Another Summer has arrived, and this year’s Japan Summer Fireworks Festivals are being held as usual! Fireworks festivals are an iconic part of Japan’s summer, where on summer nights, fireworks, yukatas, and a couple of friends by the riverside enjoying the evening breeze are the norm. If you live in Japan or plan to visit in July and August, you absolutely cannot miss the annual fireworks extravaganza!
So let’s take a look at the fireworks festivals worth visiting in Japan this summer! Below is a list of fireworks festivals (partial) organized by month, along with their locations!
Japan Summer Fireworks Festivals in August
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| Date | Location | Fireworks Festival Name |
|---|---|---|
| August 2 (Friday) | Ito City, Shizuoka Prefecture | Ito Onsen “Dream Fireworks” PART 4 |
| Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture | Nagaoka Festival Grand Fireworks Display | |
| August 3 (Saturday) | Sakata City, Yamagata Prefecture | Sakata Fireworks |
| Abiko City, Chiba Prefecture | Tega-numa Fireworks Festival | |
| Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture | Nagaoka Festival Grand Fireworks Display | |
| Itabashi Ward, Tokyo / Toda City, Saitama Prefecture | Itabashi Fireworks / Toda Bridge Fireworks | |
| August 5 (Monday) | Atami City, Shizuoka Prefecture | Atami Sea Fireworks Festival |
| Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture | Yokohama Smart Festival Sky Symphony in YOKOHAMA | |
| August 7 (Wednesday) | Ichikawa Misato Town, Yamanashi Prefecture | Kami Myojin Fireworks |
| Chikuma City, Nagano Prefecture | 93rd Chikuma River Cool Summer Fireworks Festival | |
| August 8 (Thursday) | Atami City, Shizuoka Prefecture | Atami Sea Fireworks Festival |
| Ito City, Shizuoka Prefecture | Anjin Festival “Lantern Flow” Launch Fireworks | |
| August 9 (Friday) | Ito City, Shizuoka Prefecture | Anjin Festival “Drum Sound” Launch Fireworks |
| August 10 (Saturday) | Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture | 2nd Gifu Nagaragawa Fireworks Festival |
| Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture | Maebashi Fireworks Festival | |
| Ito City, Shizuoka Prefecture | Anjin Festival Fireworks at Sea | |
| August 11 (Sunday) | Kuwana City, Mie Prefecture | Nagashima Spa Land Opening Commemorative Grand Fireworks |
| Sakai City, Fukui Prefecture | Mikuni Fireworks Festival | |
| August 12 (Monday) | Kuwana City, Mie Prefecture | Nagashima Spa Land Opening Commemorative Grand Fireworks |
| Koto Ward, Tokyo | Koto Ward Fireworks | |
| Kuwana City, Mie Prefecture | Nagashima Spa Land Opening Commemorative Grand Fireworks | |
| August 13 (Tuesday) | Kuwana City, Mie Prefecture | Nagashima Spa Land Opening Commemorative Grand Fireworks |
| Seki City, Gifu Prefecture | Seki City Fireworks | |
| Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi Prefecture | 40th Kanmon Straits Fireworks Festival 2024 | |
| August 14 (Wednesday) | Kuwana City, Mie Prefecture | Nagashima Spa Land Opening Commemorative Grand Fireworks |
| Kanra Town, Gunma Prefecture | Kanra Town Fireworks Festival | |
| Oga City, Akita Prefecture | Oga Nihonkai Fireworks “Journey of Youth, Twenty Years Old, The Future We Painted” | |
| August 15 (Thursday) | Suwa City, Nagano Prefecture | Suwa Lake Festival Lakeside Fireworks Festival |
| Saku City, Nagano Prefecture | Saku Chikuma River Grand Fireworks Festival | |
| August 16 (Friday) | Kuwana City, Mie Prefecture | Nagashima Spa Land Opening Commemorative Grand Fireworks |
