Nakayama Festa
★★★
/Medium/Pace Chaser / Late Surger
Introduction
Nakayama Festa is a 3-star Medium character in Uma Musume: Pretty Derby. Nakayama Festa's running style is Pace Chaser / Late Surger. Dormitory: Miho Dormitory.
On the combined Uma Musume: Pretty Derby tier list Nakayama Festa is D tier, 61st of the 69 characters ranked, from where 2 community tier lists put Nakayama Festa.
Other Medium characters in Uma Musume: Pretty Derby: Admire Vega, Agnes Tachyon, Air Groove, Kawakami Princess, Mejiro Ardan, Mejiro Ryan and 5 more.
Nakayama Festa's banners
All banners- 15 September 2026 to 23 September 2026Desperate Measures
Profile
The ultimate high roller.
Lives on the edge and isn't afraid to skirt the law.
Nakayama Festa is a female Umamusume. Her birthday is April 5, and she stands 159 cm tall. Nakayama Festa is voiced by Shino Shimoji in Japanese.
Nakayama Festa's introduction: The name's Nakayama Festa. I need a lot more than a lukewarm race to thrill me, get it? It's gotta be something hotter, hot enough to burn!
Stories
7Strengths
Looking after plants and small animals
Weaknesses
Dried cuttlefish
About her ears
Cuts and sews her own ear holes for hats
About her tail
Uses her tail to bluff when making bets
Shoe size
Left and right: 24.0cm
Family
The entire family tosses and turns in their sleep
Weight
No impediment to racing
Trainee outfits
1Nakayama Festa has one trainee outfit on global.
Desperate Measures
3★ at first · Late Surger by default · on global since 15 September 2026
Base stats
| Stars | Speed | Stamina | Power | Guts | Wit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3★ | 97 | 92 | 99 | 75 | 87 |
| 4★ | 108 | 102 | 110 | 84 | 96 |
| 5★ | 119 | 113 | 121 | 92 | 105 |
Training gains: Speed +10%, Stamina +10%, Power +10%
Aptitude
- Track
- Turf ADirt G
- Distance
- Sprint GMile CMedium ALong B
- Running style
- Front Runner GPace Chaser ALate Surger AEnd Closer D
Unique skill
Increase velocity when well-positioned with 400m or less remaining after trying to pass another runner on the final corner or later. If unfavored, greatly increase velocity instead.
Target speed +0.45 m/s for 5 s; then Target speed +0.35 m/s for 5 s
level 1 at 3★, level 2 at 4★, level 3 at 5★. Passed on through inheritance as the white skill Laugh at the Odds (Target speed +0.25 m/s for 3 s; then Target speed +0.15 m/s for 3 s).
Innate skills
Risk-Taker180 skill pointsVery occasionally tap into untold inner strength, moderately increasing Speed, Power, and Guts. More likely to activate when skill user is unfavored.
Speed +40, Power +40, Guts +40; then Speed +40, Power +40, Guts +40
Risky Business120 skill pointsModerately increase velocity in the second half of the race, but also greatly increase fatigue sometimes.
Target speed +0.25 m/s, Drains 100% of max endurance (times a random roll) for 1.8 s
- All I've Got160 skill points
Slightly increase velocity when well-positioned on a straight in the last spurt. (Medium)
Target speed +0.15 m/s for 3 s
Potential levels
- Level 2
Medium Racing Shoes ×15- Late Surger Straightaways ○130 skill points
Slightly increase velocity on a straight. (Late Surger)
Target speed +0.15 m/s for 3 s
- Level 3Medium Racing Shoes ×30
Takarazuka Kinen Winner's Sash ×5
Japan Cup Winner's Sash ×5
Nothing Ventured120 skill pointsGreatly increase velocity in the second half of the race, but also greatly increase fatigue sometimes.
Target speed +0.45 m/s, Drains 100% of max endurance (times a random roll) for 1.8 s
- Level 4Medium Racing Shoes ×60
Satsuki Sho Winner's Sash ×15
Japanese Derby Winner's Sash ×15Takarazuka Kinen Winner's Sash ×15Japan Cup Winner's Sash ×15
Dream Glimmer ×2- Medium Straightaways ○100 skill points
Slightly increase velocity on a straight. (Medium)
Target speed +0.15 m/s for 3 s
- Level 5Medium Racing Shoes ×100Satsuki Sho Winner's Sash ×30Japanese Derby Winner's Sash ×30Takarazuka Kinen Winner's Sash ×30Japan Cup Winner's Sash ×30Dream Glimmer ×10
Risk-Maker180 skill pointsOccasionally tap into untold inner strength, greatly increasing Speed, Power, and Guts. More likely to activate when skill user is unfavored.
Speed +80, Power +80, Guts +80; then Speed +80, Power +80, Guts +80
