The 2025 version! Kamakura Fireworks Festival, a summer tradition in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, features powerful underwater fireworks!

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This summer, too, the Kamakura Beach will be filled with a huge display of fireworks!

The 77th Kamakura Fireworks Festival will be held on Friday, July 18, 2025. The fireworks display in Kamakura, created by "Marugo," which was awarded the title of Japan's best pyrotechnician, will present a special and tasteful presentation that does not spoil the atmosphere and dignity of the ancient capital of Kamakura.

The fireworks display will include the famous underwater fireworks that will be thrown into the sea one after another from a boat floating on the sea, large shakudama fireworks, starmine, and a supporters' fireworks program in which messages will be read out. We hope you will enjoy the fireworks!
Enthralled by the spectacular fireworks!

Outline of the Kamakura Fireworks Festival

Date] Friday, July 18, 2025 19:20~20:10
*The event may be canceled due to weather conditions such as stormy weather or high waves. There will be no backup date.
Venue] Kamakura Beach (Yuigahama Beach, Zaimokuza Beach)
[Number of shots] Approx. 2,500
[Sponsor] Kamakura Fireworks Festival Executive Committee, Kamakura City Tourist Association
Poster for the Kamakura Fireworks Festival

What is the "underwater fireworks" synonymous with the Kamakura Fireworks Festival?

Do you know the famous "underwater fireworks" of the Kamakura Fireworks Festival? Fireworks are thrown into the sea from an underwater fireworks boat moving at high speed on the sea, and they open in a fan shape on the water, which is a beautiful and elegant fireworks display. Underwater fireworks are a divine achievement of pyrotechnicians who have to calculate the waves and currents. The underwater fireworks have been loved for many years, and the tradition is still being carried on with new techniques.

The Kamakura Fireworks Festival started in 1948 and has been a traditional summer event in Kamakura, loved and enjoyed by many people as well as local residents for many years. Many people have a "special feeling" toward the Kamakura Fireworks Festival, which has been loved and cherished for many years not only by the locals but also by many people. This may be due to the unique environment of Kamakura, surrounded by temples and shrines, nature, and the richness of the sea.
Underwater fireworks", a specialty of the Kamakura Fireworks Festival

Paid spectator seats are now on sale!

Paid seats for spectators are now available! If you would like to watch the fireworks without worrying about taking up a spot, please purchase your seats as soon as possible! For more information, please visit the official website of Kamakura City Tourist Association♪

Outline of the spectator seating

For more information, please visit the official website of Kamakura City Tourist Association.
・Paid Seats (Chair Seats / Reserved Seats): June 7, 2025 (Sat) 10:00 - July 18, 2025 (Fri) 19:20
*Sales will end as soon as they are sold out.
・Crowdfunding seats (sandy beach seat pairs/group seats): Friday, May 23, 2025 from 12:00 p.m.
*The deadline for the course with bleacher seats is June 22, 2025 (Sunday) 23:59

[Seating Location]
・Paid bleacher seats: Yuhigahama Beach (chair seats/reserved seats)
・Crowdfunding seats: Zaimokuza Beach (sandy beach seat seats)

【Others】 Please be advised that drinking alcohol is prohibited, including bringing your own.

*Photographs are of last year's event. Please note that the layout is subject to change.
Paid Bleacher Seats
Crowdfunding seats
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