2026 Kumano Jofuku Mando Festival Shingu Fireworks: A Full-Day Course

This course is built around the Kumano Jofuku Mando Festival Shingu Fireworks (熊野徐福万燈祭 新宮花火大会), held on Thursday, August 13, 2026, letting you spend a full day enjoying the history and nature of Kumano (熊野). In the afternoon, visit the World Heritage site Hayatama Taisha (速玉大社) and feel the sacred spirit of Kumano through things like the great camphor tree on its grounds. Next, climb up to the Shingu Castle Ruins (新宮城跡, also known as Okimi Castle Ruins Park (沖見城跡公園)) and enjoy the view overlooking the Kumano River (熊野川) and the Pacific Ocean. In the evening, have a local meal around Shingu Station (新宮駅) to fill up, then move to the Kumano River riverbed to secure your spot. The roughly 6,000 fireworks launched into the night sky, their light spreading across the surface of the Kumano River, create a spectacular scale. This is the definitive summer plan for the Kinan (紀南) region, combining a daytime stroll around Kumano's sacred sites with a summer night of fireworks staged on the great Kumano River.