murmurSuo Hashiramatsu Fire Festival
Hikari City · Around Asahi Bridge, Tateno Nishisho
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Hikari City Tourism Association · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Sat, Aug 1, 2026 （Ended）
- 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
- Venue
- Around Asahi Bridge, Tateno Nishisho
- City
- Hikari City, Yamaguchi
About
This fire festival in Hikari is said to have started in the Edo period with prayers for abundant harvests and an end to epidemics. It takes place on the banks of the Shimada River around Asahi Bridge, where the river runs out to Nijigahama Beach. At the top of each 15-meter pole sits a funnel-shaped basket made of moso bamboo and packed with bush clover leaves, charms and fireworks, and participants throw burning torches upward, aiming to land them inside. When all the poles are ablaze, fireworks go up and falling sparks light the riverbank in a dreamlike glow. It is a festival to enjoy at an easy pace on a summer evening.
Sources
- OfficialHikari City Tourism Association www.hikari-kanko.org
- OfficialYamaguchi Prefectural Tourism Federation (Oidemase Yamaguchi) yamaguchi-tourism.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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On the day, see what locals are murmuring on the murmur map
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