If you’re visiting Japan in summer, fireworks are a must-see! The Hamamatsu and Lake Hamana area will host several exciting displays…

This article was created on June 13, 2026.

Fireworks That Light Up Japan’s Summer Nights

Brilliant fireworks lighting up the summer night sky—it’s a uniquely Japanese sight that’s not to be missed.

If you’re visiting Japan during the summer, make sure to experience this unforgettable tradition!

Here’s your guide to fireworks festivals in Hamamatsu and the surrounding area!

*Information is current as of June 13, 2026. Event details are subject to change, so please check for the latest updates before making plans.

*The event may be canceled or postponed in case of rain or severe weather. Please check for the latest updates before heading out.

Bentenjima Fireworks Festival (弁天島花火大会)

📅Date & Time: Saturday, July 4, 2026 | 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM

📍Location: Bentenjima Kaihin Park | Chuo-ku, Hamamatsu City (弁天島海浜公園 / 静岡県浜松市中央区)

🎆Number of Fireworks: Approx. 1,000 shots

🚃Access: From JR Hamamatsu Station, take the JR Tokaido Line (bound for Toyohashi). After about 12 minutes, get off at Bentenjima Station. The park is a 3-minute walk from the station.

🔗Official Website: http://www.bentenjima.jp/
*Please check the “News” (お知らせ) section for the latest updates (Available in Japanese only).

Atagoyama Tezutsu Fireworks Festival (愛宕山手筒花火)

A Tezutsu Firework (Tezutsu Hanabi) is a type of firework where gunpowder is packed into a bamboo tube and launched while being held by hand.

📅Date & Time: Saturday, July 18, 2026 | 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

📍Location: Atago Shrine | Iwata City (愛宕神社 / 静岡県磐田市)

🎇 Number of Fireworks: Approx. 60 Tezutsu fireworks dedicated to the shrine

🚌Access: From the North Exit of JR Iwata Station, take the Entetsu Bus (Route 80 bound for Mitsuke) from bus stop No. 2. After about 5 minutes, get off at the Mitsuke bus stop. The shrine is a 5-minute walk from there.

🔗Website: https://kanko-iwata.jp/
*Please check the “Information” (観光インフォメーション) section for the latest updates (Available in Japanese only).

Enshu Arai Tezutsu Fireworks Festival (遠州新居手筒花火 / 諏訪神社奉納煙火)

📅 Date & Time: Saturday, July 25, 2026 | 7:15 PM – 9:00 PM

📍 Location: Arai Junior High School | Kosai City (新居中学校 / 静岡県湖西市)

🎇 Number of Fireworks: Approx. 1,000 Tezutsu fireworks dedicated to the shrine

🚶‍♂️Access: Approx. 20-minute walk from JR Araimachi Station.

🔗Official Website:

Kosai City Hall: https://www.city.kosai.shizuoka.jp/kosodate_kyoiku/kyoiku_bunka/bunka_shogaigakushu/1/4062.html

Kosai Arai Tourist Association: https://hamanako-kosai.jp/
*Please check the “News & Event” (お知らせ・イベント) section for the latest updates (Available in Japanese only).

Akiha Shrine Dedication Fireworks Festival (秋葉神社奉納花火大会)

📅Date & Time: Saturday, July 25, 2026 | 7:30 PM – 8:45 PM

📍Location: Riverbank in front of Akiha Shrine Shimosha | Tenryu-ku, Hamamatsu City (秋葉神社下社前河川敷 / 静岡県浜松市天竜区)

🎇 Number of Fireworks: Tezutsu fireworks and Approx. 300 fireworks.

🚗Access: Approx. 30 minutes by car from the Shin-Tomei Expressway Hamamatsu-Hamakita IC.

🔗Website: https://www.akihasanhongu.jp/index.html

Fukuroi Enshu Fireworks Festival (ふくろい遠州の花火)

📅Date & Time: Saturday, July 25, 2026 | 7:20 PM – 9:00 PM

📍Location: Haranoyagawa Shinsui Park | Fukuroi City (原野谷川親水公園 / 静岡県袋井市)

🎇 Number of Fireworks: Not disclosed (One of the largest in Shizuoka Prefecture)

🚶‍♂️Access: Approx. a 20-minute walk from either JR Fukuroi Station or JR Aino Station.

