Kyushu's 10 Most Popular Fireworks Festivals in 2025! Explanation of dates and highlights!
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Summer is finally in full swing! Beautiful fireworks displays that color the night sky will be held throughout Kyushu.
Large flowers shot up against the sparkling Ariake Sea, light art blooming in the night sky overlooking majestic Sakurajima, and a fantastic panorama reflected on the surface of the river. The fireworks, with their local flavor and people's passionate feelings, will surely be the most memorable event of the summer.
There are also many other ways to enjoy the festival, such as a competition in which pyrotechnicians compete their skills and surprise fireworks as an extravaganza.
Among such spectacular fireworks displays in Kyushu, here are the top 10 recommended by our editorial department.
This summer, why don't you create the best memories with beautiful fireworks displays in Kyushu?
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Dates and times are subject to change due to weather conditions. Please be sure to check the organizer's website for more information and details about the event.
Fukuoka Kanmon Kaikyo Fireworks Display 2025
Collaboration with the night view of the Kanmon Straits
This is one of the largest fireworks displays in Japan, with approximately 18,000 fireworks shot off from both sides of the Kanmon Straits. The fireworks are spectacular, including a series of 40 powerful one-shaku dama, and underwater fireworks that shake the surface of the sea.
| name | Kanmon Kaitakyo Fireworks Festival 2024 |
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| area | Kitakyushu, Shimonoseki |
| Date and Time | Launch on Wednesday, August 13, 2025 at 19:50 |
| venue | Kanmon Straits coastal area 1-5-31 Nishikaigan, Moji-ku, Moji-ku, Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka 801-0841, Japan (Moji Venue) |
| supplementary information | For inquiries and more information, click here. https://www.kanmon-hanabi.love/ |
Fukuoka The 366th Chikugo River Fireworks Display
Fireworks display with a long history and full of flavor
This fireworks display has a history of more than 370 years, dating back to the celebration of the completion of Suitengu Shrine in 1650. The fireworks reflected on the surface of the Chikugo River are fantastic, and can be enjoyed from different angles from six different viewing sites.
| name | The 366th Chikugo River Fireworks Display Data |
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| area | Kurume City, Tosu City and Miyaki Town, Saga Prefecture |
| Date and Time | Tuesday, August 5, 2025, launch is from 19:40 to 20:40 (60 minutes) *In case of inclement weather, the event will be postponed to Thursday, August 7. |
| venue | 6 venues (Sasayama-cho, Kyomacho, Komorino, Nagatoishi in Kurume City, Tosu City and Miyaki-cho in Saga Prefecture) |
| supplementary information | For inquiries and more information, click here. https://welcome-kurume.com/events/detail/ee39e5e5-fb6b-46b1-b16a-618264042dda Photo courtesy of Kurume Convention & Visitors Association |
Saga The 34th Tara-machi Noryo Summer Festival Fireworks Display
A large flower blooms in the Ariake Sea
Fireworks launched from right next to the Ariake Sea are powerful and impressive. The fireworks reflected on the surface of the sea are fantastically beautiful. You can enjoy the festive mood of the festival while feeling the sea breeze.
| name | The 34th Tara-cho Noryo Summer Festival Fireworks Display |
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| area | Taira Town |
| Date and Time | Saturday, July 26, 2025, 17:00-21:00, with fireworks display from 20:00-20:30 (tentative) |
| venue | Around Roadside Station Tara and Michikoshi Environmental Plaza 3488-2 Ifuku, Tara-cho, Fujitsu-gun, Saga 849-1601 |
| supplementary information | For inquiries and more information, click here. https://tara-kankou.jp/spot/32.html Photo courtesy of Tara Town Noryo Summer Festival Executive Committee |
Nagasaki Nagasaki Nagasaki Kiminato Festival
Collaboration with the world's three greatest nightscapes
This is a major summer event set in the historic port of Nagasaki. The colorful fireworks display that colors the night sky and the sea is a spectacular sight to behold. Enjoy the lights of the city and port of Nagasaki, known as one of the "world's three most beautiful nightscapes.
| name | Nagasaki Kimono Festival (Sept. 15 festival held from Sept. 15 to Sept. 30) |
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| area | Nagasaki City |
| Date and Time | July 26 (Sat.) and 27 (Sun.), 2025, launch time 20:30 (tentative) 10,000 rounds are scheduled to be launched over the two days of the festival. |
| venue | Nagasaki Waterfront Forest Park, Nagasaki Port Tokiwa-machi, Nagasaki 850-8541, Japan |
| supplementary information | For inquiries and more information, click here. https://www.at-nagasaki.jp/event/51803 Photo provided by: Nagasaki Prefecture Tourism Federation Tourism Promotion Division, Culture, Tourism and International Affairs Department, Nagasaki Prefecture |
Oita "Dream" Fireworks 2025
Spectacular scale and beautiful production
A fireworks display on a grand scale is held on the banks of the Oita River. This year's event is more powerful than last year with approximately 8,000 shots, and the colorful fireworks shot off to music are well worth seeing.
| name | Oita "Dream" Fireworks 2025 |
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| area | Oita City |
| Date and Time | Saturday, August 30, 2025, 7:30-8:30 p.m. (tentative) |
| venue | Oita River, upstream of Benten Ohashi Bridge |
| supplementary information | For inquiries and more information, click here. https://oitayumehanabi.com/ Photo courtesy of Oita "Dream" Fireworks Executive Committee |
Kumamoto Amakusa Hondo Fireworks Festival
The night sky is filled with a huge, spectacular fireworks display!
