Last year, Fukaya had most of their summer festivals, except for the Fukaya Fireworks. This year, they are back for the first time in four years. However, they are on in September rather than the usual August. Before the pandemic these fireworks were always on the first Sunday in August.Read More →
Events, fireworks and festivals on in the month of August, 2023, in Saitama Prefecture. Normally, I add new events all the time, but I will be on holidays from close of business today! Therefore, I won’t be adding events as frequently as usual. Also, for the same reason, I won’tRead More →
The 13th annual Odako Fireworks are on in 2023, for the first time in four years. It is just a small firework display that follows a day time festival called the Kasukabe Community Summer Festival. Both were cancelled between 2020 and 2022 due to the pandemic. Odako Fireworks The fireworksRead More →
One of Saitama’s most spectacular summer festivals, the Yorii Tamayodo Suitengu festival (Suitenguusai) and fireworks need little introduction within Saitama. If you are looking for a unique, but traditional festival – one of the best Water Festivals in all of Japan – pin this! Despite the magnificence of this waterRead More →
As part of a collective of summer festivals called “Omiya Summer Festivals”, the east gate of Higashi Omiya Station throw a party each August! The East gate’s festival is a two day celebration, always on the first Friday and Saturday of August. Moreover, on the Saturday night they have aRead More →
Each year in July, the area around Takesato Nishiguchi station in Kasukabe, put on a summer festival and this year, for the first time, they will also have digital / projection mapping fireworks. Takesato Summer Festival and projection mapping fireworks This is the 43rd occurrence of the annual summer festivalRead More →
Iruma Air Base Summer Evening Festival (Iruma Nouryou Festival) with fireworks, for the first time in four years. Iruma Air Base Fireworks 2023 Each year, bar during the pandemic, the Iruma Air Base opens the gates to the public for a handful of community events! Such as this Summer EveningRead More →
Saikasai – Asaka City Summer Festival. This festival is on the first Sunday of August and the preceding Saturday and Friday annually. The festival was on in 2022 too, but they didn’t have the popular firework display to avoid crowding. But, thankfully, the fireworks are back in 2023. However, theyRead More →
The Nagatoro Funadama festival will be on this August (2023), all things equal, for the first time in four years. It is one of the most breathtaking summer scenes in Saitama. If you missed the spectacular Yorii Tamayodo Suitengu festival, this is another chance to see stunning festival boats withRead More →
Summer Holidays / Summer in Saitama 2023 – In 2020 and 2021 summer was quite different to life before the pandemic. In 2022 things were a bit better with some fireworks and festivals on and even a few water play areas and pools open. But not all of them byRead More →