2025 Japan Fireworks Festival Schedule: Plan Ahead Guide

Dearests! The 2025 Japan Fireworks Festival is going to be amazing! This year's shows are all predicted to be the "largest in history." 🎆 Fireworks Festival Viewing Tips Secure a Spot: It is recommended to arrive 2 hours in advance! Don't believe "you can see it from anywhere!" Popular shows are full by 4pm, and the larger your picnic mat, the easier it is to secure a spot (Japanese people usually use mats that are 1m or larger). Secretly: Many Japanese people go to secure a spot in the morning. 👘 Outfit: You can get a yukata for JPY 300! But your feet will be ruined if you walk in wooden sandals all day... I cleverly brought folding slippers and changed shoes in seconds when taking photos! 🚽 Restroom: Expect to wait in line for at least 1 hour for temporary restrooms! The key is to drink less water... 📸 Photography: Taking photos of fireworks with your phone = a blurry mess! Learn how to set up "long exposure" in advance, or take videos. ❗️ Precautions ✅ Go as Planned on Rainy Days: Unless there is a typhoon or heavy rain, light rain will not affect the show at all! On the contrary, there will be fewer people and a better experience. ✅ Take Your Trash with You: It's so disappointing to see water bottles and mats all over the ground after the show... We must be quality fairies and bring a trash bag with us! ✅ Mosquito Repellent + Cushion: Mosquitoes by the river are super poisonous! Buy "Kincho Mosquito Repellent Stickers" at drugstores, and picnic mats at the 100-yen store for maximum cost performance. 🍡 Night Market Guide Takoyaki, apple candy, and fried noodles are must-eats! But don't wait in line at the stalls... There are fewer people at the stalls 1 hour before the show starts, so buy your food and watch the fireworks, it's so refreshing! It is said that this year's fireworks festival will feature a metaverse collaboration, and you can even use AR to scan the fireworks on-site to receive limited edition souvenirs! This anime fan can't wait!! Hurry up, dears, or you'll have to wait ten years!! 💨💨 (P.S. The specific dates are subject to the official website~ Most shows will not be updated until April, so remember to stay tuned!)