🔗Website: https://www.fukuroi-hanabi.jp/

Kashima Fireworks Festival (鹿島の花火)

📅Date & Time: Saturday, August 1, 2026 | 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

📍Location: Tenryu Riverbank | Tenryu-ku, Hamamatsu City (天竜川原 / 静岡県浜松市天竜区)

🎇 Number of Fireworks: Approx. 4,000 shots (Renowned for the most powerful booming sounds in the Tokai region)

🚶‍♂️ Access: Approx. 10-minute walk from Nishi-Kashima Station on the Enshu Railway.

🔗Website: https://kajima-hanabi.com/

⚠️Note: Paid tickets must be purchased in advance to view the fireworks. (For more details, please visit the official website.)

Sanaruko Lake Fireworks Festival (佐鳴湖花火大会)

📅Date & Time: Saturday, August 1, 2026 | 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM (In case of rain, postponed to Sunday, August 2)

📍Location: Near the clock tower at Sanaruko West Bank Park | Chuo-ku, Hamamatsu City (佐鳴湖西岸公園時計台付近 / 静岡県浜松市中央区)

🎇 Number of Fireworks: Approx. 500 shots (Scheduled)

🚌Access: From the JR Hamamatsu Station Bus Terminal, take the Kaketsuka Sanarudai Line (Route 9) from bus stop No. 3. After about 20 minutes, get off at the Sanarudai 5-chome bus stop.

⚠️Note: The West Bank area will be closed to the public on the day of the event.

Omaezaki Minato Summer Festival 2026 (御前崎みなと夏祭2026)

📅Date & Time: Saturday, August 1, 2026 | 7:45 PM – 8:30 PM (Scheduled)

📍Location: Marine Park Omaezaki | Omaezaki City (マリンパーク御前崎 / 静岡県御前崎市)

🎇 Number of Fireworks: Approx. 3,000 shots (Scheduled)

🚗Access: Approx. 30 minutes by car from the Tomei Expressway Makinohara IC.

🔗Website: https://www.omaezaki.gr.jp/
*Please check the “News & Topics” (最新情報) section for the latest updates (Available in Japanese only).

Urakawa Matsuri Fireworks Festival (浦川祭り花火大会)

📅Date & Time: Saturday, August 1, 2026 | 7:30 PM – Approx. 8:20 PM (Scheduled)

📍Location: Around the Urakawa Camp Village, Ochisegawa Riverbank | Tenryu-ku, Hamamatsu City (浦川キャンプ村周辺・大千瀬川河川敷 / 静岡県浜松市天竜区)

🎇 Number of Fireworks: Approx. 800 shots (Scheduled)

🚶‍♂️Access: Approx. a 3-minute walk from Urakawa Station on the JR Iida Line.

🚗Access: Approx. 60 minutes by car from the Shin-Tomei Expressway Hamamatsu-Hamakita IC.

Mikkabi Fireworks Festival (三ヶ日花火大会)

📅 Date & Time: Sunday, August 2, 2026 | 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM (Gates open at 4:00 PM)

📍Location: Lake Inohana | Hamana-ku, Hamamatsu City (猪鼻湖上 / 静岡県浜松市浜名区)

🎇 Number of Fireworks: Approx. 2,000 shots (Featuring powerful large-shell fireworks! The lakeside fireworks display is a must-see!)

🚌Access: From the JR Hamamatsu Station Bus Terminal, take the bus bound for Mikkabi from bus stop No. 15. Get off at the Ushi bus stop, and walk for about 10 minutes.

🔗Website: https://mikkabi-hanabi.com/

⚠️ Notice: Paid tickets must be purchased in advance to view the fireworks from the Mikkabi Junior High School seating area. (For more details, please visit the official website.)

Gosha Shrine / Suwa Shrine Summer Festival (五社神社・諏訪神社夏祭り)

📅Date & Time: Sunday, August 2, 2026 | From 8:00 PM (Festival: Aug 1–2 / Fireworks on Aug 2 only; canceled in case of stormy weather)

📍Location: Gosha Shrine, Suwa Shrine | Chuo-ku, Hamamatsu City (五社神社・諏訪神社 / 静岡県浜松市中央区)

🎇Number of Fireworks: Approx. 90 Tezutsu fireworks dedicated to the shrine

🚶‍♂️Access: Approx. a 10-minute walk from JR Hamamatsu Station.

