33rd Gujo Nagara River Dream Fireworks

Summary

Gujo's Nagaragawa Yumehanabi rises over the clear Nagara River in Yamatocho, Gujo City, Gifu, on Friday, August 14, 2026, from 20:00 to 21:00 with about 1,000 shells. What sets it apart: buyers attach their wishes as messages, and local fireworks artisans load them into the shells before launch — purchasers receive a program printing every wish. A summer fixture drawing about 25,000 a year, the venue sits 5 minutes on foot from Tokunaga Station and 5 minutes by car from the Gifu-Yamato IC, with 500 free parking spaces.

Overview

Every shell at Nagaragawa Yumehanabi carries someone's wish. Buyers write their messages, local pyrotechnicians work them into the shells, and the dreams rise one by one over the river — a storytelling quality few other displays can match. Purchasers receive a program that prints the wishes, a keepsake of the night. The venue sits by the Daiwa Okunagara Wind Park, a 5-minute walk from Nagaya Railway's Tokunaga Station or 5 minutes by car north on Route 156 from the Gifu-Yamato IC. The free 500-space lot fills before the first shell rises, and the surrounding roads seize up after the finale — come early and leave late. Food stalls line the grounds as well.

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