The festival is part of the "Amakusa Hondo Haya Festival," which carries on the "Ushibuka Haya-bushi" sung mainly in Kumamoto. The 1.5 shaku (1.5 meter) ball, 400 meters in diameter, beautifully colors the night sky and the surface of the sea in Amakusa.
| name | Amakusa Hondo Fireworks Festival |
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| area | any red algae in the family Gelidiaceae (esp. Gelidium crinale) |
| Date and Time | Saturday, July 26, 2025, 20:20-20:40 |
| venue | Hondo Port area 1 Minato-cho, Amakusa, Kumamoto 863-0021, Japan |
| supplementary information | For inquiries and more information, click here. https://haiya.org/ Photo courtesy of Amakusa Hondo Haya Festival Executive Committee |
Kumamoto "20th Anniversary of New City" 38th Yatsushiro National Fireworks Competition
Fireworks makers from all over the country compete their skills.
Fireworks contest where pyrotechnicians from all over the country gather to compete in displaying their skills. In addition to new and elaborate fireworks, this year's event will also feature a drone show and other commemorative events.
| name | The 38th Yatsushiro National Fireworks Competition, commemorating the 20th anniversary of the new city The event will be held on Saturday, October 18, but reservations for paid spectator seats will begin on Sunday, August 3. (Advance lottery sales will be held from July 14 to 20.) |
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| area | eight generations |
| Date and Time | Saturday, October 18, 2025, 18:00 - 20:30 *Fireworks will be launched for approximately 135 minutes. |
| venue | Yatsushiro City Kuma River river green area (upstream of Shin-Ogihara Bridge) https://www.8246hanabi.com/2024/06/19/%e3%82%a2%e3%82%af%e3%82%bb%e3%82%b9/ |
| supplementary information | For inquiries and more information, click here. https://www.8246hanabi.com/ Photo courtesy of Yatsushiro City Hall Tourism Promotion Division |
Miyazaki The 76th Miyazaki Noryo Fireworks Festival
Co-starring with Akita "Omagari Fireworks" celebrating the 100th anniversary of the city government
This is a well-loved local fireworks festival. About 10,000 fireworks of various variations color the night sky along the banks of the Oyodo River. The finale, "Niagara Falls," is a fireworks display of overwhelming scale.
| name | The 76th Miyazaki Noryo Fireworks Festival |
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| area | Miyazaki City |
| Date and Time | Saturday, August 2, 2025, 19:50-21:00 |
| venue | Miyazaki City Tsurushima Oyodo River bank Tsurushima, Miyazaki, Miyazaki 880-0014, Japan |
| supplementary information | For inquiries and more information, click here. https://www.miyazaki-city.tourism.or.jp/event/10080 |
Kagoshima 23rd Kagoshima Kinko Bay Summer Night Fireworks Festival
Sakurajima, an active volcano, and fireworks
One of the largest fireworks displays in Kyushu is held with Sakurajima, one of the world's most active volcanoes, and the calm waters of Kinko Bay in the background.
About 15,000 fireworks will color the night sky, including creative fireworks, a starmine, a series of 1-large fireworks, and simultaneous launches of 2-large fireworks.
| name | The 23rd Kagoshima Kinko Bay Summer Night Fireworks Festival |
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| area | Kagoshima City |
| Date and Time | Saturday, August 23, 2025, 19:30-20:30 |
| venue | Kagoshima Main Port Area Honko-shinmachi, Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture, 892-0814 |
| supplementary information | For inquiries and more information, click here. https://hanabi.kankou-kagoshima.jp/ Photo courtesy of Kagoshima Tourism Federation |
Surprise Fireworks
Surprise your loved ones with fireworks in Onsen town! Send fireworks to your loved ones!
Harazuru Onsen, a series of inns along the Chikugo River, accepts fireworks to light up the night sky on anniversaries. The hotel is calling for proposals, wedding anniversaries, birthdays, and other such occasions to be celebrated by launching fireworks one at a time, with all your heart and soul! The price starts at 300,000 yen. Prices start at 300,000 yen.
| area | Asakura City |
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| supplementary information | For inquiries and more information, click here. http://www.harazuru.jp/news_detail.php?RECORD_ID=1418 |
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The fireworks festivals in Kyushu are all unique and make you want to go out of your way to visit them. When going to a fireworks display, we recommend leaving a little early to enjoy the local specialties. If you are looking for something delicious or wondering what souvenirs to buy, please stop by one of the roadside stations.
