murmurAsaka Saikasai Summer Festival
Asaka City · Asaka venue (around City Hall and Chuo Park) and Kita-Asaka venue
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Asaka Citizens' Festival Committee · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Jul 31 – Aug 2, 2026 （Ended）
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually early August
- How the date is set
- The 1st Sunday of August Three days, Friday to Sunday, ending on the first Sunday of August
- Venue
- Asaka venue (around City Hall and Chuo Park) and Kita-Asaka venue
- City
- Asaka City, Saitama
About
For three days every summer, Asaka's citizens' festival draws around 700,000 people. Two events steal the show. One is the Kanhasshu Yosakoi Festa, where about 100 teams dance to the crack of naruko clappers; started in 1994, it was the first naruko dance festival on Honshu. The other is a fireworks show of some 9,000 shells launched from the middle of the city, so the bursts open right above your head. The festival dates from 1984, when residents worried about fading community ties started a modest event of Bon dancing and fireworks. The name Saikasai was picked from public suggestions in 1995.
Sources
- OfficialAsaka Citizens' Festival Committee saikasai.com
- OfficialAsaka Citizens' Festival Committee saikasai.com
- OfficialAsaka Citizens' Festival Committee saikasai.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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