🔗Official Website: https://www.gosyajinjya-suwajinjya.or.jp/
*Please check the “News” (お知らせ) section for the latest updates (Available in Japanese only).

Nakabe Matsuri Jiware Fireworks Festival (中部まつり地割れ花火大会)

📅Date & Time: Saturday, August 8, 2026 | 7:30 PM – Approx. 8:10 PM

📍Location: Tenryu Riverbank near Kohoku High School Sakuma Branch | Tenryu-ku, Hamamatsu City (湖北高校佐久間分校付近天竜川河川敷 / 静岡県浜松市天竜区)

🎇 Number of Fireworks: Approx. 500 shots (Featuring “Jiware” ground-burst fireworks, where 100 shells lined up on the riverbank explode one after another)

🚶‍♂️Access: Approx. a 15-minute walk from Chubu-Tenryu Station on the JR Iida Line.

🚗Access: Approx. 60 minutes by car from the Shin-Tomei Expressway Hamamatsu-Hamakita IC.

Kanzanji Onsen Fireworks Night (舘山寺温泉花火ナイト)

📅Date & Time: Thursday, August 13 – Saturday, August 15, 2026 | From 8:00 PM each night

📍 Location: Kanzanji Lakefront | Chuo-ku, Hamamatsu City (舘山寺湖岸 / 静岡県浜松市中央区)

🎇Number of Fireworks: Approx. 200 shots per night (Held consecutive for 3 days)

🚌Access: From the JR Hamamatsu Station Bus Terminal, take the bus bound for Kanzanji Onsen from bus stop No. 1. After about 50 minutes, get off at the Kanzanji-cho bus stop, and walk for about 1 minute.

🔗Website: https://www.kanzanji.gr.jp/
*Please check the “News” (お知らせ) section for the latest updates (Available in Japanese only).

Hamamatsu Hachimangu Annual Grand Festival (浜松八幡宮例大祭)

📅Date & Time: Friday, August 14, 2026 | 8:30 PM – Approx. 9:00 PM

📍Location: Hamamatsu Hachimangu Shrine | Chuo-ku, Hamamatsu City (浜松八幡宮 / 静岡県浜松市中央区)

🎇 Number of Fireworks: Dedicated Tezutsu fireworks

🚃Access: Approx. a 3-minute walk from Hachiman Station on the Enshu Railway.

🚶‍♂️Access: Approx. a 20-minute walk from JR Hamamatsu Station.

🔗Website: http://www.hamamatsuhachimangu.org/
*Please check the “News” (お知らせ) section for the latest updates (Available in Japanese only).

⚠️ Notice: This is a cozy, neighborhood-scale local festival.

Nakanomachi Fireworks Festival (中野町煙火大会)

📅Date & Time: Friday, August 14, 2026 | 7:15 PM – 8:30 PM

📍Location: Tenryu Riverbank | Chuo-ku, Hamamatsu City (天竜川河川敷 / 静岡県浜松市中央区)

🎇Number of Fireworks: Approx. 4,000 shots (Scheduled)

🚌Access (by bus): From the JR Hamamatsu Station Bus Terminal, take the Nakanomachi Iwata Line (Route 80) from bus stop No. 9. After about 25 minutes, get off at the Nakanomachi bus stop, and walk for about 10 minutes.

Mori Town Fireworks Festival (森町納涼花火大会)

📅Date & Time: Saturday, August 15, 2026 | 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM (Held in light rain; canceled in case of stormy weather)

📍Location: Otagawa Riverbank Shinsui Park | Mori Town, Shuchi District (太田川河川敷親水公園 / 静岡県周智郡森町)

🎇Number of Fireworks: Approx. 3,000 shots

🚃Access: Approx. a 10-minute walk from Enshu-Mori Station on the Tenryu Hamanako Railroad.

🔗Official Website: https://www.mori-kanko.jp/
*Please check the “Four Seasons of Events” (四季のイベント) section for the latest updates (Available in Japanese only).

Haruno Keta Fireworks Festival (春野気田納涼花火大会)

📅 Date & Time: Saturday, August 15, 2026 | 7:45 PM – 8:30 PM (Postponed to Aug 16 or 17 in case of rain)

📍Location: Downstream of Shin-Ketagawa Bridge, Ketagawa Riverbank, Shopping Street Pedestrian Paradise | Tenryu-ku, Hamamatsu City (新気田川橋下流・気田川河川敷・商店街歩行者天国 / 静岡県浜松市天竜区)

🎇Number of Fireworks: Approx. 200 shots (Scheduled)

🚗Access: Approx. 40 minutes by car from the Shin-Tomei Expressway Hamamatsu-Hamakita IC.

