
The 62nd Tateyama Tourism Festival Tateyama Bay Fireworks Festival — the sight of fireworks blooming across Tateyama Bay at close range is overwhelming
The 62nd Tateyama Tourism Festival brings 5,000 fireworks to Tateyama Bay, Chiba, on August 8, launching for one hour from 19:30. The bay's calm, mirror-like water earns it the nickname Kagamigaura, and its signature underwater fireworks spread light across the surface to double the night sky. The venue is a 1-minute walk from the west exit of JR Tateyama Station, with no parking and traffic restrictions on the day.
The display launches around the breakwater at the mouth of the Shioiri River and across Tateyama Bay, where low-fired underwater fireworks ripple light along the surface beneath the big shells above — a two-layer night view that lives up to the bay's mirror nickname. The show runs 19:30 to 20:30 with free viewing. Arrive at the bayfront 30–45 minutes early; the station-to-venue street funnels crowds, and with no parking plus traffic restrictions, walking from JR Tateyama Station's west exit (1 minute) is the standard route.