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Wakura Onsen Fireworks Festival

和倉温泉花火

Japan's only seaside onsen fireworks display illuminates Wakura Port on the first Thursday of August during this 50-year tradition.

Firework - symbolic image
Firework - symbolic image
Dates
6 Aug 2027Not yet confirmed
Opening hours
6 Aug 202620:30 to 21:30
Venue
Wakura Onsen2-13-1, Wakuramachi, Nanao City, Ishikawa
〒 926-0175
How to get there
Nearest stationWakura-Onsen Station
和倉温泉
Nanao Line24 min walk from the station
Nearest bus stop和倉温泉お祭り会館前1 min walk from the bus stop
More about this place

Every year on the first Thursday of August, Wakura Onsen holds an annual fireworks display over the ocean at Wakura Port, a tradition that has been ongoing for nearly 50 years. The display is the only onsen fireworks festival by the sea in the Hokuriku region, which includes Ishikawa and surrounding prefectures.

Getting There

Map: Getting to Wakura Onsen. Legend: Nanao Line; Shinkansen. Labelled stations: Kanazawa, Nagano, Tsubata, Anamizu, Wakura-Onsen.

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