Beppu Fire Sea Festival

Name: Beppu Fire Sea Festival
Start: 2021-07
End: 2021-07

Cancelled

Free

Oita

The Beppu Fire Sea Festival (Beppu hi no umi matsuri) runs over three days at the end of July culminating in one of Kyushu’s biggest fireworks displays on the final day. The festival features a yatai (open air food stand) village, art markets, dancing and music. The fireworks happen from 8pm to 9pm on the final day.

(Greg Lane)

Dates

Late

Jul

Name in Japanese べっぷ火の海まつり

Entry Free

External link Official site

⚠️ Link in Japanese

Area

Oita

Closest station(s)

JR Beppu Station
Use the Japan Rail Pass to get here.

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