Nagaoka Festival Fireworks
長岡まつり大花火大会
Usual hours and prices, checked 2026-10-04 against the sources under “What this place is”. They can change for holidays and events — confirm before you go. Official site
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Our guide
This page is about an event, not a place you can visit any day. The Nagaoka Festival is held in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, every year from 1 to 3 August. It is made up mainly of a peace ceremony, daytime events and a grand fireworks display, with lanterns floated on the river, and the fireworks on the second and third nights are counted among Japan's three greatest fireworks festivals.
So the dates are the whole plan: 2 and 3 August for the fireworks. Nagaoka Station, on the Jōetsu Shinkansen, is about 1.8 km away in a straight line from the point this page is mapped to. We have not checked viewing areas, tickets or transport arrangements for the festival, so look at the organisers' information for the year you are going.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
- Find47 Niigata-The Nagaoka Fireworks Festival-m2 — Koichi_Hayakawa · CC BY 4.0 · source · resized
- Nagaoka Hanabi Kanranseki Suponsar2 — Rebirth10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Nagaoka Hanabi Kanranseki Suponsar1 — Rebirth10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Nagaoka Hanabi Kanranseki2 — Rebirth10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Nagaoka Hanabi Kanranseki — Rebirth10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Nagaoka Festival Fireworks 2016 Niagara Fireworks and 36 inches shell Fireworks — penguin8622 (original file author) · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
What this place is
The Nagaoka Festival (長岡まつり) is held in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, every year from 1 to 3 August. It is made up mainly of a peace ceremony, daytime events and a grand fireworks display, along with lantern floating on the river. The fireworks on the second and third days are counted among Japan's three greatest fireworks festivals.
Visitor information checked: 2026-10-04 · Nagaoka official tourism: 2026 fireworks dates and viewing seats
Background text translated from Japanese Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
What to expect at this type of place: Park & garden
Nearby station
Nearby station: Nagaoka (Jōetsu Shinkansen), about 1.8 km from the spot in a straight line.
Worked out on 2026-09-14 from this place’s map position, using HeartRails Express station data and station names from Wikidata. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route, and says nothing about buses, transfers or timetables — plan the trip on Google Maps.
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