Sakuma Fireworks Festival (佐久間祭典花火大会)

📅Date & Time: Saturday, August 15, 2026 | 7:30 PM – Approx. 8:15 PM (Scheduled)

📍 Location: Near the Sakuma History and Folklore Village Hall Parking Lot | Tenryu-ku, Hamamatsu City (佐久間歴史と民話の郷会館駐車場付近 / 静岡県浜松市天竜区)

🎇Number of Fireworks: Approx. 500 shots (Scheduled)

🚃Access: Approx. a 5-minute walk from Sakuma Station on the JR Iida Line.

🚗Access: Approx. 60 minutes by car from the Shin-Tomei Expressway Hamamatsu-Hamakita IC.

Hirakuchi Hachiman Shrine Fireworks Festival (平口八幡神社夏祭花火大会)

📅Date & Time: Friday, August 21, 2026 | 7:30 PM – 8:45 PM (Postponed to Saturday, August 22 in case of stormy weather)

📍Location: Hirakuchi Hachiman Shrine | Hamana-ku, Hamamatsu City (平口八幡神社 / 静岡県浜松市浜名区)

🎇Number of Fireworks: Approx. 400 shots (Scheduled)

🚌Access: From the JR Hamamatsu Station Bus Terminal, take the bus bound for “Sun Street Hamakita” from bus stop No. 12. After about 50 minutes, get off at the Sun Street Hamakita bus stop, and walk for about 9 minutes.

Iwata Fireworks Festival (いわた夏まつり花火大会)

📅Date & Time: Saturday, August 22, 2026 | 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM

📍Location: Fukude Fishing Port | Iwata City (福田漁港 / 静岡県磐田市)

🎇Number of Fireworks: Not disclosed

🚗Access: Approx. 20 minutes by car from the Tomei Expressway Iwata IC or Fukuroi IC.

🚌Shuttle Bus: Shuttle bus service is scheduled to operate from JR Mikuriya Station to the festival area. Please check the official website for details.

🔗Official Website: https://iwatanohanabi.com/

Kasuisai Okunoin Fudoson Grand Festival (可睡斎奥ノ院不動尊大祭)

📅Date & Time: Friday, August 28, 2026 | From approx. 6:45 PM

📍Location: Kasuisai Temple | Fukuroi City (可睡斎 / 静岡県袋井市)

🎇Number of Fireworks: Tezutsu fireworks & Launch fireworks

🚌Access: From the JR Fukuroi Station bus stop, take the bus bound for Enshu-Morimachi or Keta for about 10 minutes, and get off at the Kasuisai-Iriguchi bus stop.

🔗Website: https://www.kasuisai.or.jp/

Misakubo Festival Fireworks Festival (みさくぼ祭り花火大会)

📅Date & Time: Saturday, September 19, 2026 | 7:30 PM – 8:00 PM (Postponed to Sunday, September 20 in case of stormy weather)

📍Location: Riverbank in front of Misakubo General Gymnasium | Tenryu-ku, Hamamatsu City (水窪総合体育館前河川敷 / 静岡県浜松市天竜区)

✨Daytime Event: The festival features Enshu’s largest traditional and humorous masquerade contest during the day!

🚶‍♂️Access: Approx. a 10-minute walk from Mukaichiba Station on the JR Iida Line.

🚗Access: Approx. 80 minutes by car from the Shin-Tomei Expressway Hamamatsu-Hamakita IC.

Kosai Lakeside Fireworks Festival (湖西湖上花火大会)

📅Date & Time: Saturday, September 19, 2026 | From 7:30 PM

📍Location: Boat Race Hamanako | Kosai City (ボートレース浜名湖 / 静岡県湖西市)

🎇 Number of Fireworks: To Be Determined

🚶‍♂️ Access: Approx. a 5-minute walk from the North Exit of Araimachi Station on the JR Tokaido Line.

🔗Official Website: https://hamanako-kosai.jp/
*Please check the “News & Event” (お知らせ・イベント) section for the latest updates (Available in Japanese only).