Home All Articles Toyo Shimanami Kaido Event Updated August 2026: Ehime & Shimanami Kaido Event Calendar & Map! Onmaku Fireworks and Suigun Festival Information
Updated August 2026: Ehime & Shimanami Kaido Event Calendar & Map! Onmaku Fireworks and Suigun Festival Information
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Updated August 2026: Ehime & Shimanami Kaido Event Calendar & Map! Onmaku Fireworks and Suigun Festival Information

03.04.2026
📅 Event Calendar (Shimanami & Imabari Area)
Early August
Night Market
Kamijima Furusato Yoichi (Hometown Night Market)
📅 Annually early August (※2026 dates to be announced around July-August on Kamijima Town tourism sites, etc.)
Kamijima Town (Yugejima) Yuge Port
Free
Mid-August
Obon
Yattaru DAY! in Yoshiumi
📅 Annually around August 15th 📅Unannounced
Oshima Yoshiumi Rose Park
Free
Late August
Race
Innoshima Suigun Festival - Sea Festival
📅 Annually late August (※2026 dates to be announced by the Executive Committee in June-July)
Innoshima Shimanami Beach
Free
24th of every month
1-day limited
A day when wishes might come true!
📅 24th of every month
Innoshima Habu Shopping Street
Free
Year-round
Weekends
Shin-Onomichi Bridge Illumination
📅 Year-round (mainly weekends)
Onomichi Channel (Shin-Onomichi Bridge)
Free
Year-round
Specified dates
Kurushima Kaikyo Bridge Illumination Maintenance Lighting
📅 Year-round (specified dates only)
Kurushima Kaikyo Bridge
Free
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Summer Festival/Fireworks
Kamijima Furusato Yoichi (Hometown Night Market)
🐙 Yuge Port is enveloped in excitement at Kamijima Town's summer festival Local gourmet stalls, stage events, and fireworks at the end!
This is a summer tradition held at Yuge Port on Yugeshima (Kamijima Town), the center of the 'Yumeshima Kaido'. Delicious local gourmet stalls line the port square, and islanders unite in excitement during stage events. At the climax of the festival, fireworks are launched over the sea, making it an exciting event that packs all the delights of a summer night festival.
📅 Annually early August (※2026 dates to be announced around July-August on Kamijima Town tourism sites, etc.) 📍 Kamijima Town (Yugejima) Yuge Port 💴 Free 🅿️ Available 🌐 Visit Official Website ↗ View Route on Google Maps
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Summer Festival/Fireworks
Yattaru DAY! in Yoshiumi
🍧 The 'best homecoming summer festival' for all islanders during Obon Bon Odori dance, song show, and a finale of about 200 local fireworks
This is a warm, islander-made summer festival held during the Obon period, with Oshima's 'Yoshiumi Rose Park' as the main venue. Local Bon Odori dances, song shows, and food stalls can be enjoyed at a leisurely pace, allowing people returning to their hometowns to create memories. The festival's finale features about 200 heartwarming fireworks, though smaller in scale, gently coloring Oshima's night sky.
📅 Annually around August 15th 📅Unannounced 📍 Oshima Yoshiumi Rose Park 💴 Free 🅿️ Available 🌐 Visit Official Website ↗ View Route on Google Maps
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Suigun Festival
Innoshima Suigun Festival - Sea Festival
🔥 The blood of the Murakami Pirates stirs! Thrilling Kobaya Race The main event of the Suigun Festival, heating up Innoshima's summer
This is the first part of Innoshima's largest festival, the 'Suigun Festival', which conveys the heroic spirit of the 'Murakami Pirates' who once ruled the Seto Inland Sea. A thrilling race is held where participants board wooden boats called 'Kobaya' and race across the sea to the beat of drums. The sight of islanders, companies, and even teams from outside the prefecture fiercely racing on the sea with pride ignites the hearts of spectators.
📅 Annually late August (※2026 dates to be announced by the Executive Committee in June-July) 📍 Innoshima Shimanami Beach 💴 Free admission 🅿️ Available 🌐 Visit Official Website ↗ View Route on Google Maps
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Marche
A day when wishes might come true!
🧺 Innoshima's deep spot! Pedestrian paradise on the 24th of every month Special sales at Habu Shopping Street and the opening of the "Okakae Jizo-san" hall
This is a lively local market event held on the "24th of every month" at Habu Shopping Street in Innoshima. On the 24th only, each store offers special deals, and the hall of "Okakae Jizo-san," said to grant wishes, is opened. It's a warm event where you can interact with local people.
📅 24th of every month 📍 Innoshima Habu Shopping Street 💴 Free to stroll 🅿️ Use nearby parking 🌐 Visit Official Website ↗ View Route on Google Maps
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Spectacular Views・Illumination
Shin-Onomichi Bridge Illumination
🌉 A weekend bridge of light coloring the Onomichi Channel Night scenery created by the twin bridges connecting Honshu and Mukaishima
The "Shin-Onomichi Bridge," connecting Honshu・Onomichi and Mukaishima, is beautifully illuminated from sunset, mainly on weekends. The silhouette of the twin bridges, including the parallel "Onomichi Bridge," casts a beautiful band of light on the sea surface, making the night view of the Onomichi Channel even more romantic.
📅 Year-round (mainly weekends) 📍 Onomichi Channel (Shin-Onomichi Bridge) 💴 Free admission 🅿️ Various locations 🌐 Visit Official Website ↗ View Route on Google Maps
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Spectacular Views・Illumination
Kurushima Kaikyo Bridge Illumination Maintenance Lighting
🌉 The world's first triple suspension bridge emerges in the darkness! Limited to specified dates! Recommended for spectacular photo shoots from Kirosan and Itoyama
The massive triple suspension bridge "Kurushima Kaikyo Bridge," a highlight of the Shimanami Kaido, is illuminated after sunset on specified dates. The sight of the giant bridge towers and cables floating on the sea is breathtakingly beautiful. "Kirosan Observatory Park" on Oshima side and "Itoyama Park" on Shikoku side are very popular as the best viewing and photography spots.
📅 Year-round (specified dates only) 📍 Kurushima Kaikyo Bridge 💴 Free admission 🅿️ Kirosan, etc. 🌐 Visit Official Website ↗ View Route on Google Maps
📝 Information is current as of writing. Dates, contents, and fees are subject to change. Please check the official website before visiting.

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