Miyajima Water Fireworks

High crowdChugoku

Miyajima, Hiroshima

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Date

Mid-August (typically August 11-14)

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Shells

5,000+

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Region

Chugoku

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About this festival

Fireworks launched from a barge in front of the iconic red torii gate of Itsukushima Shrine. Water-borne fireworks bloom on the sea surface — a scene found nowhere else in Japan.

Highlights

✓Torii gate silhouette
✓Water-borne fireworks
✓5,000 shells
✓UNESCO World Heritage setting

Getting There

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Ferry from Miyajimaguchi (JR Sanyo Line) — 10 min crossing

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🎆 Mid August