100th Anniversary of Town Organization: The 59th Onagawa Minato Festival

Summary

The Onagawa Port Festival closes with its sea fireworks on Sunday, July 26, 2026 — about 4,000 shells, including underwater starmine and jumbo starmine volleys, rise from within Onagawa Bay between 19:00 and 20:10. The bay, ringed by mountains on three sides, carries the sound in a way only an enclosed harbor can. As Onagawa marks 100 years since town incorporation, this is the festival's 59th edition. The venue at the Onagawa seaside plaza is a five-minute walk from JR Onagawa Station, with free parking for 2,000 cars.

Overview

Onagawa, a port town on Miyagi Prefecture's Sanriku coast, hosts the 59th Onagawa Port Festival in 2026 — a year that also marks 100 years since the town's incorporation. The festival opens at 11:00, with the 'maritime lion dance' — lions performing on boats rigged with big-catch flags — among the daytime highlights, alongside a festival parade and a comedy-impression live show. The grand finale is the sea fireworks display from 19:00 to 20:10, when about 4,000 shells — underwater starmine and jumbo starmine among them — rise from the water of Onagawa Bay. The bay's mountain-ringed topography bounces the booms back toward the crowd, and the bursts reflect across the harbor. The venue is a five-minute walk from JR Onagawa Station, about 30 minutes by car from the Ishinomaki-Onagawa IC on the Sanriku Expressway, with 2,000 free parking spaces and food stalls on site.

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