
Hamamatsu Flying Dragon Festival
Ever wanted to see the mystical dragons of the Nintendo Zelda games come to the life?
Ever wanted to see the mystical dragons of the Nintendo Zelda games come to the life?
Japan's earliest 'summer fireworks festival' takes place in Okinawa in April!
Lake Towada will be transformed into an illuminated winter wonderland with fireworks each night. The festival includes fireworks at 7:30 p.m., activities that require advanced reservations, and …
Visit one of the best illuminations in Japan and relive the wonder of the spring wisteria.
An amazing chance to see a remote, snow-covered thatched village illuminated with hundreds of lanterns.
One of the most impressive sights in Japan this January, the Wasakusa Yamayaki sees an entire mountainside in Nara go up in flames as fireworks are launched behind it. Although its origins are …
In 2022, there will be a small-scale firework event with a 10-minute firework show every day for 5 consecutive days. Officially the “Kobe Port Marine Fireworks Festival”, this event …
As the “ichi” in the name suggests, this fireworks festival is touted as the best in the whole of Kyushu. Given the large number of festivals, this is a bold claim. On length alone …
For the first time in three years, the Tonegawa Fireworks Festival will be held at Sakai Riverside Park. While usually happening in mid-July, they postponed the event in 2022 to September due to …
Nagasaki becomes Kyushu’s party capital in early August, with the Sasebo Seaside Festival. The Festival’s main draw is the island’s largest firework display in the evening on …
Taking place at Suwa (the same location as Japan’s biggest fireworks festival in early August) the National New Fireworks Games is also one of the country’s largest fireworks …
The Naniwa Yodogawa Fireworks have been running for thirty-one years and take place on the banks of the Yodo River, offering fantastic views of the skyline beneath the display. Originally a …
An incredible 760,000 spectators are expected for one of the Tohoku region’s biggest fireworks festival. To put that in some perspective, the total population of Akita Prefecture is less …
Held in Wakayama since 1948, this festival sees over 3,500 fireworks light up the sky. One of the highlights is the 1000 m-long Niagara Falls display, which creates a waterfall of fire. The best …
Each year, 300,000 residents of Fukushima and beyond line the banks of the Shakado River in Sukagawa City for the prefectures’s largest fireworks festival. This won’t be happening for …
Watch as over 10,000 fireworks are launched over Lake Biwa, along with crowds of over 350,000 on a normal year. The event features fireworks and water jets to a create unique display with …
Although there is some solid competition in this prefecture, this is oficially the biggest fireworks display in Mie with over 10,000 rockets forming some breath-taking displays. The event takes …
Held on in the beautiful Amanohashidate area, this event features lantern floating and fireworks for a magical evening in Shimasaki Park. The floating of 10,000 Toro Nagashi lanterns takes place …
This display takes place on the Northern side of the Lake Biwako at Nagahama Port. In normal years, there are 10,000 rockets launched above the water and the display is best viewed from the small …
Taking place at the riverside in Nakagawahara Park in Hitoyoshi City, this fireworks festival would usually attract roughly 55,000 people to attend to ooh and ah at 5,000 pyrotechnics. Unlike a …