{"id":7288,"date":"2025-06-02T09:00:48","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T00:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waplus-kimono.com\/nara\/?post_type=en_blog&p=7288"},"modified":"2025-05-31T13:23:01","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T04:23:01","slug":"yukata-rental-is-recommended-for-summer-fireworks-and-festivals%f0%9f%8e%86%f0%9f%91%98%e2%9c%a8","status":"publish","type":"en_blog","link":"https:\/\/waplus-kimono.com\/nara\/en\/blog\/2025\/06\/02\/yukata-rental-is-recommended-for-summer-fireworks-and-festivals%f0%9f%8e%86%f0%9f%91%98%e2%9c%a8\/","title":{"rendered":"Yukata rental is recommended for summer fireworks and festivals\ud83c\udf86\ud83d\udc58\u2728"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is the kimono rental shop Waplus Nara, Nara Park Bus Terminal store (*\u00b4\ua4b3`*)\"\ud83c\udf19\"\"\u2728\"<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Summer is approaching\ud83c\udfb5<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yukata rental starts from June 1st\u2763\u2763<\/strong><\/p>\n

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When you think of Japanese summer festivals and fireworks displays, you think of yukata \ud83d\udc58\u2728<\/strong><\/p>\n

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If you want to wear a yukata to a festival or fireworks display, we recommend renting one (\u22c8\u25cd\uff1e\u25e1\uff1c\u25cd). \u2727\u2661<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Why not rent a yukata at Waplus Nara Nara Park Bus Terminal store and enjoy the festivals and fireworks displays?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Introducing the fireworks festivals around Kansai \u2728<\/strong><\/p>\n

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First, let me introduce the fireworks festivals in Nara Prefecture (\u22c8\u25cd\uff1e\u25e1\uff1c\u25cd). \u2727\u2661<\/strong><\/p>\n

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[Yoshinogawa Summer Fireworks Festival (Gojo City, Nara Prefecture)]<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 2025 event is scheduled for August 15th. <\/strong><\/p>\n

The usual start time is around 8pm.\u2728<\/strong><\/p>\n

There will be around 6,000 fireworks over 60 minutes, so it’s a spectacular sight\u2763\u2763<\/strong><\/p>\n

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[The Grand Festival of Taira no Koremori (Nosakagawa Village, Nara Prefecture)]<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 2025 event is scheduled for July 26.<\/strong> (July 27, 2024. Will proceed rain or shine, but will be canceled if a warning is issued).<\/strong><\/p>\n

The “Taira Tomomori Festival” will be held in Nosegawa Village, where Taira Tomomori died.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The fireworks are usually launched at 8pm, lighting up the night sky with about 3,000 fireworks\ud83c\udfb6<\/strong><\/p>\n

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[Air Self-Defense Force Nara Base Fireworks Display (Narayama Summer Festival) (Nara City, Nara Prefecture)]<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 2025 event is scheduled for September 6.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The fireworks are scheduled to be launched from 7:45 to 8:00 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A summer festival held at the only Self-Defense Force base in Nara Prefecture\u2763\u2763<\/strong><\/p>\n

In addition to the fireworks, there will also be events by Nara base personnel and Bon Odori dancing\ud83c\udfb5<\/strong><\/p>\n

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[Onpara Festival Dedication Fireworks (Sakurai City, Nara Prefecture)]<\/strong><\/p>\n

Scheduled to be held every year on July 31st (regular festivals are on the 30th and 31st)<\/strong><\/p>\n

(Tsunagoshi Shrine Regular Festival) “Onpara Festival” is a Shinto ritual for “Nagoshi no Oharae”<\/strong><\/p>\n

A votive fireworks display to mark the end of the ritual\u2728<\/strong><\/p>\n

The finale of the fireworks display is said to be amazing\u2763\u2763<\/strong><\/p>\n

*The 2025 Fireworks Festival has been canceled (announced July 2, 2025)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Fireworks festivals near Kansai\ud83c\udf87<\/strong><\/p>\n

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[Tenjin Festival Dedication Fireworks (Kita-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture)]<\/strong><\/p>\n

Scheduled to be held on July 25, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n

Han Tenmangu Shrine’s Tenjin Festival is one of Japan’s three major festivals that has been going for over 1,000 years\u2763\u2763<\/strong><\/p>\n

The eve of the festival is held on July 24th every year, and the main festival is held on the 25th<\/strong><\/p>\n

A votive fireworks display that will decorate the finale of the event that attracts about 1.3 million people every year\ud83c\udf86<\/strong><\/p>\n

The spectacle of the bonfires of about 100 large ships and about 3,000 fireworks is fantastic\u2728<\/strong><\/p>\n

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[Lake Biwako Fireworks Festival (Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture)]<\/strong><\/p>\n

Scheduled to be held on August 8, 2025 (cancelled in case of bad weather\/no postponement)<\/strong><\/p>\n

A fireworks festival with approximately 10,000 fireworks, one of the largest in the Kansai region\u2728<\/strong><\/p>\n

