Japan in October 2026
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Last updated: July 13, 2026
October fireworks are a quieter, cooler affair, held in the clear evening air of early autumn. There are fewer displays, but they come without the summer heat and crowds — and the season begins to hand over to Japan's autumn foliage.
Highlights this month
- Oyama Fireworks Festival
Oyama, Tochigi · October 3, 2026 (Sat) · about 20,000 fireworks - Konosu Fireworks Festival
Konosu, Saitama · October 10, 2026 (Sat) · about 20,000 fireworks - 39th Yatsushiro All-Japan Fireworks Competition
Yatsushiro, Kumamoto · October 17, 2026 (Sat) · about 14,000 fireworks - Atsugi Ayu Festival Grand Fireworks Display
Atsugi, Kanagawa · October 10, 2026 (Sat) · about 10,000 fireworks
Visiting Japan in October: what to know
- Evenings are cool; bring a proper jacket, especially for lakeside or riverside venues.
- Far fewer events than summer, so each one draws a regional crowd rather than a national one — same-week booking is often still possible.
- Skies are typically clearer and the air drier than in summer, which makes for crisp long-exposure photos.
All 9 fireworks in October 2026
Dates marked Confirmed come from official festival or city websites; Expected dates are estimates updated as organizers announce them.
October 3
- 03 Sat — Oyama Fireworks Festival (Oyama, Tochigi) Confirmed
October 10
- 10 Sat — Atsugi Ayu Festival Grand Fireworks Display (Atsugi, Kanagawa) Confirmed
- 10 Sat — Konosu Fireworks Festival (Konosu, Saitama) Confirmed
- 10 Sat — Tone River Bando Ohashi Bridge Fireworks Festival (Isesaki-Honjo Joint Event) (Isesaki, Gunma) Confirmed
- 10 Sat — 74th Kyushu Fireworks Festival (Karatsu, Saga) Confirmed
October 17
- 17 Sat — Naniwa Yodogawa Fireworks Festival (Osaka, Osaka) Confirmed
- 17 Sat — Itsukushima Underwater Fireworks Festival (Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima) Expected — not yet announced
- 17 Sat — 39th Yatsushiro All-Japan Fireworks Competition (Yatsushiro, Kumamoto) Confirmed
October 19
- 19 Mon — Minato HANABI 2026 - Five Nights Coloring Kobe - (Kobe, Hyogo) Confirmed
By prefecture
Gunma · Hiroshima · Hyogo · Kanagawa · Kumamoto · Osaka · Saga · Saitama · Tochigi
Looking beyond October? See every festival on the Japan Fireworks Calendar 2026.