2026 Kaga Onsen Village Summer Cooling Fireworks Festival in Katayamazu Onsen: A Full-Day Course

Centered on the Kaga Onsen Village Summer Cooling Fireworks Festival in Katayamazu Onsen (加賀温泉郷 納涼花火まつり in 片山津温泉), held on Saturday, August 1, 2026, this course lets you fully enjoy a day of nature and hot-spring culture in Kaga City, Ishikawa Prefecture. Facing Lake Shibayama (柴山潟), Katayamazu Onsen (片山津温泉) is a rare spot nationwide for fireworks launched over the water, where the fireworks and their reflected light on the surface become one. During the day, explore Kaga's nature and ancient temples, including Kitagata Lake (北潟湖) and Natadera Temple (那谷寺), and in the afternoon enjoy local flavors around Kaga Onsen Station (加賀温泉駅), the gateway to Kaga Onsen Village. In the evening, move to the shore of Lake Shibayama to secure a spot and wait for the night when the quiet lake surface is dyed with the colors of the fireworks. This plan lets the whole family fully enjoy summer in Kaga Onsen Village, home to the distinctively different hot springs of Yamashiro, Yamanaka, and Katayamazu. The roughly 200 shells launched over the lake are a feast of light and sound packed into just 10 minutes each night, giving it a dense, uninterrupted intensity. The moment when the silhouette of the Ukimido hall overlaps with the fireworks is a stunning sight found only in a Kaga summer.