the Japanese FIREWORKS tour

15/06/2024

Dreaming of seeing the stunning Nagaoka Fireworks but can't find tickets or accommodation? Don't worry! Our exclusive tour packages include premium seating and top-rated hotels. Book now and make your trip unforgettable! Limited to 10 seats, first-come, first-served‼
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07/06/2024

05/06/2024

Have you heard of Katakai Fireworks? They're famous for their incredible Yonshaku-dama firework, and they've been around for over 400 years! It's said that it all started when each household in the town made their own fireworks and set them off by a small group of individuals and neighbors at street corners and other places.
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02/06/2024

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Let's join us our toure on June 27th. If you're looking for a truly unique experience, look no further than Niigata Prefecture in Japan! Here, you can enjoy a spectacular underwater fireworks display, savor the finest Kubota sake, indulge in a Michelin-starred bento box, and relax in a soothing hot spring all in one day.
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01/06/2024

Kashiwazaki is home to some of the most spectacular fireworks displays in Japan! The city's 2km(1.24mail) long sea embankment is the perfect backdrop for these awe-inspiring displays. With the western coast at your back, you can enjoy the changing skies and the magnificent and beautiful Japanese fireworks!

31/05/2024

The Kashiwazaki Fireworks Festival in Niigata Prefecture is a real favorite among Japanese fireworks fans. Anyway, I'll upload this amazing video for you to enjoy. The fireworks are interrupted for a bit in the middle of the video but just keep watching!
Let's watch these fireworks together in Japan! It'll be so much fun!
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29/05/2024

This was our tour last year, and it was such a blast!
We were so lucky to get to see the world's largest fireworks display of Yonshaku-dama, but that wasn't all! We also had a truly unique experience there, including delicious meals prepared by local people in an old house and the chance to get to know the lovely people of the area.
We'd love for you to take a look at what the participants had to say. https://ideya.jp/tour/2023report/

27/05/2024

This is a video of last year's Kashiwazaki Fireworks Festival in Niigata Prefecture as seen from the actual seats of the 100 simultaneous shaku-dama launches. There are many fireworks festivals in Japan, but this is the only one you can experience.　
This year's event is on July 26.
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26/05/2024

Hey there! Did you know that... Each of the balls of Japanese fireworks has a name, and they're all so lovely! These names are like a little secret to help you imagine what the fireworks will look like when they go up!

25/05/2024

This is a beautiful fireworks display from last year's Katakai Festival in Niigata Prefecture. Japanese people love the ephemeral nature of fireworks, which gradually get more and more exciting and finally scatter in the sky.
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23/05/2024

Get ready for a spectacular show! Underwater fireworks will be launched at sea. In the sky, two magnificent fireworks with a diameter of 300 meters are launched at the same time, creating a spectacular display called the "100 Shakudama Simultaneous Launch." Be sure to check out this video of this incredible fireworks display in Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture!

22/05/2024

Nagaoka City in Niigata Prefecture is home to the Nagaoka Fireworks, one of Japan's three largest and most spectacular fireworks displays! And here we have the home of the Kubota's sake brewery, which was founded all the way back in 1830 and focuses on using only the freshest local ingredients. Niigata fireworks and Kubota sake, which is brewed with history, are a match made in heaven!

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21/05/2024

Japanese fireworks are so precise! They form a perfect circle without any deviation. This firework is a 1 shaku size, with a diameter of 30 cm(0.98ft) and a weight of 7 kg(15lb). It's pretty impressive, both in height and diameter! The shot is 300m(9.8ft) high, and the open ball is 300m(9.8ft) in diameter.

20/05/2024

Nagaoka City in Niigata Prefecture is not just a great spot for fireworks, but it's also home to some of the most beautiful Nishikigoi, or swimming jewels, you'll ever see! There, visitors can experience the heartwarming process of raising a pond to transfer beautiful Nishikigoi to a warm indoor facility before the snow piles up in an area of heavy snowfall.
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18/05/2024

This is last year's Kashiwazaki Fireworks Festival, and it was absolutely amazing!
The pink fireworks below are fireworks balls bursting in the sea, and they're absolutely beautiful. And there are lots more fireworks to enjoy, too! At the same time, 100 shaku-dama (large fireworks) with a diameter of 30 cm (0.98 ft) are launched simultaneously.
These are truly unique and you'll never see anything like them anywhere else!
https://ideya.jp/en/tour/2024/kashiwazaki/

