
The 48th Fushino Summer Festival — fireworks launched at close range are powerfully impressive
Fushino's summer festival launches about 3,000 shells over the Fushino River park in Yamaguchi on 25 July, 20:00-20:30. The display dates to the late Meiji era, was suspended when the shinkansen arrived and revived in 1979 — 2026 marks its 48th running. Sacred music rites, Iwato drums and local dances share the programme. JR Suo-Shimogo Station is a seven-minute walk away, and with no parking nearby the festival assumes visitors arrive by public transport.
The Fushino Summer Festival fireworks rise over the Fushino River Higatsu riverside park in Yamaguchi City on 25 July, 20:00-20:30. The event traces back to the late Meiji era, paused when the shinkansen arrived and returned in 1979 — 2026 brings the 48th edition. Alongside the roughly 3,000 shells, the festival runs sacred-music rites, Iwato drumming and local dances. The riverside park has no parking of its own; JR Suo-Shimogo Station is seven minutes on foot, so train travel is the default. Keep a respectful distance from the water's edge when children are in tow.