2026 Imabari Citizens' Festival 'Onmaku' Fireworks: A Full-Day Course

This is a full-day course built around the Imabari Citizens' Festival 'Onmaku' Fireworks (おんまく花火), held on Sunday, August 9, 2026, letting you enjoy the Seto Inland Sea port town of Imabari from midday onward. In the afternoon, take in the spectacular view of the Kurushima-Kaikyo Bridge (来島海峡大橋), which stands at the starting point of the Shimanami Kaido, and the sea view from the keep of Imabari Castle (今治城). In the evening, fill up on Imabari specialties like yakibuta tamagogohan (grilled pork and egg rice bowl) and yakitori around the shopping street in front of Imabari Station, then move to the breakwater at the Port of Imabari around Katahara-cho (片原町) to claim a spot. At 8:00 p.m., about 10,000 fireworks bloom one after another across the Seto Inland Sea night sky, and the sight of light shimmering on the harbor's surface is breathtaking. This is the definitive summer plan for Imabari: enjoying one of Shikoku's largest fireworks displays with your whole body on a seaside where the wind of the Kurushima Strait blows through.