The summer festival at Kotohira, home of the revered Kotohira-gū (Konpira-san) shrine complex, features a hanabi display launched so that shells appear to hover above the forested sacred mountain. The glow illuminates the legendary stone stairway leading to the inner sanctum, creating one of Shikoku's most spiritually atmospheric fireworks settings. Pilgrims and tourists line the town's historic sandō approach street, flanked by traditional inns and sōmen noodle restaurants, to watch from below.
- Type
- Festival
- Category
- Fireworks
- Season
- Summer
- Month
- August
- Region
- Shikoku
- Prefecture
- Kagawa
- City
- Kotohira
Highlights
- ◆Fireworks silhouetting the sacred Konpira-san mountain
- ◆Illuminated 1,368-step stone stairway during the display
- ◆Historic sandō pilgrimage street lined with festival stalls
- ◆Combined pilgrimage and hanabi experience in one evening
- ◆Access via Kotoden Kotohira Line or JR Dosan Line