Scheduled
81st Minato Festival Fireworks Display
Tottori 7/26/2026 (Sun)Approx. 2000 shells
This festival ended on 7/26/2026 (Sun).See fireworks festivals in Tottori·See the 7 fireworks calendar
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The 81st Minato Festival Fireworks Festival — beautiful fireworks color the Sea of Japan
Fireworks countApprox. 2000 shells
Expected crowd25,000 people (2024 actual)
Time20:00～20:30
AdmissionFree viewing
Summary
The Minato Festival fireworks — the 81st edition — rise over the Sakai Channel in Sakaiminato, Tottori, on Sunday, July 26, 2026, from 20:00 to 20:30 with about 2,000 shells. The strait faces the Shimane Peninsula, and the sound rebounds off the far shore, a resonance no landlocked venue can match. Around 25,000 attended in 2024. JR Sakaiminato Station is a 1-minute walk away, the seaside Yayoi no Ryokuchi park makes a relaxed viewing spot, and the Mizuki Shigeru Road waits nearby.
Overview
Facing the Shimane Peninsula across the Sakai Channel, Sakaiminato's harbor festival sends about 2,000 shells up over the strait, where the sound rolls off the opposite shore and back — a depth of resonance that inland venues can't reproduce. The seaside Yayoi no Ryokuchi park is known as a place to settle in and watch comfortably. Access is exceptional: JR Sakaiminato Station stands a 1-minute walk away, with 250 free parking spaces for drivers. After the finale, a stroll down the Mizuki Shigeru Road — the town's beloved cartoon-character boulevard — makes a fitting close to a Sakaiminato evening. Festival-related events are listed on the official website.
Details
Date7/26 (Sun)
End date7/26 (Sun)
Time20:00～20:30
VenueSakaiminato Waterway
Address鳥取県境港市
Crowd levelLarge ★★★☆☆
Paid seatsNo
Food stallsYes
ParkingYes（Available: 250 spaces, free）
Organizer0859-47-0121 Sakaiminato Tourist Information Center
Last verified10/2/2026 (Fri)