2021 Fireworks Festivals in Japan
One of the most characteristic things about summer in Japan are the hanabi taikai (fireworks festivals) held throughout the country. After a quiet 2020 summer, events are back with a bang in 2021. Here are several fireworks festivals happening this summer. Be sure to check beforehand as events may get cancelled or postponed.
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July 22-25: Lake Rindo Fireworks, Tochigi
July 30, Aug. 5, 9, 18, 22, 27: Atami Summer Fireworks, Shizuoka
Aug. 1: Tsuyama Noryou Gongo Festival, Okayama
Aug. 14: Oto-to-Hikari Symphony Twin Rink Motegi Fireworks, Tochigi
Aug. 14: 42nd Yamagata Fireworks, Yamagata
Aug. 21: Yugawara Onsen Fireworks, Kanagawa
Aug. 28: 94th National Fireworks Contest “Omagari no Hanabi,” Akita
Sept. 4: Takasaki Fireworks, Gunma
Sept. 17: Nagahama and Northern Lake Biwa Fireworks, Shiga
Sept. 25: Hachioji Fireworks, Tokyo
Sept. 26: Toyota Oiden Fireworks, Aichi
Oct. 3: Minogo Furusato Fireworks, Gunma
Oct. 8-9: Ichikawa Misato Furusato Summer Festival, Yamanashi
Oct. 9: Saiki Jinmu Fire Festival, Oita
Oct. 10: 39th Gamagori Fireworks, Aichi
Oct. 23: Sumidagawa Fireworks Festival, Tokyo
Oct. 23: Sodegaura Citizen’s Summer Festival, Chiba
Oct. 30: 43rd Urasoe Tedako Festival, Okinawa
Nov. 6: 90th Tsuchiura National Fireworks, Ibaraki
Nov. 16: 68th Todabashi Fireworks, Saitama
2021 Fireworks Festivals in Japan
