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.
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Fireworks festivals 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.
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 ...