2026 Nagahama/Kita-Biwako Grand Fireworks Festival 'Yogo no Jin': A Full-Day Itinerary

Centered on the Nagahama/Kita-Biwako Grand Fireworks Festival 'Yogo no Jin' held on Friday, October 16, 2026, this full-day course lets you enjoy the Nagahama area of Shiga Prefecture from midday onward. In the afternoon, walk through the town of Nagahama, which flourished as a post town on the Hokkoku Kaido, and feel the breeze off Lake Biwa at the Nagahama Castle History Museum, associated with Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and along the lakeshore at Nagahama Port. After that, head north to Lake Yogo and stroll around its mysterious, silence-wrapped shore. In the evening, secure your spot and fill up on food-stall fare while waiting for the show to start. The light of the fireworks reflected on the surface of Lake Yogo after dark has a beauty unique to this quiet lake, home to a legend of a heavenly maiden. This is a special plan only possible in October, letting you enjoy Nagahama's history, the nature of Lake Yogo, and fireworks coloring the autumn night sky, all in one.