
Kinosaki Onsen Summer Tale 'Dream Fireworks': As many as 200 fireworks launch in about 5 minutes
From July 30 to August 21, 2026, the Kinosaki Onsen district in Toyooka, Hyogo Prefecture stages Yumehanabi, a nightly fireworks interlude on weekday evenings. Starting at 9 p.m., each show runs about five minutes with roughly 200 shells rising over the lantern-lit Otani River and its rows of willows. Except for Wednesdays and August 10-14, visitors can round off a day of hot-spring hopping with this compact show just steps from JR Kinosaki-Onsen Station.
Yumehanabi is the evening feature of the Kinosaki Onsen summer program, held every weekday night between July 30 and August 21, 2026 — Wednesdays and August 10-14 are dark. Each show begins at 9 p.m. sharp and lasts about five minutes, making it easy to fold into dinner and an evening bath. The fireworks go up above the willow-lined district with the illuminated Otani River as a backdrop, a scene best enjoyed in a yukata along the riverside paths. There is no dedicated parking, so arrive on foot from JR Kinosaki-Onsen Station, which is only a short walk away.