
Hato Festival Summer Cool Evening Fireworks Festival — about 3,000 colorful fireworks launched from Kiku Port color the summer festival night
About 3,000 shells rise from Kiku Port in Akasaki, Kotoura Town, Tottori, on Monday, July 27, 2026, from 8 to 8:30 p.m., lighting up the first night of the Hato no Matsuri held alongside the Kanzaki Shrine grand festival on July 27 and 28. Food stalls open from around 6 p.m. The venue is a 20-minute walk from JR Akasaki Station or about 5 minutes by car from Kotoura-Senjozan IC; about 3,000 visitors are expected.
The two-day Hato no Matsuri runs alongside the Kanzaki Shrine grand festival, and the first evening belongs to the fireworks: a fast-paced 3,000-shell program over Kiku Port from 8 to 8:30 p.m., with food stalls drawing the crowd from about 6 p.m. Free parking totals 400 spaces across two lots — the Akasaki Elementary School grounds and a temporary lot at Tottori Buhin Co. If weather turns bad, the display moves to the next day, Tuesday, July 28.