{"id":178224,"date":"2026-06-24T09:20:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T00:20:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=event&#038;p=178224&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2026-06-24T09:20:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T00:20:47","slug":"ashiya-fireworks-festival-26","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/event\/ashiya-fireworks-festival-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Ashiya Fireworks Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A long-running fireworks festival in the Kitakyushu area, this event dates back to the Taisho era and has a history spanning more than a century. Around 5,000 fireworks are launched from barges on the Onga River, lighting up the summer night sky and reflecting brilliantly across the water.<\/p>\n<p>Highlights include powerful large-shell fireworks and the festival\u2019s signature \u201cNiagara Falls\u201d display, a dazzling curtain of light stretching approximately 250 meters across the river and connecting its two banks. Drawing large crowds each year, the event remains a beloved summer tradition and a seasonal landmark in the region.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/fn_fireworks-ashiya_2022_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C1149&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Ashiya Fireworks Festival, \u3042\u3057\u3084\u82b1\u706b\u5927\u4f1a\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1149\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-147767\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/fn_fireworks-ashiya_2022_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/fn_fireworks-ashiya_2022_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C246&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/fn_fireworks-ashiya_2022_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C840&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/fn_fireworks-ashiya_2022_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C630&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jul. 25, 2026 (Sat) *slight rain or shine, no postponement in case of rain<\/li>\n<li>20:00~21:00<\/li>\n<li>Free viewing<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/bPevjkGEhh8evrwt9\" target=\"_blank\">Onga River estuary, Ashiya-machi, Onga-gun, Fukuoka<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.town.ashiya.lg.jp\/site\/kanko\/24391.html\" target=\"_blank\">Website<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A summer ritual held at Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine in July and September. To console the spirit of Tenjin-sama&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30291,"featured_media":147767,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-178224","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-fukuoka-prefecture","event-type-festival","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/178224","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30291"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=178224"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/147767"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=178224"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=178224"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}