Why You Should Visit
One of Japan's three great lantern-floating rites, held since the Edo period. On the night of 16 August the spirit boats are set alight and red-and-white lanterns drift out across Miyazu Bay. From 19:50 about 2,000 shells go up, so the lights on the water and the fireworks overhead come together. A bon-odori follows until 21:30, and the eve of the 15th brings a citizens' dance at Shimazaki Park.
Programs
Timetable & Map
Essentials
- location
- Shimazaki Park and around Miyazu Bay
- period
- August 16, 2026 (Sun)
- Time
- 18:30 御詠歌/19:20 精霊船流し・燈籠流し/19:50–20:35 花火/花火終了後〜21:30 盆おどり
- cost
- General viewing is free. Reserved seating is 3,000 yen a seat, all allocated, with no same-day sales. Lanterns are 1,200 yen a red-and-white pair (2,000 yen on the day) and a spirit boat is 10,000 yen
- Links
- Kobe · Gluten-free
- access
- The nearest station is Miyazu on the Kyoto Tango Railway. Extensive road closures apply on the day, and the official temporary car parks are all pre-booked (2,000 yen per car) with several already sold out. A park-and-cruise option runs by boat from Amanohashidate and Ichinomiya.
- TICKETS / REGISTRATION
- Reserved seats have sold out on Ticket Pia and e+, and the chamber of commerce counter reports only a few left as of 1 August 2026. Temporary parking is also pre-booked, with Nishi-Miyazu Park, Takigami Park, the community centre and the Kyoto Hokuto credit union lots already full. Lanterns are sold around the city until 14 August, and on the day from 13:30 at the Shimazaki site and beside the Tankai Miyazu pier at 2,000 yen a set.
- NOTE
The show
- About 2,000 shells
- Commemorative fireworks can be dedicated by application
Lanterns and spirit boats
- 1,200 yen a red-and-white lantern pair (2,000 yen on the day); 10,000 yen for a spirit boat
- Sold until 14 August at the city commerce office, the chamber of commerce and the tourism association
- On the day from 13:30 at the Shimazaki site and beside the Tankai Miyazu pier
The night before
- 15 August from 19:30, citizens' dance at Shimazaki Park
Getting there
- Wide road closures apply, mainly 17:00–21:35
- All official car parks are pre-booked at 2,000 yen; street parking is banned and you cannot re-enter once you leave
- Park-and-cruise users may use Fuchu Park and Fuchu Elementary ground free (430 spaces, entry 13:30–16:00); the last boat from Ichinomiya pier leaves at 18:30
- The Kyoto Tango Railway sells a same-day return ticket through its app
Notes
- Goes ahead in light rain, cancelled in severe weather; no refunds if it runs
- No smoking, tents, tripods or drones on site
- In the reserved seating, standing, aisle photography, tripods and selfie sticks are prohibited, and pets are not allowed except assistance dogs
- Shelters in bad weather: the civic gymnasium, Miyazu History Museum and the fisheries co-op sorting shed
Basque cheesecakeBaked with rice flour, no wheat. Whole 12cm, serves 2-3¥4,700 incl. shipping (Japan only)There are 1 car parks within a 12-minute walk of Shimazaki Park and around Miyazu Bay, and 1 public restrooms within 8 minutes. The map shows each with its walking time.
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出典: 宮津燈籠流し花火大会 公式(日程・観覧席・駐車場・燈籠)/実行委員会プレスリリース(打上数)/公式チラシ(交通規制・避難場所)
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