The Festival of Lights, Bringing an End to Summer in Shimabara

The “Shimabara Onsen Gamadasu Fireworks Festival” started in 1993 as a prayer for recovery from the volcanic eruption of Mount Unzen Fugendake and as part of a tourism revitalization project. The “Shimabara Onsen Gamadasu Fireworks Festival” has also become an established summer tradition, and is one of the most popular fireworks festivals in Kyushu, attracting many visitors from within and outside of the prefecture.

Every year, a series of large fireworks are set off in succession, moving the viewers and eliciting applause and cheers. The event attracts not only local residents but also many tourists from within and outside of the prefecture, on the day of the festival, the Shimabara Port Square is crowded with young people and families in yukata (summer kimono).

This year, we will add a No. 15 ball at the end of the event to make it a more substantial firework display.

Traffic Control

Along Route 57 The approximately 800-meter section (red line) between the Shimabara Outer Port Intersection and the Unzen East Trailhead Intersection will be restricted from 7:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
The area around the intersection (green line) will also be closed to vehicles during the same period.

Access

Please use public transportation.

• Isahaya Station – Shimabarako Station (Shimabara Railway about 80 min.) 5 min. walk to the venue [Shimabara Railway].
• Isahaya Bus Terminal – Shimabara Port Terminal (Shimatetsu Bus, approx. 90 min.) [Shimatetsu Bus Timetable].
• Kumamoto Shinko Port – Shimabara Port (30~60 min. by ferry) [Kyusho Ferry Timetable] / [Kumamoto Ferry Timetable].
• Kumamoto Nagasu Port/Tahira Port (45 min. by ferry) [Ariake Ferry timetable].
• Fukuoka Miike Shimabara Port (50 min. by high-speed boat) [Miike Shimabara Line timetable].

On the day of the fireworks festival, special trains and buses will operate after the event ends.

Event Flyer (Coming Soon)

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