📅 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
Late August
Suitengu Fireworks Display (Grand Night Market)
Last Fireworks 📅 Annually, late August (Sunday)
Around Suitengu Shrine
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)
Late August - Mid-October
Original Ozu Imotaki
Ehime's Autumn Specialty 📅 Late August - Mid-October (Annually)
Konan Picnic Land
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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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Summer Festival & Fireworks
Kano River Summer Festival & Fireworks Display
A summer festival held on the mountain lake, Kanogawa Lake. Enjoy a fantastic view as approximately 2,100 fireworks illuminate the night lake surface and the mountain ridges.
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Summer Festival & Fireworks
Kawabe Furusato Festival & Fireworks Display
A handmade summer festival organized by the local residents of the Kawabe area. After local performing arts and food stalls, the festival concludes with fireworks echoing through the mountains.
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Temple Fair / Blessings
Kanayama Izushiji Temple Summer Grand Ennichi
A summer ennichi (temple fair) at Kanayama Izushiji Temple, Shikoku's oldest sacred site located at an altitude of 812m. Many worshippers visit the cool mountaintop.
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Summer Festival & Fireworks
Suitengu Fireworks Display (Grand Night Market)
This is the grand finale of Ozu's summer! The grand night market around Suitengu Shrine and the final fireworks evoke the sentiment of summer's end.
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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.
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Autumn Tradition & Gourmet Food
Original Ozu Imotaki
🍠 Ehime's Autumn Icon! Original Imotaki An Ehime specialty hot pot dish with taro, chicken, konjac, and more. Enjoying this hot pot outdoors in the green space along the Hiji River, listening to the gentle murmur of the river, is an exceptional experience!
Advance reservations are required at registered establishments, and events such as the 'Hatsuni-kai' (first cooking gathering) are held right after the season begins.
📝 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.
