Suo-Oshima Fireworks Festival

Summary

Suo-Oshima Fireworks Festival lights the night over Suo-Oshima Town, Yamaguchi, on Sunday, August 16, 2026, from the area around the Tachibana municipal office. The show rides alongside a bon-odori dance gathering, starting at about 19:50 — for 30 minutes, 4,000 shells rise from the sea, coloring the water and the sky at once. Reach the island venue by bus from JR Ohata Station (about 50 minutes to Anjyoji) or by car across the Oshima Ohashi bridge from the Kuka IC (about 50 minutes). Free parking: 500 cars.

Overview

The summer of Suo-Oshima pairs community bon dancing with a sea-fired fireworks show. Dancing around the yagura platform continues as the first shells go up around 19:50; star mines launched offshore spread lines of light across the sea surface for about half an hour until 20:20. The dance circle and the skyward bursts sharing the same hour give the evening its island-bon character. The venue sits by the Tachibana branch office. Public transport: a bus from JR Ohata Station toward Anjyoji, about 50 minutes, alighting right at the venue. Drivers cross the Oshima Ohashi bridge from the Kuka IC on the Sanyo Expressway via Route 437, about 50 minutes, with 500 free spaces at the site. Food stalls add local flavors — cash works best. Even after the fireworks, the dancing keeps the evening going.

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