Why You Should Visit
The fireworks of the Awaji Island Festival, launched around Ohama Park in Sumoto. They are held separately from the summer dance parade: the 79th display runs for 30 minutes from 18:00 on Sunday 8 November, on a crisp late-autumn evening by the Sumoto shore. Paid viewing areas inside Ohama Park are sold through akippa. If you drive, book one of the eight reservation-only temporary car parks through akippa.
Essentials
- location
- Around Ohama Park, Sumoto
- period
- November 8, 2026 (Sun)
- Time
- 18:00–18:30
- cost
- Paid viewing areas from 3,000 yen (plans with parking included are available)
- Links
- Kobe · Gluten-free
- access
- By car, about 15 minutes from the Sumoto IC on the Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway to central Sumoto when traffic is light. By public transport, take a highway bus from JR Sannomiya Station to Sumoto Bus Center (about 80 minutes).
- TICKETS / REGISTRATION
- Paid viewing areas are on sale through akippa (the Sumoto-residents presale ended on 31 August; general sales opened at 10:00 on 1 September and close once the allocation sells out). The reservation-only temporary car parks are also booked through akippa (a service fee is charged on top of the parking fee).
- NOTE
Paid viewing areas
- Inside Ohama Park (sold via akippa; plans with parking are available)
Temporary car parks (8 sites, reservation only, 14:00–21:00)
- Advance booking required, via akippa (a service fee is charged on top of the parking fee)
- Latest status: Awajishima Matsuri official traffic and parking page
- No. 2 Elementary School grounds / former Chamber of Commerce site / Sumoto Machinaka Plaza: 5,000 yen
- Disaster-prevention park car park / No. 3 Elementary School grounds / No. 1 Elementary School grounds / Suhama Junior High School grounds: 4,000 yen
- Seiun Junior High School grounds: 3,000 yen
- Spaces for people with disabilities and wheelchair users are at No. 2 Elementary School grounds
* Tour buses cannot use the temporary car parks. Do not park at nearby facilities or on the street.
* The organisers warn that on the day, driving from the temporary car parks back to the Sumoto IC may take 3–4 hours because of congestion.
Basque cheesecakeBaked with rice flour, no wheat. Whole 12cm, serves 2-3¥4,700 incl. shipping (Japan only)There are 2 public restrooms within a 8-minute walk of Around Ohama Park, Sumoto. The map shows each with its walking time.
Facility data comes from OpenStreetMap. It does not include opening hours, fees or availability.
FAQ
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