35th Sekinomiya Fureai Festival

Summary

Sekinomiya Fureai Festival, a handmade summer festival held every August on the last Saturday in the Sekinomiya district of Yabu City, Hyogo, marks its 35th edition on Saturday, August 29, 2026. Around 5,500 people join the festival overall; from 20:00, about 500 shells rise for 30 minutes into the valley sky around the Sekinomiya Community Sports Center. The venue is about 30 minutes by Zentan bus from JR Yoka Station (get off at Sekinomiya, right by the grounds), or 15 minutes by car from the Yaka-Hyonosen IC, with free temporary parking around the sports center.

Overview

Centered on the lawn ground of Sekinomiya Fureai Park, this is a festival the townspeople build up with their own hands. Stage shows and brass band performances continue on the special stage, while a tent village and food trucks line the grounds. What it lacks in the scale of a big-city fireworks show it makes up in the warm feel of a mountain-valley town, with the whole district joining in, young and old. The finale is a 30-minute burst of about 500 shells from 20:00 into the valley's night sky. The scale is modest, but the viewing distance is close and the sound rolling against the mountain slopes carries real presence. Reach it by Zentan bus (Chabusa/Muraoka line) from JR Yoka Station on the Sanin Line, about 30 minutes to Sekinomiya — the stop lands you right there — or about 15 minutes by car from the Yaka-Hyonosen IC on the Kitakin Toyooka Expressway, with free temporary parking around the sports center. Festival-wide attendance runs about 5,500.

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