murmurMikuni Fireworks Festival
Sakai City · Mikuni Sunset Beach and Kuzuryu River Boat Park
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Mikuni Fireworks Executive Committee · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Cancelled
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually early August
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year Any postponement is announced on the official website and social media by 9:00 on the day
- Venue
- Mikuni Sunset Beach and Kuzuryu River Boat Park
- City
- Sakai City, Fukui
About
The port town of Mikuni puts on a summer fireworks show that uses the Sea of Japan as its stage. Large shells rise one after another from offshore, and the trademark underwater fireworks open into huge half-circles on the water. Viewing areas are Mikuni Sunset Beach and the Kuzuryu River Boat Park, with paid seats and shuttle buses available; any postponement is announced on the official website and social media by 9:00 on the day. The show began before World War II, stopped during the war and again after oil storage tanks were built near the site, and was brought back in 1981 by local volunteers who set up a committee; the community has kept it going since. The forty-fourth show, planned for 2026, was cancelled because an approaching typhoon threatened strong winds and high waves.
Sources
- OfficialMikuni Fireworks Executive Committee mikuni-hanabi.jp
- Reference第44回三国花火 開催中止のお知らせ mikuni-hanabi.jp
- Reference三国花火ストーリー mikuni-hanabi.jp
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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