Kagawa Summer Fireworks Festival Information
Summer Memorial Festival 2016
“Starmine”, “Planetry” fireworks, No. 4 sized fireworks (11.5cm) are launched.
［Place］ Inside of Shido Bay, Sanuki-city, Kagawa
［Date］ Saturday, July 23rd 2016
［Time］ 9:00pm-
［Number of the fireworks］ About 1,200
［Weather Cancelation］ Only in case of heavy rain, festival will be postponed to July 24th.
［Paid Seating］ None
［Access］About 3 minutes walk from Kotoden, Shido Staion, About 5 minutes walk from JR Shido station.
SAKAIDE Oohashi Matsuri Over the Ocean Fireworks Festival
Continuous explosions of 30 Large Shell Fireworks (Oodama) can only be seen in this festival within Kagawa Prefecture. The rapid-fire of 10 “Shakudama” fireworks and “Niagara” waterfall fireworks are a must-see. No.7 sized fireworks (20.5cm) and No.10 sized fireworks (29.5cm, which are the largest fireworks in Kagawa) will be launched as well.Enjoy both the fireworks and the illuminated Seto Long-Bridge lit from barges that are 250m away from Sakaide-Port!
［Place］ Sakaide Port Chuuoufuto, Sakaide-city, Kagawa
［Date］ Thursday, August 11th 2016 (National holiday)
［Time］ 8:00pm-9:00pm
［WEB］http://www.city.sakaide.lg.jp/
［Number of the fireworks］ 4,000
［Weather Cancelation］ Only in case of heavy rain, festival will be postponed to Friday, Aug 12th.
［Paid Seating］ None
［Access］About 20 minutes walk from Sakaide station.
The 47th TADOTSU Natsu Matsuri Fireworks Festival
The fireworks display will be held as the finale of the summer festival after the dancing parade. Spectacular views of all 4,000 fireworks launched for 40 minutes are extremely impressive. You can also enjoy the fireworks from Tooryou Park located near by.
［Place］ Around Tadotsu Port, Tadotsu-cho, Nakatado-gun, Kagawa
［Date］ Saturday, August 6th 2016
［Time］ 8:30pm-9:10pm
［WEB］http://www.tadotsu-kanko.jp/
［Number of the fireworks］ 4,000
［Weather Cancelation］ Only in case of heavy rain, festival will be postponed to the next day, Thursday, Aug 7th. In the case of heavy rain on the postponed date, festival will be canceled.
［Paid Seating］ None
［Access］About 15 minutes walk from JR Tadotsu Station
MARUGAME Basara Matsuri Fireworks Festival
Very powerful vistas of fireworks will be launched from a barge in the center of Marugame Port.The highlight of the festival is the 3 minutes finale of the huge “Starmine” fireworks, that is about 4 fireworks that are launched every second for 3 minutes straight (over 700 fireworks!) to form a blazing curtain in the sky.
［Place］ Marugame Port, Marugame-city, Kagawa
［Date］ Saturday, August 20th 2016
［Time］ 8:00pm-9:00pm
［WEB］http://www.marugame-yeg.jp/basara/
［Number of the fireworks］ About 5,000
［Weather Cancelation］ Only in case of heavy rain, festival will be canceled.
［Paid Seating］ None
［Access］About 3 minutes walk from JR Marugame Station
The 51st Sanuki Takamatsu Matsuri Fireworks Festival Dondon Takamatsu
The biggest fireworks display in Kagawa prefecture. Large Shell Fireworks (Oodama) and about a 3 minutes long “Starmine” fireworks will colofully illuminate the Seto Inland Sea. There will be many food stands around the bay during the festival to satisfy your thirst hunger with traditional festival foods, too.
［Place］ Sunport Takamatsu
［Date］ Saturday, Aug 13th 2016
［Time］ 8:00pm-8:50pm
［WEB］http://www.city.takamatsu.kagawa.jp/17760.html
［Number of the fireworks］ About 8,000
［Weather Cancelation］ Only in case of heavy rain, festival will be postponed to Monday, Aug 15th. In the case of heavy rain on the Sunday, Aug 14th, the dancing parade will be postponed to Monday, Aug 15th and the firework display will be canceled.
［Paid Seating］
-Sunport Takamatsu Hall 7th, 8th floor (With BENTO boxed meal, all you can drink which includes Alcohol): Adult/7000 yen, Children/4000 yen.
-Takamatsu Symbol Tower 8th floor [Rooftop plaza] (All you can drink, NOT including Alcohol): Adult/5800 yen, Children/2900 yen.*Check their official website for more information.
［Access］About 5 minutes walk from JR Takamatsu station and Takamatsuchikkou station.
The 45th Takuma Port Festival
［Place］ Takuma-port, Mitoyo-City, Kagawa
［Date］ Saturday, Aug 13th 2016
［Time］ 9:00pm-9:30pm
［WEB］http://www.city.mitoyo.lg.jp/forms/top/top.aspx
［Number of the fireworks］ About 1,000
［Weather Cancelation］ Only in case of heavy rain, festival will be postponed to August Sunday Aug 14th.
［Paid Seating］None
［Access］About 20 minutes walk from JR Takuma station.
The 36th Shodoshima Festival
Fireworks will be launched off the coast, just in front of the audience, which gives the viewer the full impact of the fireworks. They also will hold other events like stage programs, lottery and events for kids.
［Place］Uchinomi Sougou Undou Park, Shodoshima-cho, Shodo-gun, Kagawa
［Date］Monday, Aug 15th 2016
［Time］ 8:30pm-
［WEB］http://www.town.shodoshima.lg.jp/olive_station/index.html
［Number of the fireworks］ About 2,000
［Weather Cancelation］ Only in case of heavy rain, festival will be postponed to August Tuesday Aug 16th.
［Paid Seating］None
［Access］
From Kusakabe Port: BY TAXI about 5 minutes. Or BY BUS – Take Shodoshima Olive Sakate-line or Fukuda-line (South-circuit) for 7 minutes and get off at Yasuda and walk for about 10 minutes.
From Ikeda Port: BY TAXI about 15 minutes by TAXI. BY BUS- Take Shodoshima Olive Sakate-line or Fukuda-line (South-circuit) for 22 minutes and get off at Yasuda and walk for about 10 minutes.
From Tonosho Port：BY TAXI about 30 minutes. BY BUS – Take Shodoshima Olive Sakate-line or Fukuda-line (South-circuit) for 39 minutes and get off at Yasuda and walk for about 10 minutes.
The 10th Ayagawa Summer Festival
You can see the fireworks so close from the launching site! The main stage area also will hold other events like Taiko performance, Dancing parade and lottery.
［Place］Ayagawa-cho Fureai Undou Park, Ayagawa-cho , Ayaka-gun, kagawa
［Date］Sunday, Aug 28th 2016
［Time］ 9:00pm – 9:30pm
［Number of the fireworks］ About 1,200
［Weather Cancelation］ Only in case of heavy rain, festival will be canceled.
［Paid Seating］None
［Access］Free shuttle bus service from Kotoden Ayagawa station.