2026 Ryotsu Tanabata Festival and River-Opening Fireworks Display: A Full-Day Course

This full-day course centers on the Ryotsu Tanabata Festival and River-Opening Fireworks Display, held from 20:30 on Saturday, August 8, 2026, around Ryotsu Port (Ryotsu-Ebisu and Ryotsu-Minato) in Sado City, Niigata Prefecture. During the day, stroll around Ryotsu Port and visit Toki Forest Park, where you can encounter the crested ibis (toki), a Special Natural Monument. In the afternoon, relax by the shores of Lake Kamo, also known for its oyster farming, and in the evening finish up dinner and souvenir shopping at Ryotsu Ebisu Honmachi shopping street. Once dusk falls, secure a spot at Minato Park to watch about 500 fireworks shells launched over Ryotsu Bay. Packed with Sado's unique nature and a port town's fireworks, this is the ultimate summer plan for Ryotsu.