2026 Lake Suwa Summer Night Fireworks: A Full-Day Course

This full-day course lets you enjoy Suwa, a lakeside highland resort, from midday through to the main event, the Lake Suwa Summer Night Fireworks, held nightly at 8:30 p.m. from Friday, July 24 through Sunday, August 23, 2026 (excluding August 15). In the afternoon, view Naive Art paintings at the Harmo Museum in Shimosuwa Town and worship at Suwa Taisha Shimosha Akimiya to experience the history of Shinshu. In the evening, fill up on Shinshu cuisine around Kami-Suwa Station, then head to the shore of Lake Suwa once dusk falls to secure your spot. Nights at this highland resort, at an elevation of 750 meters, stay cool even in midsummer, and the sight of fireworks launched from the lake creating a band of shimmering light on the water is a stunning summer scene unique to Suwa. This is the definitive Shinshu summer plan, packed with shrines, a lake, and fireworks.