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2025] Fireworks Festivals to be Enjoyed with Fuji (Kawaguchiko, Yamanakako, etc.)

Fuji rising in the moonlight in the background, and intoxicated by the fireworks display of a hundred flowers that shoot up in front of your eyes. Fuji in the summer. Starting with the "Mt. Fuji-Kawaguchiko Yamabiraki Festival Fireworks Display" held in early July each year, fireworks displays will be held on the Fuji Five Lakes from August 1. Fuji and fireworks at any of the fireworks displays, and you will be impressed by the spectacular view that can only be seen here.

2,000 fireworks in the summer night sky! The earliest fireworks display in the Fuji Five Lakes

Fuji. 2,000 fireworks are shot off in 30 minutes, and the elaborate program of rapid-fire, starmine, slanting fireworks, and shakudama are well received. This is the earliest fireworks display in the Fuji Five Lakes area, and is famous as the event that heralds the arrival of summer.
At the same time, the "Herb Festival" is held at Yagisaki Park and Oishi Park along the lakeside, where lavender blooms like a purple carpet. Watching the fireworks while being enveloped in the fragrance of the lavender flowers is also a tasteful way to enjoy the festival.

Fuji and Lake Kawaguchiko Yamabiraki Festival Fireworks Display
  • Address Oike Park, Kawaguchi Kohan Tatami Iwa, Funatsu Beach MAP
  • Business Hours July 5, 2025 (Sat) 20:00- (Mon)
  • TEL 0555-76-8300（Kawaguchiko Tourist Association)
  • Parking Free of charge
  • Memo Number of fireworks launched in a typical year: approx. 2,000
    Estimated number of visitors in a typical year: approx. 30,000
    No paid seating, rain or shine (rain date to be determined)

Fireworks shot off from four different areas are well worth seeing!

The "Fuji Five Lakes Fireworks Festival" is held every year from August 1. The festival is topped off by the Yamanakako Hoho Festival, a festival to express gratitude to the lake. Fireworks are set off in the four districts of Yamanaka Lake: Yamanaka, Asahigaoka, Hirano, and Nagaike. At 8:00 p.m., the fireworks start simultaneously, and about 8,000 fireworks, including large and shaku-dama (giant and shaku-zaku) balls, color the night sky in summer.
The main attractions are the musical starmine, in which music and fireworks are synchronized, and the continuous fireworks. There are also many beautiful and photogenic fireworks such as the "bouquet," which looks like a bouquet of flowers, and the "rainbow ball," which resembles a rainbow of seven different colors. The fireworks can be seen from anywhere along the lakeside, and the close-up view from a sightseeing boat is also dynamic and exceptional.

Lake Yamanakako Hohko Festival Fireworks Display
  • Address Yamanaka area (western part of Lake Yamanaka), Asahigaoka area (southeastern part of Lake Yamanaka), Hirano area (western part of Lake Yamanaka), Nagaike area (northwestern part of Lake Yamanaka) MAP
  • Business Hours August 1, 2025 (Fri) around 20:00 - 20:40 (time varies depending on the venue)
    *Held on the same day every year regardless of the day of the week
  • TEL 0555-62-3100（Lake Yamanaka Tourist Association)
  • Parking Free of charge (some events have a fee)
  • Memo Rain or shine, cancelled in case of stormy weather
    No spectator seating

Fantastic co-starring of lanterns and colorful fireworks

This summer festival is held at Ryugu Shrine, located on the shores of Lake Saiko and dedicated to Toyotamahime no Mikoto, the god of water. 500 lanterns are floated simultaneously into the lake at around 7:00 p.m., and fireworks are set off at 7:30 p.m. It is a fantastic sight to see the large fireworks display coloring the night sky as numerous lanterns shimmer on the surface of the water.
When the excitement reaches its climax, a series of powerful starmines will decorate the finale. Surrounded by mountains, the sound of the fireworks overlap like mountain bats, adding to the sense of realism.

Saiko Ryugu Festival Fireworks Display
  • Address Off the Maehama Beach by the West Lake MAP
  • Business Hours Mon, August 2, 2025 (Sat) Lantern lighting from 19:00, Fireworks display from 19:30 to 19:50 (tentative)
    Held on the same day every year regardless of the day of the week
  • TEL 0555-82-3131（Lake Saiko Tourist Association)
  • Parking Free of charge
  • Memo Number of fireworks launched every year: approx. 1,400
    No paid seating. Light rain is permitted (cancelled in case of stormy weather)

An atmospheric fireworks display held on a quiet mountain lake

The fireworks display is held at the serene and mysterious "Lake Motosu. Although the number of shots is only 1,000, it is a medium-sized display, but because it is surrounded by mountains on three sides, you can feel the echoes of the sound throughout your body, making it a very powerful event. The lakeside is relatively empty, so you can sit in your favorite spot and enjoy the fireworks in a relaxed atmosphere.
There are also a variety of shows to enjoy before the fireworks are launched, as well as a spectacular fire performance in the finale.

Lake Motosuko Shinko Festival Fireworks display
  • Address Lake Motosu MAP
  • Business Hours August 3, 2025 (Sun) 19:30 - 20:10 (tentative)
    *Held on the same day every year regardless of the day of the week
  • TEL 0555-87-2518（Lake Motosu Tourist Association)
  • Parking Free of charge (some events have a fee)
  • Memo Number of fireworks launched in a typical year: approx. 1,000
    Estimated number of visitors in a typical year: 3,000
    No paid seating. Light rain is permitted (in case of stormy weather, to be determined)

The finale of the Fuji Five Lakes Fireworks Festival is a big event!

With a history of over 100 years, this is the largest fireworks display on the Fuji Five Lakes. Following the live music performance by the lakeside, the "Big Fireworks Display" will be held as a fitting finale to the festival.
The fireworks program is full of individuality and includes an extra-large starmine, a series of large fireworks, a musical starmine linked to music, and a "peacock firework" that draws a semicircle on the lake. The event is sure to be a great success.

Kawaguchiko Lake Festival Fireworks display
  • address (e.g. of house) Funatsuhama and Hirahama Parking, Oike Park, Kawaguchiko Town, Fuji MAP
  • Business Hours August 5, 2025 (Tue) from 19:45
    *Held on the same day every year regardless of the day of the week
  • TEL 0555-72-3168（Fujikawaguchiko Town Hall/Tourism Division)
  • Parking Free of charge
  • Memo Number of fireworks launched in a typical year: approx. 10,000
    No paid seating. Light rain is permitted (in case of stormy weather, to be determined)

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