Amanohashidate Mystical Lights 2026

Essentials

location

Amanohashidate Park (Monju side), Chionji sanmon gate and the station plaza

period

July 4, 2026 (Sat) - September 23, 2026 (Wed)

Time

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

Links

• Official Website

access

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.

TAGS

Night View Sea Cruise Date Cool Summer Limited Time

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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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