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Ono City · Managawa Ikoi-no-shima (fireworks) and Rokken-dori Street (Echizen Ono Odori) and other sites
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Ono Castle Festival Executive Committee (Ono Chamber of Commerce and Industry) · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Thu, Aug 13, 2026 / Sat, Aug 15, 2026 / Sun, Aug 16, 2026 （Ended） Fireworks August 13, 19:30–20:30; Echizen Ono Odori August 15 and 16, 19:00–21:30
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually mid August
- How the date is set
- Every year, August 13 – August 16 Fireworks on the 13th (14th if it rains); Echizen Ono Odori dancing on the 15th and 16th
- Venue
- Managawa Ikoi-no-shima (fireworks) and Rokken-dori Street (Echizen Ono Odori) and other sites
- City
- Ono City, Fukui
About
From August 13 to 16, over Obon, venues all around Ono City fill with dancing and festivities. It kicks off on August 13 with a big fireworks show at Managawa Ikoi-no-shima (August 14 if it rains), and peaks on the nights of August 15 and 16, when Rokken-dori Street is packed with circles of people dancing Echizen Ono Odori; at this time of year the whole town is given over to bon dancing. Open practice sessions are held beforehand, so newcomers can easily join in. At Yui Station there is a water park for kids, along with charcoal-grilled tonchan and food trucks. The festival began in 1968, inspired by the rebuilding of Echizen Ono Castle on Mount Kameyama.
Sources
- OfficialOno Castle Festival Executive Committee (Ono Chamber of Commerce and Industry) www.ohnocci.or.jp
- OfficialFukui Prefectural Tourism Federation (fuku-e.com) www.fuku-e.com
Last checked: Oct 11, 2026. Event information is based on official announcements, but changes may not always be reflected here. Please check each official website for accurate details.
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On the day, see what locals are murmuring on the murmur map
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