Japan in July 2026

Last updated: July 13, 2026

July opens Japan's summer fireworks (hanabi) season. Displays start in the second half of the month as the rainy season lifts, and the biggest Tokyo-area events — Sumida River, Katsushika, Edogawa — fall on the last weekends. It is hot and humid, but the crowds are not yet at their August peak.

Highlights this month

• 14th Hokkaido Makomanai Fireworks Festival
  Sapporo (Minami Ward), Hokkaido · July 11, 2026 (Sat) · about 22,000 fireworks
• Sumida River Fireworks Festival
  Sumida City / Taito City, Tokyo · July 25, 2026 (Sat) · about 20,000 fireworks
• Katsushika Fireworks Festival
  Katsushika City, Tokyo · July 28, 2026 (Tue) · about 20,000 fireworks
• The 22nd Noshiro Port Festival Fireworks (Noshiro no Hanabi)
  Noshiro, Akita · July 18, 2026 (Sat) · about 15,000 fireworks

Visiting Japan in July: what to know

• The rainy season (tsuyu) usually ends in mid-July, but early-July dates can still be rained off — always check the official site on the day.
• Weekends from the third week on are when the big Tokyo rivers fire; book trains and any paid seating well ahead.
• Expect heat and humidity in the 30s°C even after dark — bring water and a hand fan.

All 26 fireworks in July 2026

July 4

• 04 Sat — Ocean Expo Park Summer Festival: Kaiyohaku Churaumi Fireworks Festival 2026 (Motobu (Kunigami District), Okinawa) Confirmed

July 10–11

• 10 Fri — Kamakura Fireworks Festival (Kamakura, Kanagawa) Confirmed
• 11 Sat — Kurihama Perry Festival Fireworks (Yokosuka, Kanagawa) Confirmed
• 11 Sat — 14th Hokkaido Makomanai Fireworks Festival (Sapporo (Minami Ward), Hokkaido) Confirmed

July 17–18

• 17 Fri — Toyohashi Gion Festival Fireworks (Toyohashi, Aichi) Confirmed
• 18 Sat — Abekawa Fireworks Festival (Shizuoka, Shizuoka) Confirmed
• 18 Sat — The 22nd Noshiro Port Festival Fireworks (Noshiro no Hanabi) (Noshiro, Akita) Confirmed

July 20–26

• 20 Mon — Atami Marine Fireworks Festival (Atami, Shizuoka) Confirmed
• 20 Mon — Marine Day Nagoya Port Festival Fireworks Display (Nagoya, Aichi) Cancelled
• 25 Sat — Sumida River Fireworks Festival (Sumida City / Taito City, Tokyo) Confirmed
• 25 Sat — Saitama City Fireworks Festival (Owada Park Venue) (Saitama (Kita Ward), Saitama) Confirmed
• 25 Sat — Koshigaya Fireworks Festival (Koshigaya, Saitama) Confirmed
• 25 Sat — Mito Kairakuen Fireworks Festival (Mito Komon Festival) (Mito, Ibaraki) Confirmed
• 25 Sat — Moka Summer Festival Grand Fireworks Display (Moka, Tochigi) Confirmed
• 25 Sat — Tatebayashi Tezutsu Hand-held Fireworks Festival (Tatebayashi, Gunma) Confirmed
• 25 Sat — Hokkoku Fireworks 2026 Kanazawa Festival (Kanazawa, Ishikawa) Confirmed
• 25 Sat — Fukuroi Enshu Fireworks (National Fireworks Masters Competition) (Fukuroi, Shizuoka) Confirmed
• 25 Sat — Tenjin Matsuri Hono Hanabi (Tenjin Festival Dedicatory Fireworks) (Osaka, Osaka) Confirmed
• 25 Sat — Wakayama Port Festival Fireworks Display (Minato Matsuri) (Wakayama City, Wakayama) Confirmed
• 25 Sat — The 48th Fukushima Fireworks Festival (Fukushima, Fukushima) Confirmed
• 26 Sun — Gion Kashiwazaki Festival Grand Fireworks Show on the Sea (Kashiwazaki, Niigata) Confirmed
• 26 Sun — Toyota Oiden Festival Fireworks Display (Toyota, Aichi) Confirmed
• 26 Sun — Gamagori Festival Summer Fireworks Display (Gamagori, Aichi) Confirmed
• 26 Sun — 60th Otaru Ushio Festival Grand Fireworks Display (Otaru, Hokkaido) Confirmed
• 26 Sun — Beppu Hinoumi Festival Summer Fireworks Display (Beppu, Oita) Confirmed

July 28

• 28 Tue — Katsushika Fireworks Festival (Katsushika City, Tokyo) Confirmed

By prefecture

Aichi · Akita · Fukushima · Gunma · Hokkaido · Ibaraki · Ishikawa · Kanagawa · Niigata · Oita · Okinawa · Osaka · Saitama · Shizuoka · Tochigi · Tokyo · Wakayama

Looking beyond July? See every festival on the Japan Fireworks Calendar 2026.