Dōjima Sunset Fireworks

Firing Dates

The confirmed fireworks launch dates for this festival are listed below.

• 9/26 (Sat)
• 9/27 (Sun)
• 10/3 (Sat)
• 10/4 (Sun)

Summary

Dojima Sunset Fireworks stages something rare: a display that begins at 5:45 p.m., before nightfall, on four dates from September 26 to October 4, 2026, at Dojima Park on Nishiizu's sunset coast in Shizuoka. About 1,800 shells share the sky with the day's last light. Free admission, food stalls in the park, and parking make an early-evening format that gets you home by bedtime — photographers get golden-hour pyrotechnics.

Overview

Most fireworks wait for full dark; Dojima's do not. On four dates between September 26 and October 4, 2026, launches begin at 5:45 p.m. from Dojima Park on the Nishiizu coast of Shizuoka — while the sunset glow the spot is named for still hangs over the water. The roughly 1,800-shell programs play deliberately with that twilight: color visible in the western sky, the sea reflecting both sun and fire. Admission is free, food stalls operate in the park, and parking is available, though the sunset-plus-fireworks combination pulls photographers and couples, so claiming a west-facing spot early is advised. The Nishiizu tourism association's page for the series lists confirmed dates and any weather calls. The early hour makes this one of Japan's few dusk-launch fireworks series.

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