
2026 Ina Festival: The grand star mine blooming across the night sky is full of impact
Ina Town, the 'town of roses' in Saitama Prefecture, holds its Ina Festival on August 22. The summer fixture unfolds at the Ina Town 30th Anniversary Memorial Park from 4 pm, with children's and adults' mikoshi parading, stalls lining the grounds and bon-odori circles forming — before fireworks including star mines close the night. Around 50,000 attend each year.
The Ina Festival, the summer fixture of Ina Town in Saitama's Kitasaitama area, runs town-wide on August 22. The venue is the Ina Town Municipal Anniversary Memorial Park, where the festival starts at 4 pm: children's and adults' mikoshi wind through the grounds, stalls line the paths and bon-odori circles open up. The night closes with fireworks including star mines, and the event draws about 50,000. The shell count has not yet been announced, but the park area is busiest once the fireworks begin. Free parking exists though spaces are limited, so the organizer asks visitors to use public transport — Uchida Station on the New Shuttle is a 10-minute walk. Check the organizer's latest announcements for the fireworks start time.