Experience Japan’s top fireworks competition — the Omagari Fireworks Festival — from your reserved seat! This special event happens once a year and features the best fireworks artists from across Japan. They compete for the top prize, the Prime Minister’s Award.
This tour offers two options: a reserved seat-only plan, or a plan that includes round-trip bus transportation from Sendai Station.
Enjoy amazing fireworks set to music, lighting up the summer night sky. This is more than just a show — it’s a contest of beauty and skill. Join us for a night full of lights, sounds, and unforgettable memories!
Options
Chair Seat Plan (with round-trip bus service)
Chair Seat Plan (viewing seat only)
The Experience
Discover over a century of tradition at the Omagari Fireworks Festival — Japan’s most prestigious fireworks competition. First held in 1910 as part of a local shrine festival in Daisen City, Akita Prefecture, this event has grown into one of Japan’s Three Great Fireworks Festivals. Today, it serves as the stage for the National Fireworks Competition, where top pyrotechnic masters from across Japan gather to compete for prestigious awards, including the Prime Minister’s Prize.
The festival takes place every year on the last Saturday of August and attracts more than 700,000 visitors. It features two parts:
- Daytime fireworks, known for colorful smoke effects and artistic shapes.
- Nighttime fireworks, showcasing traditional shell fireworks, synchronized music displays, and breathtaking starmine performances.
With this package, you can enjoy the full experience from a guaranteed reserved seat in a viewing area. You can choose either to go to Omagari Station on your own or take our round-trip bus from Sendai Station.
Expect dazzling artistic fireworks set against the night sky, in a spectacular display of creativity and craftsmanship. Enjoy the festival atmosphere, with food stalls, local flavors, and the warm hospitality of Akita.
Guide Services
Languages Spoken by Guides
- English
Itinerary
- 10:00【Round Trip Bus Option】Meet the guide at East exit, Sendai Station.
- 【Round Trip Bus Option】Please have lunch on your own during the break along the way.
- 15:30Meet the guide at West Gate of Omagari Station, Police Station side.
- You will walk to the seating area together with the guide.
- 17:30Daytime Fireworks Competition
- 18:50Nighttime Fireworks Competition
- 21:30After the grand finale, the event will end and you will dismissed at your seat. Please make sure to check your transportation options and departure times in advance.
- 00:00【Round Trip Bus Option】We will depart the venue as soon as the traffic restrictions are lifted.
- 04:00【Round Trip Bus Option】You will arrive at Sendai Station. Please make sure to arrange your own transportation and accommodation for the return.
Price Details
How to Use
- Voucher will be sent via email. Please show your e-voucher at designated location.
Purchase Notice
- For the round-trip bus option, you’ll arrive back before the first public transport services begin, so please arrange your onward travel yourself.
- From the parking area to the viewing seats, you’ll need to walk 30–90 minutes due to traffic restrictions—please wear comfortable shoes.
- Restrooms at the fireworks site are portable toilets and may not provide toilet paper, so please bring pocket tissues or similar.
- Reserved Seats cannot be selected.
- Children under elementary school age may enter without a ticket only if they do not occupy a seat. If a seat is needed, please purchase a ticket.
- In case of bad weather or other unforeseen circumstances, the event may be postponed or rescheduled. Tickets will remain valid for the new date, but no refunds or compensation will be provided due to postponement or rescheduling.
Important Booking Information
- It takes approximately 30 to 40 minutes on foot from Omagari Station to the reserved seating area, depending on crowd conditions.
- The fireworks will take place even in the event of rain. Please bring your raincoat in case of rain.
- Transportation and accommodation will be extremely crowded on the day of the event. Please make all necessary travel and lodging arrangements on your own in advance.
Cancellation Policy
- Cancellation made at least 11 day(s) before departure date, Fully refundable (100% refund)
- Cancel during 8 ~ 10 day(s) of departure, will charge 20%
- Cancel during 2 ~ 7 day(s) of departure, will charge 30%
- Cancel on 1 day(s) before departure, will charge 40%
- Cancel on activities date, Non-refundable (0% refund)