Nagaoka Festival big fireworks display

Event Overview

The fireworks display contains special feelings of Nagaoka citizens who have survived repeated hardships, such as remembrance for those who died in the Nagaoka air raid and appreciation for their predecessors who were committed to reconstruction, and wishes for permanent peace. There are bleachers on both banks of the Shinobu River, and you can watch fireworks from both directions. A rare fireworks festival with many productions that make use of its characteristics. Among them, Shosanshakutama, which has a flowering width of about 650m, and a flowering width of about 2km, the only fuji fireworks in which the phoenix flutters in the night sky, and the Reconstruction Prayer Fireworks Phoenix make the night sky of Nagaoka as the Kōki-nen-renen. Image courtesy Nagaoka Fireworks Foundation, a general foundation corporation

Info

Event Location:

The riverbed of the Shinon River

Address:

Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture

Public Transportation:

JR Nagaoka Station → 30-minute walk

Car Access:

4km 15 minutes from Nagaoka IC on Kanetsu-do via National Route 8

Phone Number:

0570-00-8283 (Nagaoka Fireworks Foundation / Navi Dial)

Parking Number:

Official parking is only available for ticket purchasers with prior reservations

Event Period

August 2, 2026 (Sunday) - August 3, 2026 (Monday)

*Will proceed in light rain; decision on severe weather will be announced at 7 AM on the day of the event on the official Nagaoka Fireworks website, etc.

Price

All seats are paid, starting from 2000 yen *Please check the official Nagaoka Fireworks website

Event Category

Fireworks Festival

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Nagaoka Fireworks Foundation

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