A performance unique to Shiga will be held, including fireworks spreading over the lake surface and a collaboration with the Lake Biwa Flower Fountain\ud83c\udfb5<\/strong><\/p>\n

Paid seating tickets are available officially\u2763\u2763<\/strong><\/p>\n

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[Shingu Fireworks Festival (Shingu City, Wakayama Prefecture)]<\/strong><\/p>\n

Scheduled to be held on August 13, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Kumano Jofuku Manto Festival was started to commemorate the virtues of Jofuku, who is said to have come to Japan from China during the Qin Dynasty\u2763\u2763<\/strong><\/p>\n

A memorial service for Jofuku will be held at Jofuku Park on the 12th, and the Shingu Fireworks Festival will be held on the Kumano River riverbed on the 13th\ud83c\udf86\ud83c\udfb6<\/strong><\/p>\n

Approximately 6,000 fireworks will brighten up the night sky and the river surface\u2728<\/strong><\/p>\n

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[Naniwa Yodogawa Fireworks Festival (Yodogawa-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture)]<\/strong><\/p>\n

Scheduled to be held on October 18, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n

A fireworks display organized by volunteer citizens in 1989 (Heisei 1)\u2728<\/strong><\/p>\n

It has now become a popular fireworks display that is a seasonal feature of summer in Osaka\u2763\u2763<\/strong><\/p>\n

The number of fireworks launched is not disclosed, but it is a large-scale event that attracts approximately 450,000 people\u2728<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Why not wear a yukata to a summer festival or fireworks display?<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you want to wear a yukata, we recommend renting one from Waplus Nara\u2728<\/strong><\/p>\n

In addition to fireworks displays, we also recommend wearing a yukata to other summer events\u2763\u2763<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Every year from August 5th to 14th, the Nara Toukae Festival is held around Nara Park (\u22c8\u25cd\uff1e\u25e1\uff1c\u25cd). \u2727\u2661<\/strong><\/p>\n

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At Waplus Nara Nara Park Bus Terminal Store,<\/strong><\/p>\n

Every year, during the Nara Toukae Festival from August 5th to 14th,<\/strong><\/p>\n

business hours will be extended until 9:30pm (return by 9pm\/1,100 yen)\u2763\u2763<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u203bThis is planned again this year<\/strong><\/p>\n

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During the nighttime business hours, you can return the bikes by 9pm even if you are not using the bikes for the Toukae event.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Next-day returns are also available (returns between 9am and 12pm the following day\/2,200 yen)\u2763\u2763<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Why not enjoy summer in a different outfit for summer festivals, fireworks displays, other events, and strolls around the ancient city of Nara?\u2728<\/strong><\/p>\n

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From June to September, we mainly rent yukata, but we also have summer kimonos (unlined kimonos) available\u00a0\"\u2728\"<\/strong><\/p>\n

It has a different feel to a yukata, so I recommend it (\u22c8\u25cd\uff1e\u25e1\uff1c\u25cd). \u2727\u2661<\/strong><\/p>\n

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We also have formal kimono, long-sleeved kimono, and Shichi-Go-San costumes available all year round\u00a0\"\ud83c\udfb5\"<\/strong><\/p>\n

Please feel free to contact us\u00a0\"\u2763\"\"\u2763\"<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Enjoy summer in the ancient city of Nara wearing a kimono or yukata (*\u00b4\ua4b3`*)\"\ud83c\udfb6\"<\/strong><\/p>\n

Try wearing a kimono or yukata and make a wonderful memory\"\u2728\"\"\ud83d\udc58\"<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Perfect for anniversaries\"\ud83d\udc97\"<\/strong><\/p>\n

To commemorate wearing a kimono or yukata\"\ud83d\udc58\"\"\ud83c\udf76\"\"\ud83c\udf41\"<\/strong><\/p>\n

For memories with friends and family\"\ud83c\udfb5\"<\/strong><\/p>\n

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If you want to rent a kimono in Nara, we recommend \u201cWaplus Nara Nara Park Bus Terminal Store\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nara Park is right in front of you, so you can meet the deer as soon as you change into your kimono\"\ud83e\udd8c\"<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Todaiji Temple and Kasuga Taisha Shrine are also within walking distance\"\u2763\"\"\u2763\"<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s close to the station, so it\u2019s also very convenient for transportation\"\ud83c\udfb6\"<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Waplus Nara\u2019s kimono rental is empty-handed\"\u2763\"<\/strong><\/p>\n

We will look after your luggage\"\u2728\"<\/strong><\/p>\n

Feel free to enjoy going out in a kimono\"\ud83c\udfb6\"<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Leave it to Waplus Nara to help you create memories of your trip(*\u00b4\ua4b3`*)\"\u2728\"<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Waplus Nara\u3000 Nara Park Bus Terminal store.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Nara Park Bus Terminal West Wing 2F<\/strong>
\n76 Noborioji-cho, Nara City, Nara 630-8213, Japan<\/strong><\/p>\n

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