Latest Events in Ashikaga(August Updated)

Ashikaga Fireworks Festival 2024 is an annual event held in the city of Ashikaga. Taking place on August 3, 2024, this festival promises a mesmerizing display of fireworks along the Watarase Riverside downstream from the Tanaka Bridge. Ashikaga Fireworks Festival attracts visitors from far and wide. The festival offers a range of options for spectators to enjoy the fireworks up close. For those seeking an enhanced experience, advance reservations for premium viewing seats are available. These seats offer a variety of choices and come at reasonable prices, ensuring a worthwhile investment. However, if you prefer a more budget-friendly option, the riverside is open to the public free of charge, allowing everyone to witness the breathtaking beauty of the fireworks. Don’t miss the opportunity to be part of this extraordinary event. Ashikaga Fireworks Festival 2024 guarantees an unforgettable evening filled with awe-inspiring fireworks and a vibrant atmosphere. Mark your calendars for August 3, 2024, and immerse yourself in the magic of this renowned festival in Ashikaga.

Ashikaga FireworksIt is a well-known local fireworks festival with a history of hundreds of years. It attracts many people every year to watch the beautiful fireworks blooming in the sky, which is particularly charming.

The Ashikaga Flower Park is the only place in Japan that has been selected as one of the world's top ten fantasy tourist attractions by CNN. From October 18, 2024 (Friday) to February 16, 2025 (Sunday), it will host the "Flower Fantasy Garden of Lights" light show. Since 2017, it has been ranked first in Japan for six consecutive years in the light show ranking selected by night view connoisseurs. It was recognized as a Japanese Night View Heritage in 2011 and one of the three major light shows in Kanto in 2012. In the park, there is a "Miraculous Wisteria" decorated with colored lights that covers the entire wisteria trellis, as if real wisteria flowers are swaying in the wind. The popular illumination "Flower Castle" launched in 2017 has also been redesigned and exhibited. In addition, there are 5,000 "roses of light" and "water lilies of light" that change in four colors in the park. There is also a Santa Claus sleigh decorated with lights that flies across the sky, which is loved by children, and the aurora is visible in the sky.