
The 79th Numazu Summer Festival / Kanogawa Fireworks Festival The largest scale among urban fireworks festivals in the Tokai region
The confirmed fireworks launch dates for this festival are listed below.
On 25 July, roughly 12,000 shells rise over the Kano River in central Numazu — the centrepiece of the Numazu Summer Festival, a tradition dating to 1948 and one of the Tokai region's leading urban fireworks events. The viewing stretch sits between Eitai, Onari and Ayumi bridges, keeping light and sound close at hand. Last year's festival as a whole drew about 330,000 visitors (including festival-goers beyond the fireworks).
The city-centre setting is what defines this show: launch points line the riverbed between the three bridges, so wherever you stand the bursts arrive near and loud, with the bridges themselves doubling as photographic foregrounds. The venue sits a 10-minute walk from JR Numazu Station's south exit, and with no event parking, the train is the plan. Around 330,000 people attended last year's festival overall, so free spots fill early in the afternoon. Daytime Numazu comes alive with festival programming, which makes pairing a stroll through town with the evening show an easy and rewarding plan.