17/05/2024

The Katakai Festival in Niigata Prefecture is a truly special event, with the world's largest class of fireworks, the Yonshaku-dama, being displayed. To launch this 420 kg (926 lb) ball 800 m (2,600 ft) above the ground, a steel cylinder 5.2 m (17 ft) high and 1.8 cm (0.7 inchs) thick is used. The tube will also be buried underground on the day of the event, and the ball will be set up using a crane.
Everything is going to be absolutely huge!
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16/05/2024

On September 10, 1985, something truly amazing happened at the Katakai Festival in Niigata Prefecture. On that day, the first Yonshaku-dama (80 kg/176 lb. of gunpowder) was successfully launched! Guinness World Records was so impressed that they certified it as the “World's Largest Launched Fireworks.”
The fireworks were a whopping 800 meters across!
We're so excited to announce that this year's Katakai Festival will be held on September 13th and 14th!!

10/05/2024

The cities of Tsubame and Sanjo are Japan's top spots for metal cutlery and metal household goods. They've been around for 400 years and have reliable technology to boot. The products are pricey, but if you see the manufacturing process up close and learn about the high quality of the products, you'll be convinced! If you're looking for a great place to stop before the fireworks in Niigata Prefecture, this is it! It's about 1.5 hours from Tokyo by Shinkansen bullet train.

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08/05/2024

Just an hour and a half away from Tokyo by Shinkansen bullet train, you'll find the lovely Niigata Prefecture, home to the best Japanese brand of rice, Koshihikari. When you're watching the three major fireworks in Niigata, why not bring along some delicious rice balls and sake?
The Kubota brand sake from Nagaoka City's Asahi Shuzo Sake Brewing is delightfully light and dry, with a soft, light, yet deep and rich taste. Kubota is sold in many foreign countries, but we really hope you'll get the chance to taste it in Japan!
https://ideya.jp/en/tour/2024/katakai/

06/05/2024

Get ready for the most incredible fireworks show you've ever seen! We've put together a schedule of our top picks for fireworks displays in Japan from May through September.
These shows last from one to two hours, and it's an amazing experience to be there and feel the energy of the crowd as they admire the beauty of the fireworks. Don't just take our word for it — come and experience it for yourself!
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05/05/2024

If you're planning to see the Nagaoka Fireworks, one of Japan's three most famous fireworks on August 2 and 3, we'd love for you to stop by the nearby Nagaoka Hanabi-kan(Nagaoka Fireworks Museum)!
Here, you can learn all about the history and charm of Nagaoka fireworks. You can even enjoy watching, learning, and playing with full-size fireworks balls and fireworks tubes😊 Some of our tours include a stop here!
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04/05/2024

Come and join us for the amazing Kashiwazaki Fireworks Festival along the coast! You'll get to see not only the fireworks, but also the beautiful sunset coast before it starts.
This is a fireworks display put on by the lovely locals of Kashiwazaki. It's a truly stunning and spectacular display that shows the spirit of this wonderful town. Over the water, under the water, and into the sky! It's impossible to take your eyes off the fireworks reflected in the sea and coloring the sky!
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03/05/2024

The Katakai Festival is a truly special event held on September 14 and 15, 2024 in Ojiya City, Niigata Prefecture. It's just an hour and a half by bullet train from Tokyo and a 30-minute drive from there, so it's easily accessible for anyone in the area.
The festival is known for its grandeur and beauty, and it's a wonderful opportunity to experience the local culture. The star of the festival is undoubtedly the world's largest fireworks display, the "Yon-shaku-dama"!!
This Katakai Festival has been going strong for more than 400 years! The festival is a wonderful celebration of community and a heartfelt expression of gratitude to the gods for a bountiful harvest, safety, and happiness.
The wonderful folks at the Katakai Festival make sure that all of the fireworks are donated by individuals and organizations. Everyone is welcome! Their names are proudly displayed on a numbering board set up at the venue to honor their contribution to the festivities. And there's more! A "banzuke chart" with their names printed on it is also distributed. A banzuke chart is a chart that in Japan shows the rank and class of sumo wrestlers. And here, in the same form, we've noted the names of all the kind folks who donated and the size of the fireworks.
Why not set off fireworks here as a special commemorative event?
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01/05/2024

Our tour began with a lovely meeting with John Daub, the brilliant creator and producer of the YouTuber, ONLY IN JAPAN series, who is based in Japan. We were so lucky to be able to accompany him to create this video! We created the tour with the hope that more and more people around the world will have the same incredible experience as this video in Japan. We'd love for you to visit his YouTube page to learn more about Japanese fireworks!
https://youtu.be/EtoZOqbwH9E

Japan makes some of the world's best fireworks including record breaking giant sized shells like the Yonshakudama! We'll head to a prestigious fireworks fact...

