• Takamiya Noryo Fireworks

    Takanomiya Noryo Fireworks festival is the first fireworks of the year in Shiga.
    It announces the coming of summer in the east side of Lake Biwa.

  • Shirahama Fireworks Festival

    The Shirahama Fireworks Festival is very gorgeous. The 1,000-meter long Niagara Falls fireworks launched off Shirarahama Beach is absolutely stunning.

  • Nara Daimonji Fire Festival

    An enormous Chinese character 「大」which represents for the universe, is set alight on Mt. Takamado above the city. Visitors can see the sight from Nara Park.

  • Arashiyama Floating Lantern Event

    You can see the sight of burning Chinese characters on the mountains and the sight of many lanterns floating mysteriously from here, Arashiyama.

  • Daimonji Gozan Okuribi

    Daimonji Gozan Okuribi is the Buddhist festival of the feast of our ancestors. Known as the Bon festival, it is held on the evening of August 16th.

  • Takebe-taisha Shrine Senkou-sai Festival

    The Senkou-sai Festival, a summer ritual of Takebe-taisha Shrine, is one of Otsu’s three major festivals. Fireworks are set off to celebrate.

  • Iwashimizusai festival

    Iwashimizu Hachimangu shrine in Yawata city of Kyoto, situated on a quiet hillside hosts one of the three religious festivals in Japan.

  • Suito Kurawanka Fireworks Festival

    Hirakata has held a large fireworks festival since 1956. Suito Kurawanka Fireworks will launch as many fireworks as the number of children born in the area.