Saganoseki Cool Evening Fireworks Festival – Seki no Gongen Hayasuhime Shrine Summer Festival

Summary

On the night of Thursday, July 30, 2026, about 1,000 fireworks rise over Kanayama Port in the Saiki district of Oita City, Oita, closing the six-day summer festival (July 25–30) of the shrine known locally as 'Seki no Gongen'. Across the festival week the port town fills with traditional performing arts, a fife-and-drum band of local elementary school children and processions of floats and mikoshi. The venue has no parking; the standard access is a taxi ride of about 20 minutes from JR Kosaki Station.

Overview

The summer festival of the shrine known locally as 'Seki no Gongen' is the great annual event of the Saiki district, a port town of Oita City. The 2026 edition runs for six days from Saturday, July 25 to Thursday, July 30, with traditional performing arts passed down in the district, a fife-and-drum band by local schoolchildren, and lively processions of festival floats and mikoshi through the streets. The finale comes on the last night: the Saiki Noryo Fireworks Festival launches about 1,000 shells over Kanayama Port, with the town's harbor lights as the foreground. Viewing is free. There is no parking at the venue, so visitors typically take a taxi from JR Kosaki Station, about 20 minutes away. No food stalls are planned, so bring drinks and snacks along. For the latest status, check announcements from the organizer, the Saiki branch of the Oita Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

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