Wakakusa Yamayaki
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 …
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2023 Kobe Port Fireworks Festival
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 …
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Huis Ten Bosch Kyushu Ichi Fireworks Festival 2023
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 …
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Tonegawa Fireworks Festival 2023
For the first time in three years, the Tonegawa Fireworks Festival will be held at Sakai Riverside Park. While usually happening in mid-July, this year they postponed the event to September due …
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Sasebo Seaside Festival, Nagasaki
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 …
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National New Fireworks Games
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 …
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Naniwa Yodogawa Fireworks Festival
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 …
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Omagari Fireworks Festival
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 …
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Shakado River Fireworks Festival
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 …
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Lake Biwa Great Fireworks Festival
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 …
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Kumano Fireworks Festival
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 …
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Miyazu Toro Nagashi Fireworks
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 …
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Nagahama and Kita-Biwako Great Fireworks
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 …
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Hitoyoshi Fireworks Festival
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 …
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Lake Suwa Fireworks Festival
Usually, an incredible 40,000 fireworks go up in smoke in a couple of hours at this mid summer fireworks festival. However, for 2022 the organizers are running a “special type” event …
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Kameoka Hozugawa River Firework Display
Part of the annual peace festival, this display is as famous for its fireworks as it is the beautiful food stalls which are illuminated at night. The event takes place on the Hozu river banks and …
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The Chikugogawa Fireworks Festival 2023
Dating back to 1650, this is one of Japan’s longest running fireworks festivals. With 18,000 fireworks and 400,000 spectators, it’s also one of the largest in western Japan. The …
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Hikone and Kita-Biwako Great Firework Festival 2023
Held by Matsubara Swimming Beach, this firework festival is an impressive display of over 10,000 rockets launched over Lake Biwa. Close to Hikone castle and with romantic cruises available, this …
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Okazaki Fireworks Festival
The home of Mikawa fireworks, this is one of the biggest displays in Aichi, with spots by the river reserved a day in advance by many. With a history dating back to the Edo period, the festival …
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All Japan Fireworks Display
The second of the Summer fireworks events on the Nagara river, this event takes place on the first Saturday of every August. Both events are competitive displays with pyrotechnicians traveling …
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