Mikazuki Higiri Jizo Summer Grand Festival Fireworks Festival: The collaboration of fireworks and crescent moon mark is surely Instagram-worthy
On Saturday, August 22, 2026, about 700 fireworks rise from the heights of Mikazuki Satoyama Park in Sayo Town, Hyogo, from 20:20 for 25 minutes, closing the Mikazuki region's beloved Higiri Jizo summer festival. The venue glows with crescent-moon-shaped lighting in a nod to the town's name. JR Mikazuki Station is a 3-minute walk away, and free temporary parking (about 300 spaces at three sites) runs 17:00–21:30.
The fireworks wrap up the Higiri Jizo grand summer festival, a fixture of the Mikazuki district's summer. Launched from the top of Mikazuki Satoyama Park, some 700 shells arc over the mountain town while crescent-moon motifs light up the venue — a finale that has long belonged to the local community. The park is a 3-minute walk from JR Mikazuki Station, or about 15 minutes by car from Harima-Shinangu IC, 20 minutes from Sayo IC on the Chugoku Expressway via Route 179 toward Tatsuno. Three free temporary lots — the Mikazuki Elementary playground, Ajiwai-no-sato Mikazuki, and beside the Mikazuki nursery — hold about 300 cars between 17:00 and 21:30. Festival and fireworks details are posted on the Town of Sayo website.