Where to stay Where to stay for fireworks in Fukuoka & Kyushu
Want to watch the fireworks from your room? Where to stay for the biggest festivals around Fukuoka and Kyushu, plus tips for picking a view room.
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Where to stay Travel tips Will a Japanese fireworks festival be cancelled if it rains?
Light rain usually isn't a problem — but wind and lightning are. What actually cancels a Japanese fireworks festival, and how to check on the day.
Where to stay Where to stay for the Kanmon Strait fireworks (hotels with views)
The Kanmon Strait fireworks draw huge crowds — a room with a strait view sells out months ahead. Hotels on the Moji and Shimonoseki sides, and how to book.
Travel tips How much does a single firework cost in Japan?
Ever wondered what one firework shell costs? Japanese fireworks prices by size, why they're handmade and expensive, and what it costs to launch one.
Fireworks festivals Chikugogawa Fireworks Festival: West Japan’s biggest, near Fukuoka
Chikugogawa Fireworks Festival in Kurume — one of West Japan's largest, with a 360-year history and around 18,000 shells over the river.
Fireworks festivals Kagoshima fireworks: shows against the Sakurajima volcano
Kagoshima's fireworks use the active Sakurajima volcano as a backdrop. A guide to the summer Kinko Bay festival and the spring Sakurajima Art Fireworks.
Travel tips Japan’s three greatest fireworks festivals, explained
Omagari, Nagaoka and Tsuchiura are Japan's three greatest fireworks festivals. What makes each special, how they differ, and when to go.
Fireworks festivals Kanmon Strait Fireworks Festival: Kyushu’s biggest fireworks
A guide to the Kanmon Strait Fireworks Festival near Kitakyushu — Kyushu's biggest, with ~15,000 shells fired across the strait from Moji and Shimonoseki.
Fireworks festivals Fireworks festivals in Fukuoka & Kyushu: a traveler’s guide (2026)
A traveler's guide to summer fireworks festivals (hanabi) in Fukuoka and Kyushu — what they are, when they happen, the biggest festivals, and how to plan your trip.
Fireworks festivals Beppu fireworks festival: summer fireworks in Japan’s top onsen town
Beppu is Japan's most famous hot spring town — it pumps out more hot spring water than anywhere else in the country. In ...