Hagi's fireworks festival is launched from the seafront along Kikugahama Beach, with shells bursting over the Sea of Japan during Obon week. The castle town's remarkably intact samurai district — a UNESCO World Heritage component — glows under the summer night sky before the show begins. Around 2,500 fireworks are fired, including large-diameter 'shakudama' shells visible for miles along the coast. The event draws domestic tourists who combine it with pilgrimages to the homes of Shōin Yoshida and other Meiji-era figures.
- Type
- Festival
- Category
- Fireworks
- Season
- Summer
- Month
- Mid-August
- Region
- Chugoku
- Prefecture
- Yamaguchi
- City
- Hagi
Highlights
- ◆Shells over the Sea of Japan from Kikugahama Beach
- ◆UNESCO World Heritage samurai-town backdrop
- ◆Obon week spiritual and festive atmosphere
- ◆Large shakudama shells visible for miles
- ◆Combine with Hagi Castle Town heritage walks