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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. Here are several fireworks festivals happening this summer. Be sure to check beforehand as events may get cancelled or postponed.
July 1-15: Hakata Gion Yamakasa Festival, Fukuoka
July 1-31: Gion Festival, Kyoto
July 7-9: Shonan Hiratsuka Tanabata Festival, Kanagawa
July 15: Ueno Park Festival, Tokyo
July 20-22: Kumatani Uchiwa (Fan) Festival, Saitama
July 21-Aug. 18: Sapporo Summer Festival, Hokkaido
July 22-23: Ogionsa Summer Festival, Kagoshima
July 25: Osaka Tenjin Festival, Osaka
July 29-30: Matsuri Erekoccha Dance Festival, Miyazaki
July 29-30: Nagasaki Minato Festival, Nagasaki
July 31: Kosui Lake Festival, Kanagawa
End of July: Haneda Festival, Tokyo
End of July: Chidorigafuchi Moat Floating Lantern Festival, Tokyo
Beg. of Aug.: Tsukiji Honganji Bon Odori Festival, Tokyo
Aug. 1-4: Morioka Sansa Dance Festival, Iwate
Aug. 2-7: Aomori Nebuta Festival, Aomori
Aug. 2-3: Nagaoka Fireworks Festival, Niigata
Aug. 3: Hinokuni Summer Festival, Kumamoto
Aug. 3-6: Akita Kanto Festival, Akita
Aug. 4-6: Fukushima Waraji Festival, Fukushima
Aug. 4-6: Niigata Festival, Niigata
Aug. 4-9: Oita Tanabata Festival, Oita
Aug. 5: Torii Gate Burning Festival, Kanagawa
Aug. 5: Chikugogawa River Fireworks Festival, Fukuoka
Aug. 5-6: Nakameguro Summer Festival
Aug. 5-6: Onmaku Fireworks Festival, Ehime
Aug. 5-7: Yamagata Hanagasa Festival, Yamagata
Aug. 6-8: Sendai Tanabata Festival, Miyagi
Aug. 9-12: Yosakoi Festival, Kochi
Aug. 11-15: Awa Odori Dance Festival, Tokushima
Aug. 12-13: Okinawa All-Island Eisa Summer Festival, Okinawa
Aug. 12-14: Yuki Niseko Bon Festival, Niseko
Aug. 13-16: Gujo Odori Bon Dance Festival, Gifu
Aug. 19-20: Okayama Momotaro Summer Festival, Okayama
Aug. 26: Akita Omagari Fireworks Festival, Akita
Sept. 1-3: Owara Kaze no Bon Festival, Toyama
2021 Fireworks Festivals in Japan