📅 Event Calendar (Ozu Area)
Around 7/24
Niiya Summer Festival Fireworks Display
Roaring Echoes of the Basin 📅 Annually, around July 24th
Ozu City, Shintani Area
1st Saturday of August
Nagahama Akabashi Summer Festival & Fireworks Display
Fireworks Reflected in the Sea 📅 Annually, 1st Saturday of August
Nagahama Port Green Space
1st Sunday of August
Ozu River Festival Fireworks Display: Summer Battle
Ehime's Largest Class 📅 Annually, 1st Sunday of August (postponed in case of bad weather)
Hijikita Kawara / Green Park
6/1〜9/20
Ozu Cormorant Fishing (Hiji River Ukai)
Impressive Power 📅 Annually, June 1st to September 20th (Closed on Tuesdays)
Hiji River (Around Ozu Castle Town)
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Market
Ehime Creators' Marche in OZU
A large-scale marche where craft and handmade artists from Ehime gather in Ozu. A variety of handmade goods such as miscellaneous items, pottery, and food products will be on display.
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Summer Festival & Fireworks
Niiya Summer Festival Fireworks Display
A fireworks display that concludes the summer festival in the Niiya area of Ozu City. These powerful fireworks create a roaring sound that echoes through your body, unique to a basin surrounded by mountains.
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Summer Festival & Fireworks
Nagahama Akabashi Summer Festival & Fireworks Display
A summer festival set against the backdrop of Nagahama Ohashi (Red Bridge), the oldest existing movable bridge, and Iyonada Sea. The climax features approximately 1,800 fireworks, creating a spectacular light show that illuminates the night sky and the sea surface.
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Grand Fireworks Display
Ozu River Festival Fireworks Display: Summer Battle
🎆🔥 A Dream Collaboration of Japan's Three Great Cormorant Fishing + Approx. 3000 Fireworks! Ozu's largest summer festival, attracting approximately 80,000 visitors. The biggest highlight is the simultaneous viewing of 'Ozu no Ukai' (cormorant fishing) and fireworks. Enjoy the mystical lights of cormorant fishing and the fireworks in the night sky, accompanied by roaring echoes that shake the basin.
The fireworks are launched with Ozu Castle as a backdrop, offering beauty and power on one of the largest scales in Ehime.
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One of Japan's Three Great Cormorant Fishing Traditions
Ozu Cormorant Fishing (Hiji River Ukai)
🔥 Japan's only "Awase Ukai"! One of Japan's Three Great Cormorant Fishing Traditions A traditional fishing method with a history of 1,300 years. Houseboats run alongside cormorant fishing boats with bonfires, allowing you to experience the moment cormorants catch ayu (sweetfish) up close. It is Ozu's biggest summer specialty.
The sight of cormorant fishermen skillfully handling cormorants in their eboshi (hats) and koshimino (straw skirts) is breathtaking. It's a supremely luxurious time to enjoy along with the view of Ozu Castle and Garyu Sanso floating under the moonlight.
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Gourmet
Ozu Castle Town Cool Breeze Sweets Stroll
This popular stamp rally event allows you to enjoy summer-limited menus while strolling through cafes and sweets shops in the castle town area.
📝 Information is current as of writing. Dates, contents, and fees are subject to change.
Please check the official website before visiting.
Please check the official website before visiting.
