Spectacular Katakai Matsuri Asahara Shrine Autumn Festival
片貝まつり浅原神社秋季例大祭
Niigata, Japan
Fireworks
What it is
Fireworks displays at Asahara Shrine in Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan, known for some of the world's largest fireworks shells.
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Dates
No dates have been published yet. These are expected from the pattern of past years.
How we estimated this: 毎年9月第2土曜日と前日金曜日 (every year, the second Saturday of September and the Friday before it). 2027 dates derived by applying this rule: Friday 10 Sep and Saturday 11 Sep 2027. No 2027 dates announced.
“開 催 日 … 毎年9月第2土曜日と前日金曜日”
Before you go
- Where
- Nagaoka (Katakai), Niigata, Japan
- Tickets
- Ticket page
How we checked
Last checked October 17, 2026 against katakaimachi-enkakyokai.info. Before anything appears here, a separate check fetches each source again and confirms that every date we show is in the quoted text.
Notes from the last check
The 2026 festival (11–12 September) is confirmed as held on the organizer's and city's official pages, and the official organizer page states a fixed annual rule (second Saturday of September and the preceding Friday), which gives an expected 2027 date of 10–11 September; no 2027 dates are announced, and prices are from an undated official page.
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