29/04/2024

The Nagaoka Fireworks Festival is one of the three major fireworks festivals in Japan. This incredible display is a beautiful memorial to those who lost their lives in the air raid on Nagaoka in August 1945. It's also a heartfelt expression of gratitude to our predecessors who worked so hard for the reconstruction of the city, and a beautiful prayer for lasting peace.
We're so excited to offer you our exclusive tours! You'll get to enjoy excellent seating, delicious meals, and comfortable accommodations. We can't wait to spend this time with you!　https://ideya.jp/en/tour/2024/nagaoka/

26/04/2024

Why not come to Japan and experience the world's largest class of fireworks, the Guinness World Record 4-Shaku-dama? This incredible firework is 4ft (1.2m) in diameter and weighs over 882lb (400kg). When the fireworks open in the sky above, a large flower over 765yd (700m) in diameter spreads out and it is a truly spectacular sight!
You'll love the Katakai Festival, just an hour away from Tokyo by Shinkansen bullet train. You'll see so many big, beautiful fireworks you won't believe your eyes! And you'll get to experience a whole lot of Japanese culture, too, at these local festivals.
This fireworks show is September 14,15, 2024.
Let's join with us! https://ideya.jp/en/tour/2024/katakai/

25/04/2024

Have you heard about the amazing Kashiwazaki Marine Fireworks Festival? It's one of the three major fireworks festivals in Niigata prefecture Japan, and it's definitely worth checking out! Held in the lovely city of Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture, it's just an hour and a half away from Tokyo by Shinkansen bullet train.
There's nothing quite like the Starmine in the Sea fireworks display! It's a truly spectacular show, with fireworks shot into the sea, 100 shaku-dama launched simultaneously, simultaneous launch of two 3-shaku-dama, and 300 shaku-dama launched in a grand finale.This fireworks show is July 26, 2024.
Let's join with us! https://ideya.jp/en/tour/2024/kashiwazaki/

01/04/2024

Katakai Fireworks and Japanese Sake Tours in Niigata prefecture [ September 14th - 15th, 2024 ]

This is a special 2-day/1-night tour guided by a fireworks specialist and a Sake brewery worker. You will experience traditional rural Japan, enjoy the enchanting mountain fireworks of the Katakai Festival, one of the three major fireworks festivals in Tohoku, and spend a day tasting the sake that Niigata Prefecture boasts of its rice and water, famous in Japan. On this tour you will meet the locals and visit unique places that you cannot go anywhere else.

https://ideya.jp/en/tour/2024/katakai/

01/04/2024

Nagaoka Fireworks and Eco-tourism in Niigata prefecture [ August 3rd - 4th, 2024 ]

This is a special 2-day/1-night tour guided by a fireworks specialist and local people. You will experience a traditional Japanese summer in the countryside, enjoy the enchanting river fireworks at the Nagaoka Festival, one of the three major fireworks festivals in Japan, and experience the local people's hearty fresh harvest and traditional Japanese cooking using these vegetables. This tour allows you to meet the locals and visit unique places that you cannot go anywhere else.

https://ideya.jp/en/tour/2024/nagaoka/

01/04/2024

Kashiwazaki Fireworks and the Essence of Snow Country in Niigata prefecture - Terraced Rice Paddies and Carp Ponds [ July 26th - 27th, 2024 ]

This guided 2-day/1-night tour is accompanied by a fireworks expert and locals. You'll have the chance to experience a typical Japanese summer in the rural area, admire the stunning ocean fireworks at the Gion Kashiwazaki Festival, one of the top three firework events in Tohoku, and observe the lively Nishikigoi. You'll also encounter the locals and explore exclusive locations that are off-limits to others.

https://ideya.jp/en/tour/2024/kashiwazaki/