A recurring kemono and fursuit gathering on Megijima, Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan. The organizer describes it as an island beach event with fursuiting and photography, offering day attendance as well as island lodging and camping. Its official history confirms numbered editions 1–5 from 2021 to 2025; a first-edition exact date was not available on the current archive, so it is not represented as a dated edition. Sources: https://www.kemogashima.com/ ; https://www.kemogashima.com/info
The second Kemogashima was held November 19–21, 2022 on Megijima, Takamatsu, Kagawa. Participants explored the island and beach in animal fursuits and took photos; organizers offered island lodging, camping, off-island lodging, and day participation. Contemporary local reporting and the organizer's archived signup confirm the three-day period. Sources: https://takamatsu.keizai.biz/headline/367/ ; https://twipla.jp/events/520361 ; https://twipla.jp/events/520372
A 2026 interview with the organizer traces Kemogashima’s beginning to 2019, when seven people attended. The organizer’s website separately identifies the 2021 gathering as the first numbered edition, so this is recorded as an unnumbered pilot/precursor. The exact date and venue within Megijima were not found. Sources: https://micetimes.jp/interview-kemogashima/ ; https://www.kemogashima.com/.
The first numbered Kemogashima ran November 5–8, 2021 across Megijima Beach in Takamatsu, Kagawa. The organizer described a fursuit gathering centered on beach exploration, island photography and the Setouchi landscape, with lodging and day-attendance options. Sources: https://twipla.jp/events/490174 ; https://takamatsu.keizai.biz/headline/80/ ; https://www.kemogashima.com/.
The fourth Kemogashima, “chill out,” ran November 2–4, 2024 on Megijima, Takamatsu, Kagawa. The organizer offered island lodging, off-island lodging, camping, and day attendance, with a total capacity of 100. Local reporting describes island walks, photography, a night terrace, and morning yoga; more than 100 people attended over three days. Sources: https://twipla.jp/events/628977 ; https://takamatsu.keizai.biz/headline/993/ ; https://www.kemogashima.com/.
The fifth Kemogashima, “to the ADVENTURE,” ran November 22–24, 2025 on Megijima, Takamatsu, Kagawa. The organizer’s program included guided fursuit exploration of Onigashima Cave and the island’s west district, photography, island camping, and a themed café collaboration. The event offered island lodging and day participation. Sources: https://www.kemogashima.com/info ; https://www.kemogashima.com/ ; https://note.com/sam_nama/n/ned4bf57461f6.
No Kemogashima edition was held in 2026. In an April 2026 interview, organizer Takefuji Kitsune said the event would pause that year while its operating structure and sustainable format were reviewed. This record documents the hiatus; it is not an event listing, and no dates or venue are assigned. Sources: https://micetimes.jp/interview-kemogashima/ ; https://www.kemogashima.com/.
The organizer’s representative says the sixth Kemogashima (working title) is planned for autumn 2027 while he considers a sustainable operating model. No exact dates, venue details or registration information have been announced. A May 2026 interview with the organizer says the team planned to pause in 2026 to review its operating structure, consistent with the 2027 timing. The usual Megijima setting is not assumed for this edition. Sources: https://x.com/takefuji_fox/status/2051237103426814355 (accessible mirror: https://mobile.twstalker.com/kemogashima) ; https://micetimes.jp/interview-kemogashima/.
The third Kemogashima took place on Megijima, Kagawa, from November 3–5, 2023. The organizer’s archived reception page confirms the dates and describes island lodging, camping, and day-attendance options; check-in was at the Megi Elementary School gymnasium. The organizer describes the event as a relaxed kemono gathering that opens Megijima’s beach for fursuit activities and photography. Sources: https://www.kemogashima.com/reception ; https://www.kemogashima.com/ ; https://note.com/tsmoon56/n/n4dc40a726906