Held in Omagari, Daisen City in Akita Prefecture, this event is technically in Tohoku but is heavily attended by Kanto-based travellers as a premium day-trip or overnight excursion accessible by Shinkansen. As one of Japan's three great fireworks competitions and the oldest competitive hanabi event in the country, it draws over 70 competing teams and 800,000 spectators annually. The two-hour programme over the Omono River features jaw-dropping creative set pieces, giant 30-inch shells, and a grand finale of simultaneous multi-team launches.
- Type
- Festival
- Category
- Fireworks
- Season
- Summer
- Month
- Late August
- Region
- Kanto
- Prefecture
- Akita
- City
- Daisen (Omagari)
Highlights
- ◆Japan's oldest national fireworks competition, held since 1910
- ◆70+ competing teams including top professional pyrotechnicians
- ◆Giant 30-inch shells among the largest fired in Japan
- ◆Reachable from Tokyo in ~2.5 hours by Akita Shinkansen
- ◆Grand simultaneous multi-team finale over the Omono River