| August 17 (Saturday) | Fujioka City, Gunma Prefecture | Fujioka City 70th Anniversary Commemorative Fireworks Festival |
| Higashimatsuyama City, Saitama Prefecture | Higashimatsuyama Fireworks Festival | |
| Kumagaya City, Saitama Prefecture | 72nd Kumagaya Fireworks Festival | |
| Shirahama Town, Wakayama Prefecture | 2024 Minami Kishu Shirahama Fireworks Festa | |
| Kuwana City, Mie Prefecture | Nagashima Spa Land Opening Commemorative Grand Fireworks | |
| August 18 (Sunday) | Atami City, Shizuoka Prefecture | Atami Sea Fireworks Festival |
| Izu City, Shizuoka Prefecture | Doi Kaigan Sea Fireworks Festival | |
| August 19 (Monday) | Izu City, Shizuoka Prefecture | Doi Kaigan Sea Fireworks Festival |
| August 20 (Tuesday) | Izu City, Shizuoka Prefecture | Doi Kaigan Sea Fireworks Festival |
| August 23 (Friday) | Atami City, Shizuoka Prefecture | Atami Sea Fireworks Festival |
| August 24 (Saturday) | Edogawa Ward, Tokyo / Ichikawa City, Chiba Prefecture | Ichikawa Citizen Cool Summer / Edogawa Ward Fireworks Festival |
| Takasaki City, Gunma Prefecture | Takasaki Matsuri Grand Fireworks Festival | |
| Fuefuki City, Yamanashi Prefecture | 60th Ishiwaki Onsen Fireworks Festival | |
| Kuwana City, Mie Prefecture | Nagashima Spa Land Opening Commemorative Grand Fireworks | |
| Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture | TKU Lake Etu Fireworks Festival 2024 | |
| Kagoshima Port Honkoku District, Kagoshima Prefecture | Kagoshima Kinjo Bay Summer Night Grand Fireworks Festival | |
| August 31 (Saturday) | Daisen City, Akita Prefecture | 96th Omagari National Fireworks Competition |
| Isesaki City, Gunma Prefecture / Fukaya City, Saitama Prefecture / Honjo City | Tone River Fireworks Festival |
Japan Summer Fireworks Festivals in May(Expired)
| Date | Location | Fireworks Festival Name |
|---|---|---|
| May 2 (Thursday) | Atami City, Shizuoka Prefecture | Atami Sea Fireworks Festival |
| May 3 (Friday) | Ashikaga City, Tochigi Prefecture | Ashikaga Smiling Carnival |
| May 3 (Friday) | Akiruno City, Tokyo | Shinreikyo Founder’s Birthday Celebration Festival Commemorative Fireworks |
| May 3 (Friday) | Tokorozawa City, Saitama Prefecture | Seibu Amusement Park GW Night Fireworks |
| May 4 (Saturday) | Tokorozawa City, Saitama Prefecture | Seibu Amusement Park GW Night Fireworks |
| May 5 (Sunday) | Tokorozawa City, Saitama Prefecture | Seibu Amusement Park GW Night Fireworks |
| May 11 (Saturday) | Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture | STAR ISLAND Fukuoka Performance Day 1 |
| May 11 (Saturday) | Sano City, Tochigi Prefecture | Kuzu Festa 2024 Fireworks Festival |
| May 17 (Friday) | Shimoda City, Shizuoka Prefecture | Shimoda Black Ship Sea Fireworks Festival |
| May 18 (Saturday) | Isehara City, Kanagawa Prefecture | 10th Isehara Art Fireworks Festival |
| May 22 (Wednesday) | Yamaguchi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture | King & Prince Skyrocket Fireworks Yamaguchi Performance |
| May 30 (Thursday) | Zushi City, Kanagawa Prefecture | 67th Zushi Beach Fireworks Festival |
Japan Summer Fireworks Festivals in June(Expired)
| Date | Location | Fireworks Festival Name |
|---|---|---|
| June 1 (Saturday) | Minato Ward, Tokyo | STARISLAND Tokyo Performance Day 1 |
| June 1 (Saturday) | Kanuma City, Tochigi Prefecture | Kanuma 72 Country Club’s Fireworks ~ Colorful One-Shaku Balls Decorating Kanuma!!2024 ~ |
| June 2 (Sunday) | Minato Ward, Tokyo | STARISLAND Tokyo Performance Day 2 |
| June 2 (Sunday) | Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture | 43rd Yokohama Kaikosai Beam Spectacle in the Harbor |
