Over 1.5 million gathered in Kokura City for Kitakyushu’s largest festival last year! The Wasshoi Hyakuman Summer Festival includes dancers, stalls, and a parade with a marching band. Festivities close with a stunning fireworks finale over Kokura Castle. Before the fireworks display, all nearby houses are asked to switch off their lights, to send a message about energy conservation, as well as to make the fireworks even more beautiful in the dark night sky. Join the famous tradition of cleaning the area together with the locals after the fireworks finish.
• Fireworks: 8/6 (Sun.) 20:20 ~ 20:50 (Festival runs 8/5~6) *Cancelled in case of inclement weather
• Katsuyama Park, Kokura Kita-ku, Kitakyushu City
• Approx. 3,000 fireworks
• 5 min. from JR Nishikokura Sta. or Kitakyushu Monorail Heiwadori Sta., 10 min from JR Kokura Sta.
• 093-541-5472
• http://www.wasshoi.info
