Amanohashidate Mystical Lights 2026

Dates & time: July 4, 2026 (Sat) - September 23, 2026 (Wed) The beach is lit nightly 19:00–22:30. The umbrella lights and the evening stroll run on Saturdays 18 and 25 July and 1 and 8 August, 18:00–21:00
cost: Free to watch; only the cruises and the beach bar are paid
Venue & access: Amanohashidate Park (Monju side), Chionji sanmon gate and the station plaza About 5 min on foot from Amanohashidate Station on the Kyoto Tango Railway; about 10 min by car from the Miyazu-Amanohashidate interchange. The Chionji car park charges until 17:00 and is free after that.

There are 4 car parks within a 12-minute walk of Amanohashidate Park (Monju side), Chionji sanmon gate and the station plaza, and 6 public restrooms within 8 minutes. The map shows each with its walking time.

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Why You Should Visit

A nightly illumination at Amanohashidate, one of Japan's three great views, running from summer into autumn. Some 600 metres of beach on the Monju side and the pine grove are lit every evening, with lighting design by Shiho Nagamachi. On four Saturdays from 18 July to 8 August the Machi-Akari programme adds paper-umbrella lights at Chionji's sanmon gate and the station plaza, with a five-minute burst of fireworks over Miyazu Bay the same night. On 1 August they fire in sequence from three points — Miyazu, Monju and Fuchu — two minutes apart.

Schedule

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Beach illumination Machi-Akari night Monjudo boat festival Beachside Bar "Les Pins"

Programs

Timetable & Map

NOTE

Three programmes overlap

Beach illumination: nightly 19:00–22:30 from 4 July to 23 September, along about 600 m of beach and the pine grove on the Monju side
Paper umbrella lights: the four Saturdays (18, 25 July and 1, 8 August), 18:00–21:00, at Chionji's sanmon gate and the station plaza
Miyazu Bay fireworks: those Saturdays plus Friday 24 July, from 20:30 for about five minutes, 75 shells

Fireworks by date

18 Jul Monju / 24 Jul Monju (boat festival, 150 shells over about 10 min) / 25 Jul Monju / 1 Aug from Miyazu, Monju and Fuchu / 8 Aug Monju

Night cruise, paid and booked

Departs 20:00 each night, about 40 minutes. 1,500 yen adults, 750 yen children (one preschooler free per adult), 90 places
Bookings close five days before departure

Notes

A 100 m exclusion zone applies from ten minutes before each firing
Fireworks may be cancelled for weather, announced on the tourism association site and its official X account

*No wet-weather policy is published for the illumination or the umbrella lights.

Amanohashidate Bay Cruise — fireworks not visible

18 and 25 July and 8 August, departing 18:15, about 30 minutes
1,000 yen adults, 500 yen children, 90 places on a first-come basis

Monjudo boat festival, 24 July

13:00 unveiling of the hidden Monju Bosatsu image
17:00 sange petals distributed
19:00–19:30 Monju-e service at Chionji
20:00 Ryuto cruise departs for the fireworks
20:30 Miyazu Bay fireworks, 150 shells over about 10 minutes
Chionji stays lit until 21:00

Beachside Bar "Les Pins"

29 August 17:00–22:00 and 30 August 17:00–21:00
Leading restaurants of northern Kinki set up on the beach
A shuttle boat runs between Miyazu and Monju on both days

Cruise inquiries

Amanohashidate pier 0772-22-2164 / tourism association 0772-22-8030

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FAQ

When is the best night to go?

The beach illumination runs every night to 23 September. To catch the umbrella lights and fireworks as well, come on a Saturday — 8 August is the last one. The fireworks start at 20:30 and last about five minutes.

Where can I see the fireworks?

All of the dates are visible from the Amanohashidate beach. On 1 August they fire from three points two minutes apart, so a spot with a view across the bay lets you follow them in turn.