Uploaded August 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
Hakodate Port Festival, the biggest summer event, is held every year from August 1 to 5. The first day of the festival opens with a fireworks display by the Doshin (Hokkaido Shimbun), followed on the 2nd and 3rd by the Mikoshi (portable shrine) and the gorgeous Dashi floats, along with the traditional “Hakodate Port Dance” and “Hakodate “Ika Odori” (Squid Dance)” parade “Wasshoi Hakodate”. Come and dance with the residents of Hakodate and enjoy this lively summer festival.
The first day of the festival will feature the “Doshin (Hokkaido Shimbun) Fireworks Display,” the largest of its kind in Hokkaido). The fireworks will be launched from Green Island in Hakodate Harbor and will last about one hour. In 2023, the program consisted of six parts, with wide starbursts, large fireworks, and set fireworks synchronized with the music, resembling a concert. The colorful fireworks that brightly illuminate the sea are truly impressive.
Main Viewing Locations
*From Wakamatsu Pier to Toyokawa Pier near Mashu-maru, the Seikan Liaison Ship Memorial Hall.
*The bay area where the Kanamori Red Brick Warehouse is located.
*Hakodate Port Suehiro Green Area (Hakodate West Wharf Square).
*The night view and fireworks can be enjoyed from the Mount Hakodate Observatory.
Hakodate Port Festival, the biggest summer event, is held every year from August 1 to 5. The first day of the festival opens with a fireworks display by the Doshin (Hokkaido Shimbun), followed on the 2nd and 3rd by the Mikoshi (portable shrine) and the gorgeous Dashi floats, along with the traditional “Hakodate Port Dance” and “Hakodate “Ika Odori” (Squid Dance)” parade “Wasshoi Hakodate”. Come and dance with the residents of Hakodate and enjoy this lively summer festival.
The first day of the festival will feature the “Doshin (Hokkaido Shimbun) Fireworks Display,” the largest of its kind in Hokkaido). The fireworks will be launched from Green Island in Hakodate Harbor and will last about one hour. In 2023, the program consisted of six parts, with wide starbursts, large fireworks, and set fireworks synchronized with the music, resembling a concert. The colorful fireworks that brightly illuminate the sea are truly impressive.
Main Viewing Locations
*From Wakamatsu Pier to Toyokawa Pier near Mashu-maru, the Seikan Liaison Ship Memorial Hall.
*The bay area where the Kanamori Red Brick Warehouse is located.
*Hakodate Port Suehiro Green Area (Hakodate West Wharf Square).
*The night view and fireworks can be enjoyed from the Mount Hakodate Observatory.
