Asago City Santo Summer Festival

Summary

The Asago City Santo Summer Festival closes with about 1,400 fireworks launched along the left bank of the Kotobu River in Hyogo Prefecture on Saturday, August 22, 2026, from 19:30 for 30 minutes. The display is choreographed to music, with colors and patterns chosen by the pyrotechnicians, while a 'night stall street' of some 100 stalls and food trucks keeps the venue lively. Light rain won't stop the show; severe weather pushes it to Sunday, August 23, and it is cancelled if that day fails too. The venue is a 15-minute walk from JR Yanase Station.

Overview

The Santo Summer Festival in Asago City, Hyogo Prefecture, wraps up with a 30-minute fireworks show from 19:30 on Saturday, August 22, 2026, along the left bank of the Kotobu River. Roughly 1,400 shells are fired, many in time with the soundtrack — the pyrotechnicians play colors and patterns against the night sky like a painter works a canvas. Around 100 stalls and food trucks form the venue's 'night stall street,' so visitors can graze their way through the evening before the show. The venue is a 15-minute walk from JR Yanase Station; by car it is about 5 minutes from the Santo IC on the Hokukinki Toyoka Expressway or 10 minutes from the Wadayama IC on the Bantan Link Road, with 1,000 free parking spaces. Paid reserved seats are also offered. Light rain means the show goes on — severe weather moves it to Sunday, August 23, and it is cancelled if that day proves impossible too.

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