinkai Festival: A festival in Tsurumi Ward, Yokohama, with stage shows by local students, food stalls and a mobile petting zoo. No registration needed. Held in light rain and canceled in stormy weather. It is a 1-minute walk from Asano Station on the JR Tsurumi Line.
• Miyamae Ward Festival: There is a petting zoo, food stalls and a "multilingual escape game" solved with sign language and gestures. Canceled in stormy weather. Parking at the ward office and nearby is closed that day, so please use trains or buses.

Venue in Ekimae-honcho, Kawasaki Ward

The venue is at 26-2 Ekimae-honcho, Kawasaki Ward. Use the map button at the top of this article to find it.

Contacts

For the Medicine and Health Fair, contact the Medical and Pharmaceutical Affairs Division, Health and Welfare Bureau, Kawasaki City (phone 044-200-2425). For the ward festivals, contact each ward office (Tama Ward Office 044-935-3130, Miyamae Ward Office 044-856-3122).