Summer
Experience a moment where everyone gets absorbed in and feels moved all together.
Summer in The Peach City offers you an opportunity to see its traditional culture like fireworks, cormorant fishing and so on. With event runners, participants and spectators… there is a moment where everyone gets absorbed in and feels moved all together.
Inayama Fireflies Night
Early Jun. ~ Late Jun.
"Firefly watching" that used to be entertained in various places as a tradition of the summer in Japan can be seen in Fuefuki Yatsushiro town where the scenery of satoyama still remains. The people of "The Inayama Hotaru Galaxy Association" are working hard on the natural breeding of fireflies at the Yotsuzawa Sabo Park in the town. In the park, a "1km waterway of fireflies" and livable environment are being maintained in multiple ways. Please watch the light of fireflies that is fleetingly and fantastically dancing around.
Yatsusawa Sabo Park
Misaka Cool Breeze Festival
Mid Aug.
Please come and bring your family together in this summer evening event.
Contents: Lottery, Free Popcorn and Shaved Ice, Fireworks etc.
Parking lot in front of gymnasium of Misaka west primary school
Wakahikomichi Furusato Cool Breeze Festival
Mid Aug.
Please come and bring your family together in this summer evening event.
Contents: Games for kids, Japanese drum performance, High school band club performance, Lottery, Fireworks, Food shops, etc.
Yatsushiro Central Sports Square
Ichibe Street Festival
Late Aug.
We will make the Ichibe street a pedestrian street and then make it exciting!
Contents: Events such as music, dancing, japanese drums, etc.
Ichibe Street, Isawa town
The Isawa Onsen's Cormorant Fireworks
Late Jul. ~ Late Aug.
Our Every-Night-Fireworks has received good reputation every year. Because there is no need to worry about congestion and crowds, it is the best opportunity for children to debut watching dynamic skyrocket fireworks. It's not only one day event, but 1 month! Please feel free to stop by and have a bit of fun with your family or friends!
Fuefuki Riverside
"The Evening of Cool Breeze" at Ashigawa town
Mid Aug.
Please come and bring your family together in this summer evening event.
Contents: Lottery, Free Popcorn and Shaved Ice, Fireworks etc.
Yatsusawa Sabo Park
Kasugai Cool Breez Bon-Odori Festival
Mid Aug.
Please come and bring your family together in this summer evening event.
Contents:Bon-Odori (dance) Competition, Nursery School Children's Drum Performance, Elementary School Choral Choir, Junior High School Wind and Bass Department Performance, Lottery, Opening Store etc.
Kasugai Elementary School Garden
Isawa Onsen Firework Festival
Late Aug.
The Isawa Onsen Fireworks Festival is the main event of the Fuefuki Summer Festival in Yamanashi, held several times every August! Fireworks are set off to various music each year.
Riverbed In front of Fuefuki City Hall
The Cormorant Fishing at Fuefuki River
Late Jul. ~ Late Aug.
800 years of history of Ukai is rooted in Fuefuki. Visitors are able to experience this traditional fishing "Ukai" or watch them perform by the riverside. In Fuefuki, Ukai is said to be "Kachiu" meaning a unique fishing method that cormorant fishermen actually go into the river to control the cormorant instead of riding on the boat. Once a year, everyone can feel this history as a real practice here at Fuefuki river.
Fuefuki Riverside
Bogamine Furusato Festival
Mid Aug.
Please come and bring your family together in this summer evening event.
Contents: Karaoke competition, Performance of Koshu Sakaigawa Taiko (Japanese drums) and Pop songs, Food shops, etc.
Sakaigawa Sports Center Playground
Kai Ichnomiya Daimonji-Yaki (Bonfire)
Mid Aug.
When 8 pm on August 16th of every year comes, The letter of "大" burns off red. It has been familiar to people since the Edo period as a ceremonial bonfire to send the spirits.
In fromt of Ichimonoya Momo no Sato Fureai Culture Center
Yamanashi Fruits Ride
Late Aug.
It is an event of long ride enjoying fruits and fruit tree landscapes while cycling through the Kyoto Wine Resort Area (Koshu City, Fuefuki City, Yamanashi City) known as one of Japan's leading wine producing areas.
Yotsuzawa Sabo Park