2026 Beppu Hi no Umi Matsuri Cool Evening Fireworks Festival: A Full-Day Course
Centered on the Beppu Hi no Umi Matsuri Cool Evening Fireworks Festival held on Sunday, July 26, 2026, this course spends a full day enjoying Beppu's hot springs, the largest hot-spring output in Japan, together with its seaside scenery. In the afternoon, take a break at Beppu Park (別府公園), a classic spot within the city, then visit the hell-pond tour in Kannawa to see the steam plumes and vividly colored hot-spring ponds so characteristic of Beppu. In the evening, return to the Kitahama area, grab a light meal at the shopping street in front of Beppu Station, and head to the shore. Once night falls, the Kitahama Green Belt off Beppu Spa Beach becomes the stage for the climax, as 8,888 fireworks burst spectacularly over Beppu Bay. This definitive plan for a Beppu summer pairs the atmosphere unique to a hot-spring town with great blooms of fireworks over the sea.
Schedule
Catch your breath on the vast lawn and under the trees, the starting point of the day
Visit distinctive hot-spring ponds, including the cobalt-blue Umi Jigoku
Cool off in the evening with a food-stall stroll at the market under the Beppu Station overpass, and fill up for dinner
Stake out your spot at the Kitahama Green Belt and wait for the show while watching the evening view over Beppu Bay
8,888 shells burst over the night sky of Beppu Bay, the biggest fireworks of Beppu's summer
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