Shellfish Festival Asahara Shrine Autumn Festival

Shellfish Festival Asahara Shrine Autumn Festival

Event Overview

The official name of the "Katakai Festival" is "Asahara Shrine Autumn Grand Festival Fireworks Display." It is an autumn festival held for two days in mid-September at the ancient Asahara Shrine in Katakai Town, Ojiya City. Known for its luxurious donated fireworks, it is counted among the three major fireworks festivals in Echigo, alongside the Nagaoka Festival by the sea and the Kashiwazaki Festival by the river, as the mountain festival surrounded by mountains. The fireworks launched from behind the shrine total about 15,000, centered around shell fireworks. The impressive rapid-fire displays of five and ten-tier shells, as well as the world's largest four-foot shells reaching a blooming diameter of about 800 meters, are breathtaking. Traditional events such as "Tamaokuri" and "Tsutsuhiki" are also held, turning the entire town into a fireworks spectacle.

Info

  • Event Location:   
  • Asahara Shrine Backers
  • Address:   
  • Katagai Town, Ojiya City, Niigata Prefecture
  • Public Transportation:   
JR Nagaoka Station → Bus 30 minutes, Bus stop: Get off Gonocho, 10 minutes on foot
  • Car Access:   
8km 15 minutes from Kanetsu-do Ojiya IC
  • Phone Number:   
  • 0258-84-3900 (Katagai Town Smoke Association/* Inquiry period: July 1-September 15)
  • Parking Number:   
2000 units / Paid parking 3300 yen (about 1600 units), Free parking about 400 units

Event Period

  • September 11, 2026 (Friday) - September 12, 2026 (Saturday)
* Rainy weather

Price

Fireworks site entrance fee: Free/There are paid seats: Yashiki seats (for 1 square 8 people) 2-day ticket 33,000 yen, 1-day ticket 22,000 yen

Event Category

Fireworks Festival

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