| June 6 (Thursday) | Kasama City, Ibaraki Prefecture | Kasama Sports & Food Fest |
| June 7 (Friday) | Kasama City, Ibaraki Prefecture | Kasama Sports & Food Fest |
Japan Summer Fireworks Festivals in July(Expired)
| Date | Location | Fireworks Festival Name |
|---|---|---|
| July 3 (Wednesday) | Fuchu City, Tokyo | TOKYO City Pop Fireworks 2024 |
| Oga City, Akita Prefecture | 41st Kyowa Tanabata Fireworks | |
| July 6 (Saturday) | Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture | Benten Island Fireworks Festival |
| July 13 (Saturday) | Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture | Kurihama Perry Festival Fireworks |
| Tamamura Town, Gunma Prefecture | Inaka Yume Fireworks 34th Tamamura Fireworks Festival | |
| Chikuma City, Nagano Prefecture | 85th Tokura Kamiyamada Onsen Summer Festival and Fireworks | |
| Ise City, Mie Prefecture | 72nd Ise Jingu Dedication National Fireworks Festival | |
| July 14 (Sunday) | Chikuma City, Nagano Prefecture | 85th Tokura Kamiyamada Onsen Summer Festival and Fireworks |
| July 15 (Monday) | Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture | Marine Day Nagoya Port Festival Fireworks |
| July 17 (Wednesday) | Kamakura City, Kanagawa Prefecture | Kamakura Fireworks Festival |
| July 20 (Saturday) | Noshiro City, Akita Prefecture | 20th Noshiro Fireworks |
| Adachi Ward, Tokyo | Adachi Fireworks | |
| Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture | Toyohashi Gion Festival “Launch Fireworks” | |
| July 21 (Sunday) | Suzaka City, Nagano Prefecture | 37th Suzaka Everyone’s Fireworks Festival |
| Awaji City, Hyogo Prefecture | Awaji City Summer Festival Fireworks Festival | |
| July 23 (Tuesday) | Katsushika Ward, Tokyo | Katsushika Cool Summer Fireworks Festival |
| July 25 (Thursday) | Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture | Tenjin Festival Dedication Fireworks |
| July 26 (Friday) | Atami City, Shizuoka Prefecture | Atami Sea Fireworks Festival |
| Kashiwazaki City, Niigata Prefecture | Gion Kashiwazaki Festival Sea Big Fireworks Festival | |
| Ito City, Shizuoka Prefecture | Ito Onsen “Dream Fireworks” PART 1 | |
| July 27 (Saturday) | Taito Ward, Tokyo | Sumida River Fireworks Festival |
| Ito City, Shizuoka Prefecture | Ito Onsen “Dream Fireworks” PART 2 | |
| Fukuroi City, Shizuoka Prefecture | Nation’s Fireworks Master Selection Competition Fukuroi Enshu Fireworks | |
| July 28 (Sunday) | Gamagori City, Aichi Prefecture | Gamagori Festival Summer Fireworks Festival |
| Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture | 56th Toyota Oiden Festival Fireworks | |
| Ito City, Shizuoka Prefecture | Ito Onsen “Dream Fireworks” PART 3 | |
| July 29 (Monday) | Kamogawa City, Chiba Prefecture | Kamogawa Citizen Fireworks Festival |
Come and See Japan Summer Fireworks Festivals!
Japan summer fireworks festivals are more than just a spectacle; they are a celebration of culture, tradition, and community. Whether you are gazing at the brilliant displays over Tokyo’s Sumida River or enjoying the coastal charm of the Atami Sea Fireworks, each festival offers a unique and unforgettable experience.
Don’t miss the opportunity to be part of these iconic events that light up the summer nights with colors and joy. Grab your yukata, gather your friends, and immerse yourself in the vibrant atmosphere of Japan summer fireworks festivals. It’s an experience that will surely leave you with lasting memories and a deeper appreciation for the beauty of Japanese culture.
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