The Spirit of the Suito Kurawanka Fireworks Festival

Each burst at the Suito Kurawanka Fireworks Festival is a light that reflects our community’s life and prayers.

We launch celebratory fireworks equal to the number of children born in the previous year across Hirakata, Takatsuki, and Katano, and layer memorial fireworks for those who have passed—inscribing our cities’ stories into the night sky.

Relaunched from 75 shells after the festival ceased in 2003, it has grown into a grand display watched by 250,000 people—powered by the passion and pride shared by citizens, companies, and volunteers.

When you feel that “this firework rises because you were born,” it deepens attachment to the place, lifts our population and vitality, and in turn makes the fireworks even greater—we believe in that virtuous cycle.

Our aim is a fireworks festival that endures for a hundred years.

By keeping the Yodo River aglow—with light that celebrates life, mourns loss, and honors those who dare—we will set an example for the next generation and guide our cities and people toward the future.