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Fukuyama Summer Festival
One of the signature summer events in Fukuyama, Hiroshima, filled with dancing, fireworks, and three lively days of celebration.
A tradition-rich, lively festival held every year from August 13 to 15, and one of the biggest events representing summer in Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture.
On the first day, the Ninobori Odori Festival, designated as an Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Hiroshima Prefecture, is held. Performed to the sounds of shamisen and shakuhachi, the graceful dance, accompanied by the clacking of yotsudake bamboo castanets, evokes the long-standing charm of Fukuyama.
On the second day, Irohamaru YOSAKOI takes place in the downtown shopping streets and at Chuo Park. Along with dazzling yosakoi performances, food stalls line the area, and the whole city is filled with festive energy.
The finale is the Ashida River Fireworks Festival. Approx. 16,000 fireworks light up the sky, and the most spectacular is the star mine display stretching Approx. 1.4 km across the wide surface of the Ashida River. From traditional performing arts and modern performances to a large-scale fireworks show, this is one of Fukuyama’s signature summer events.
Highlights
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One of the biggest events representing summer in Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture.
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Held every year from August 13 to 15.
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On the first day, the Ninobori Odori Festival, designated as an Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Hiroshima Prefecture, is held.
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On the second day, Irohamaru YOSAKOI features dazzling yosakoi performances.
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On the final day, the Ashida River Fireworks Festival launches Approx. 16,000 fireworks.
Photos
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The Ninobori Odori Festival on the first day
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The downtown shopping streets bustling on the first day
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Irohamaru YOSAKOI on the second day
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The downtown shopping streets and Chuo Park come alive with elegant yosakoi dancing
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Food stalls line the area upstream of Ashida River Bridge, the event venue
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Powerful fireworks making full use of the Ashida River’s wide water surface
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Details
- Name in Japanese
- 福山夏まつり
- Venue
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August 13: Kitahama-dori, Kasaoka-cho, Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture
August 14: Downtown shopping streets in front of Fukuyama Station, Chuo Park
August 15: Upstream of Ashida River Bridge (Minomicho, Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture) - Phone
- 084-928-8570 (Fukuyama Festival Committee, Fukuyama Summer Festival Executive Headquarters)
- Date
- Every year from August 13 to 15
- Access
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August 13 and 14: Approx. 5 minutes on foot from JR Fukuyama Station
August 15: Approx. 18 minutes by car from JR Fukuyama Station - Official website
- Official website (Japanese)
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