{"id":178733,"date":"2026-07-23T13:35:39","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T04:35:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=event&#038;p=178733&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2026-07-23T13:39:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T04:39:18","slug":"chikugo-river-fireworks-26","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/event\/chikugo-river-fireworks-26\/","title":{"rendered":"367th Chikugo River Fireworks Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dating back to 1650, this is one of western Japan\u2019s largest and oldest fireworks festivals, having begun as a dedication display celebrating the completion of Suitengu Shrine. Approximately 12,000 fireworks are launched from two sites along the Chikugo River, with six viewing areas, including Kyo-machi and Sasayama, offering spectacular views of the display.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-178673 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fn_fireworks_2026_chikugogawa_cl-001.jpeg?resize=1400%2C931&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Fukuoka Kyushu Fireworks Guide 2026 - Hanabi Festivals\" width=\"1400\" height=\"931\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fn_fireworks_2026_chikugogawa_cl-001.jpeg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fn_fireworks_2026_chikugogawa_cl-001.jpeg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fn_fireworks_2026_chikugogawa_cl-001.jpeg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fn_fireworks_2026_chikugogawa_cl-001.jpeg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Aug. 5, 2026 (Wed) *postponed 8\/7 (Fri) in case of inclement weather<\/li>\n<li>19:40~20:40<\/li>\n<li>Approx. 12,000 fireworks<\/li>\n<li>Free viewing<\/li>\n<li>Venues: Kyomachi, Sasayama, Komorino, Nagatoishi, Miyaki, Tosu<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/MBNW1ZQcy575X8t18\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nagatoishi Riverside, Komorino Riverside, Kurume City, Fukuoka<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/welcome-kurume.com\/en\/events\/detail\/ee39e5e5-fb6b-46b1-b16a-618264042dda\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dating back to 1650, this is one of western Japan\u2019s largest and oldest fireworks festivals, having begun as&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30291,"featured_media":178673,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-178733","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-kurume","event-type-festival","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/178733","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=178733"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/178673"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=178733"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=178733"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}