The “Kanmon Kaikyo Fireworks Festival” is a summer festival that started in 1988 to deepen exchanges between Kitakyushu City and Shimonoseki City in Yamaguchi Prefecture, which are adjacent to each other across the Kanmon Straits.
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The Highlight
It is one of the most famous fireworks festivals in Kyushu, with a total of 15,000 spectacular fireworks (one of the largest in western Japan) being launched from Shimonoseki and Moji, against the beautiful night scenery of the Kanmon Straits.
The Experience
Kanmon Straits Fireworks Festival: Shimonoseki Side (Group Bus Exclusive)
- Our tour provides exclusive access to a special group bus viewing area on the Shimonoseki side, ensuring you a comfortable and leisurely viewing experience.
- No chairs are provided. Please bring your own leisure sheets or similar.
- Event details are subject to change or cancellation due to weather or other unforeseen circumstances.
Important: Refund Policy for Fireworks Festival Cancellation
- The fireworks festival will proceed in case of rain. However, should the event be canceled due to severe weather conditions such as storms or strong winds, the sponsorship fee (special viewing area admission fee of ¥5,000) cannot be refunded. We appreciate your understanding.
Information about the tour Place of departure and destination: From Hakata to Kanmon Straits Fireworks Festival 2025 - Shimonoseki Side (Yamaguchi) Number of days of travel: 1 Day Means of transportation: Bus Name of bus company: Horikawa Kanko / Marin Kanko Meal(s): No meal Minimum number of passengers to operate: 20 Number of Tour Conductor: 1 Number of Tour Guide: N/A
Tour Operator Information Company Name: H.I.S. Co., Ltd. Department Name: Inbound Travel Sales Division DMC Department Kyushu Group Northern Kyushu Team Address: Tenjin-heiwa Building 8F 1-14-4 Tenjin, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka, JAPAN, 810-0001 Tel: +81-050-1742-3921 Registration No.: No. 724 by the Commissioner of Japan Tourism Agency Membership: Full Member of the Japan Association of Travel Agents (JATA)
Contact Information Department Name: Inbound Travel Sales Division DMC Department Kyushu Group Northern Kyushu Team Address: Tenjin-heiwa Building 8F 1-14-4 Tenjin, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka, JAPAN, 810-0001 Tel: +81-050-1742-3921 Opening hour: 10:00~18:00 (Closed on Saturdays, Sundays, and national holidays)
General Travel Services Manager: Megumi Hisatomi *The Tour Operations Manager is responsible for transactions related to your travel at the sales office, handling your travel arrangements. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the explanations provided by the staff about this travel contract, please do not hesitate to contact the above-mentioned Tour Operations Manager.
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Guide Services
Languages Spoken by Guides
- Japanese
Itinerary
- This tour is a Japanese tour. The tour conductor will provide language support using a translator (Pocket Talk)
- 14:00Depart from Hakata ※Please gather 15 minutes before departure.
- 16:30Arrive at the fireworks venue on the Shimonoseki side. You'll be guided to the special group bus viewing area. ※Note: Chairs are not provided. Please bring your own leisure sheets or similar.
- 19:40Kanmon Straits Fireworks Festival
- Around 21:30: Depart from the fireworks venue
- Around 23:30 : Arrive back in Hakata
Price Details
How to Use
- Voucher will be sent via email. Please show your e-voucher at designated location.
Purchase Notice
This tour is a Japanese tour. The tour conductor will provide language support using a translator (Pocket Talk).
- There is no multilingual conversation.
- This is not a private tour, you will enjoy the tour with other guests.
- Tour prices are subject to change without notice. We will not collect additional fees from customers who have already made reservations.
- Drinking alcohol on the bus is prohibited.
- Please note that your stay may be shortened due to traffic congestion, etc.
- The order of the itinerary may be partially changed.
- Seat selection is not available.
- Please note that odd-numbered groups will, in principle, share seats on the bus
- Please note that the event details and start time of the fireworks festival are subject to change without prior notice.
- Due to traffic congestion or other delays, time at the venue may be shortened.
- Meals are not included. Please prepare your own food or purchase from service areas or food stalls at the venue.
- The return will be late at night. The indicated return time is an estimate and may be delayed due to traffic conditions. Please check the schedule of the last public transportation in advance and plan your return accordingly. If you miss the last train or bus, alternative return methods and related costs are your responsibility.
Important Booking Information
Important Notes During Bus Tour
1. We ask for your cooperation in refraining from drinking alcohol on the bus.
2. To the members of the odd-numbered group: Please be informed that you may have to share seats with other passengers on the bus.
3. As it is stipulated by the law of Japan, please wear your seat belt on the tour bus.
4. Please do not stand up or walk while the tour bus is running.
5. Seating on the bus is assigned by H.I.S staff, please do not change your seat during the tour.
6. Please kindly be punctual and arrive at the designated meeting place on time. The bus will leave on time and will not wait for latecomers.
7. If latecomers wish to rejoin the group again afterward, all transportation fees will be at the customer's own expense.
8. Please kindly put on the sticker which will be given to you by the tour guide during the tour, make sure it can be seen clearly.
9. Please do not stick it on leather goods as seal marks may remain.
10. Please do not use the seat reclining function or change the seat setting.
11. Please kindly switch all your electronic devices such as mobile phones and game machines etc. to manner mode with no sound.
12. Talking on mobile phones and video calls are prohibited on the tour bus.
13. Smoking is strictly prohibited on the tour bus.
14. Arrival time at each sightseeing sport may differ depending on traffic conditions.
15. Use of drones for shooting or other purposes is prohibited during the tour.
16. Please do not use perfume, spray or change baby diapers on the bus, as it may cause trouble to other customers.
17. Please kindly manage your valuable belongings by yourself.
18. After the tour, please kindly take all the garbage with you and do not leave them on the bus.
19. Please do not forget and leave any personal belongings on the bus after the tour.
20. In regards to the fruit picking tour, please note that it is consumable only within the farm. Bringing it home in your own bag is strictly prohibited.
21. If you are unable to follow the above regulations and cause any nuisance on the bus, you may be asked to get off the bus even in the middle of the tour.
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, will charge 50%