murmurYoshinogawa Festival and Fireworks
Gojo City · Yoshino River banks near Okawa Bridge
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Gojo City · Last checked: Oct 10, 2026
Dates
Dates not confirmed
- 2026
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually mid August
- How the date is set
- Announced each year
- Venue
- Yoshino River banks near Okawa Bridge
- City
- Gojo City, Nara
About
Gojo's Yoshinogawa Matsuri takes over the riverbank near Okawa Bridge on a summer evening, and once darkness falls more than 4,000 fireworks burst over the Yoshino River. Nara Prefecture's travel guide counts it among the prefecture's bigger fireworks shows, and locally it is the event of the year. Lanterns hang along the bank and many people come in yukata. Around 100 food stalls trade from early afternoon into the night, so arriving in daylight gives you time to graze. It's roughly a 10-minute walk from JR Gojo Station; check the festival's official X account, run by Gojo City, for news on whether the fireworks go ahead.
Sources
- OfficialGojo City www.city.gojo.lg.jp
- OfficialVisit Nara (Official Nara Travel Guide) www.visitnara.jp
- Reference吉野川祭り公式X（旧ツイッター）／五條市 www.city.gojo.lg.jp
Last checked: Oct 10, 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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