Miyajima Fireworks Festival 2025

The Miyajima Fireworks Festival (宮島水中花火大会) returns in 2025 after a lengthy absence, bringing back one of Hiroshima's much-loved annual events to a new generation in a new autumn format. The festival is known for its spectacular fireworks that radiate across the waters of Itsukushima Bay, creating a dynamic silhouette of Miyajima's floating torii gate. It is one of the most iconic ways to experience Hiroshima's most iconic location.

The main event is free to watch from many vantage points, but special ticketed seating is available via Family Mart/Eventify here — an initial allocation of seating is sold out but additional cloth seating has been made available. Details here.

About the past event

Over 300,000 people enjoy the flamboyant night show every year, so if you plan on attending it’s important to come prepared. Many visitors in the past recommend booking a nearby hotel or hostel from which to watch the fireworks. Others like to get right up close to the action and take the ferry to the island. But everyone can agree that the fireworks are top-notch and they offer some of the most enchanting photographs of the famous torii arch.

With 5,000 fireworks being launched over the course of one hour viewers can easily take in the radiant night for as short a time as they like, or enjoy the full hour of fireworks parade. Two hundred of the fireworks are even launched directly from the water, adding a splash of color on the dark ocean waters. As the annual theme of this dazzling show changes with each coming you can be sure that no show will ever be the same—making this a great opportunity year after year.

Prepare yourself for the boom and pops of fireworks being shot into the night sky and look forward to the glittering display of lights as they burst open. If you want to avoid the crowded ferries and island standing, view the fireworks from the mainland of Hatsukaichi or Hiroshima for a different perspective of the fantastic light display. Wherever you watch the fireworks from, the Miyajima-on-the-Sea Fireworks Festival is one summer event not to be missed.

Event Report (2013) by JJ Walsh

Despite having lived in Hiroshima for many years, this was the first time I've made the journey to Miyajima Island for its annual fireworks festival in the beginning of August. The crowds have always put me off going previously, but this year we decided to stay the night on the island and I actually ended up watching the display from our room at the Mikuniya guesthouse.

Of course, I was a bit disappointed not to be able to get down closer and be able to frame a shot with the silhouette of the famous giant O-torii gate in the foreground as you see on many tourist brochures. However, I did manage to get some pretty interesting shots. I hope this humble selection may show that it is possible to enjoy the display from a less crowded spot on the island.