Katagai Festival Dedication Fireworks
Jul 14, 2026 · ✍️ olablog · ⏱ 2 min read
🎆 Plan your fireworks night
Annual guide to Katagai Festival Dedication Fireworks: usual timing, viewing spots and access. Dates for next year follow the organisers' announcement.
🎆 Watch Japan's most beautiful fireworks (4K video)
▶ Open on YouTube — like & subscribeThe Katagai Festival Dedication Fireworks (片貝まつり奉納大煙火), counted as one of Japan's three great fireworks festivals, is a historical and traditional fireworks display where one of the world's largest 'Sei-Yonshakudama' (正四尺玉, 4-shaku diameter fireworks) blooms in the night sky. These fireworks, dedicated to Asahara Shrine (浅原神社), are launched carrying people's various wishes and thoughts. Their powerful sounds echo through the mountains, drawing visitors into a vortex of emotion.
Event Overview
Details Katagai Festival Dedication Fireworks 2026: Schedule, Access, Hidden Spots, and Paid Seating Guide
The Katagai Festival Dedication Fireworks (片貝まつり奉納大煙火), counted as one of Japan's three great fireworks festivals, is a historical and traditional fireworks display where one of the world's largest 'Sei-Yonshakudama' (正四尺玉, 4-shaku diameter fireworks) blooms in the night sky. These fireworks, dedicated to Asahara Shrine (浅原神社), are launched carrying people's various wishes and thoughts. Their powerful sounds echo through the mountains, drawing visitors into a vortex of emotion.
Event Overview
Details Katagai Festival Dedication Fireworks 2026: Schedule, Access, Hidden Spots, and Paid Seating Guide
The Katagai Festival Dedication Fireworks (片貝まつり奉納大煙火), counted as one of Japan's three great fireworks festivals, is a historical and traditional fireworks display where one of the world's largest 'Sei-Yonshakudama' (正四尺玉, 4-shaku diameter fireworks) blooms in the night sky. These fireworks, dedicated to Asahara Shrine (浅原神社), are launched carrying people's various wishes and thoughts. Their powerful sounds echo through the mountains, drawing visitors into a vortex of emotion.
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