[2025 Nagaoka ] Travel Guide for Nagaoka Festival Grand Fireworks (Updated Mar)

The "Nagaoka Festival Fireworks Festival" was originally started to comfort the souls of the deceased and pray for peace. The end of World War II, August 1, 1945. On this day, more than 1,000 lives were lost due to bombs being dropped in Nagaoka. In order to restore the old town and make Nagaoka prosperous again, starting from the second year, the "Nagaoka Revival Festival", the predecessor of the Nagaoka Festival Fireworks Festival, was held. The opening ceremony was kicked off by the white "White Chrysanthemum" fireworks. They are fireworks that symbolize comfort for those who lost their lives in the Nagaoka air raid. The famous "Sansakudama" that represents "Nagaoka Fireworks": The size of the fireworks bloom itself is determined by the size of the fireworks ball. The firework in the picture above has a diameter of 90cm, a weight of 300kg, and the amount of gunpowder used is 80kg! This is the maximum weight allowed by law now. This firework ball reaches the sky and blooms into a huge flower with a diameter of 650m.

Contents I went to the Nagaoka Fireworks Festival for the first time in 3 years!! I was very satisfied with the sound of the fireworks, the atmosphere unique to summer festivals, and the feeling of summer! It was my first time to see the Nagaoka Fireworks, and it was really impressive and wonderful 🎇 I want to go again next year~ #fireworks#summer weekend trip#camping #outdoors

#GlobalTravel #Niigata #Nagaoka #Nagaoka Fireworks Festival Last time I talked about one of the trips was to the Nagaoka Fireworks Festival This time I want to talk more: how to draw admission + recommended viewing locations The Nagaoka Fireworks Festival is one of the three major fireworks festivals in Japan In two days, 20,000 fireworks will be set off🎇 📅Hold on August 2nd and 3rd every year ⏰ Starts at 7:20 and ends at 9:10 on both days 📍Shinano Riverside The official has changed the system in recent years, from the previous no reservation to provide reserved seats, need to pay in advance to have the best viewing experience, it is recommended to pay attention in May when the official start to draw the conference designated seats tickets, the official website is divided into overseas + Japan domestic two channels draw tickets, overseas will close earlier However, if you can't draw a ticket, you can actually go to the river bank early to find a seat. The Japanese usually set up a picnic mat early that morning, or even the night before ⭐️ Personally would recommend the lawn near the Waterway Park, more people, but the location is quite good, see the fireworks will not feel very far!

Of course there must be fireworks displays in summer! The Nagaoka Fireworks Festival was a masterpiece, and we also encountered a stunning sunset. After getting off the Shinkansen, as the crowds of people moved through the surging crowd, people speaking different languages ​​sat side by side, gathering together to cheer for every firework that exploded. Happiness becomes tangible at this moment. My first Yukata Fireworks Festival was a fun and touching memory, and I completed another item on my bucket list. #fireworksfestival #fireworksfestival2024 #japanfireworksfestival

📍Akita Omagari🎆Omagari Fireworks [One of the three major fireworks in Japan🏆] began in 1910 (Meiji 43) and has a history of more than 100 years. It gathers more than 600,000 people every year and is the highest level fireworks competition in Japan. 📍Akita Prefecture Daisen City Omagari Omonogawa Riverside August 31, 2024 About 18,000 departures 🚋 About 30 minutes walk from JR Akita Shinkansen "Omagari" to the venue 🎫 Single seat 7000 yen Two-person bench 12000 yen Four-person leisure seat 11000 yen Front row photographer seat 20000 yen 🧱 Ticket opening: June 10th 10:00-June 20th 📍Niigata Nagaoka🎆Nagaoka Fireworks Festival is a large-scale fireworks festival that has attracted more than 1 million visitors in recent years. This fireworks display boasts an impressive scale, including the Shosan Shakudama (No. 30), a 650-meter-long Niagara Falls-like fireworks, the 100-round shakudama fireworks, and the "Phoenix Fireworks of the Restoration Prayer" that stretches for about 2 kilometers. August 2 (Wednesday) ~ August 3 (Thursday) 2023 19:20 ~ 21:10 📍 Shinano River River downstream of Nagasei Bridge, Nagaoka City, Shinagawa Prefecture 🚋 JR Line Nagaoka Station, about a 30-minute walk to the fireworks venue. 🎫Single person 1000 yen~3500 yen｜Photographer seat 6000 yen for two people🧱Ticket opening: Usually in May 📍Ibaraki Tsuchiura🎆Tsuchiura National Fireworks Competition is known as the best rapid-fire competition in Japan. Firework artists will combine various types of fireworks to create gorgeous and shocking rapid-fire performances. About 20,000 departures from 17:30 to 20:00 on November 2, 2024 🚋 It is about a 30-minute walk from JR Joban Line "Tsuchiura Station", or you can take a paid shuttle bus for about 10 minutes. 🎫Single seat 3000 yen, 4000 yen, 5000 yen, double room 12000 yen, quad room 24000 yen 🧱Tickets available: September 1st 10:00~September 30th 23:59 #Japan Fireworks Festival 2024 Time #Japan Fireworks Festival #Japan Fireworks Festival Strategy

What are the highlights of the three major fireworks in Japan? -The oldest has the reputation of "three big fireworks in Japan", and the 20,000-year-old gorgeous fireworks feast that shines on the banks of the Shinano River every summer and night - the Nagaoka Festival, but originated from a painful history. At 22:30 on August 1, 1945, the US B29 bomber group was over Nagaoka, and the city of Nagaoka was bombarded for 1 hour and 40 minutes. The bombing of the US military made 80% of the city Scorched earth, 1485 lives were swallowed by the burning sea, and Nagaoka City became a hell on earth. On August 1, 1946, the second year after the war, Nagaoka City held a war disaster relief commemoration to commemorate the victims of the Nagaoka air raids. This is the origin of the "Nagaoka Festival". - "" three bursts Japanese fireworks ammunition according to the ruler to indicate the diameter, the largest is the positive three-foot jade, single fireworks bomb diameter is 90cm, can be hit 600m high, forming a diameter of 650cm fireworks . light data is difficult to describe, the live experience is: big to doubt life! The entire venue and the sky were illuminated, and a closer look, the bridge across the river has been made into small hair.