2026 Tsuyama Summer Festival Shiote Pond Fireworks Grand Festival - Full Day Course
A full-day course to enjoy Tsuyama, a castle town in northern Okayama Prefecture, from midday onwards, featuring the Tsuyama Summer Festival Shiote Pond Fireworks Grand Festival held on Wednesday, August 12, 2026 as the main event. In the afternoon, savor the stone walls and views from the keep platform of Tsuyama Castle Ruins (Tsuruyama Park), a nationally designated historic site, then leisurely walk through the Joto District's streetscape, which retains the charm of the castle town dating back to the Edo period. In the evening, enjoy Tsuyama gourmet food including the signature Hormon Udon at the Tsuyama Station area, then head to Shiote Pond Tsutsumi Plaza as dusk falls to enjoy approximately 3,000 blooming fireworks reflected on the water up close. A luxurious one-day plan combining a stroll through the historic castle town with fireworks by the waterside to fully savor Tsuyama's summer.
Schedule
Sweeping Views of the Tsuyama Basin from the Stone Walls and Keep Platform of One of Japan's Three Greatest Flat-Mountain Castles
Stroll Through a Nationally Designated Important Traditional Building Group Preservation District with White-Walled Merchant Houses Lining the Castle Town
Tour Rare Vehicles Including Steam Locomotives Lined Up in a Fan-Shaped Engine House
Tsuyama's Signature Hormon Udon - Fuel Up Before the Fireworks
Watch Approximately 3,000 Fireworks from the Pond's Edge - Don't Miss the Stunning Reflections
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