murmurShinmei Fireworks Festival
Ichikawamisato Town · Fuefuki Riverbank downstream of Sangun Bridge
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Ichikawamisato Town · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Fri, Aug 7, 2026 （Ended） Fireworks from 7:15 pm; August 8 and 9 are backup dates in stormy weather
- 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
- Fuefuki Riverbank downstream of Sangun Bridge
- City
- Ichikawamisato Town, Yamanashi
About
Held on the banks of the Fuefuki River in Ichikawamisato, this is the largest fireworks display in Yamanashi. Fireworks in Koshu Ichikawa are said to have started with the signal fires of the Takeda era. Jinzaemon, a master papermaker who came from Kyoto in the Heian period and taught washi-making in Ichikawa, was later enshrined at Shinmei Shrine, dedicated to the god of paper, and the Shinmei fireworks are said to have begun with a big display on July 20, the anniversary of his death. Counted among Japan's three great fireworks shows in the Edo period, the tradition once died out and was revived on August 7, 1989. About 20,000 shells go up before crowds of around 200,000 in a typical year, and the grand finale fills the whole sky. The venue is about a 10-minute walk from Ichikawa-Daimon Station on the JR Minobu Line.
Sources
- OfficialIchikawamisato Town www.town.ichikawamisato.yamanashi.jp
- Reference神明の花火（歴史）｜市川三郷町 www.town.ichikawamisato.yamanashi.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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