Sanuma’s summer, brightened by dancing and dashi floats; fireworks bloom over the Hasama River
Sanuma Summer Festival
The 2026 edition of Sanuma Summer Festival has ended.
Festival information
EVENT INFORMATION- Dates
- 2026/07/26Ended
- Season / frequency
- Late July / Every year
- Location
- S Factory Tohoku Nakae Park and the Hasama River
- Area
- Miyagi Prefecture・Tome(From Tokyo: approx. 1 h 30 min–2 h · bullet train)Prefecture-level estimate to a main station or airport, not the venue. Airport access, check-in and onward travel are extra; remote areas and islands can take much longer.
- Features
- Highlights and activities
- Participation / viewing
- Spectators welcome
- Last updated
- 2026/10/19
This summer festival fills the streets of Sanuma in Tome with dancing, floats, and stage events. Fireworks are launched along the Hasama River at night.
About Sanuma Summer Festival
The Sanuma Summer Festival is held in Sanuma, in the Hasama area of Tome, Miyagi Prefecture.
Festival activities and food stalls are centered around S Factory Tohoku Nakae Park, while the fireworks display takes place along the Hasama River.
Local events bring together performances, a hand-dancing parade, truck-mounted dashi floats, dance stages, and more in a single day.
Fireworks are launched from the riverbed at night, making for a program to enjoy from daytime into the evening.
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Festival highlights
Highlights include a succession of events in different styles, such as yosakoi performances, a hand-dancing parade, truck-mounted dashi floats, and dance stages.
At the fireworks display, starmines, paired launches, and other effects light up the night sky over the Hasama River.
According to the 2026 information, a display of approximately 3,000 fireworks, including shells up to size 4, was planned.
The Hasama River embankment between Shikagajo Bridge and Nishiki Bridge is listed as a viewing area for the fireworks.
Sanuma’s summer, brightened by dancing and dashi floats; fireworks bloom over the Hasama River
What to expect
In 2026, festival activities and food stalls began before noon at S Factory Tohoku Nakae Park, with yosakoi performances, a hand-dancing parade, truck-mounted dashi floats, dance stages, and more.
Festival activities were scheduled from 11:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., and food stalls were listed as open until 8 p.m.
In the evening, the venue shifts to the Hasama River, where fireworks are launched from 7:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
In severe weather, the festival activities would be canceled, and only the fireworks display would be postponed to August 2.
How to take part
Visitors can watch the event.
Location and access
- Venue and address
The events and food stalls are at S Factory Tohoku Nakae Park (Nakae, Sanuma, Hasama-machi, Tome), and the fireworks are along the Hasama River (Nakajima area, Sanuma, Hasama-machi, Tome).
- Train and bus
Get off at Semine Station on the JR Tohoku Main Line, transfer to a Miyagi Kotsu bus bound for Sanuma, and ride for 30 minutes. Get off at the Miyakoh Bus Sanuma Sales Office.
The shuttle bus from Aeon Town Sanuma to the venue is listed as provisional.
- By car
It is about 30 minutes from Wakaruyanagari-Kanari IC on the Tohoku Expressway and about 20 minutes from Tome IC on the Sanriku Expressway.
- Parking
Visitor parking for about 1,500 vehicles is planned.
Traffic restrictions are listed for the Hasama River embankment road from 18:30 to 21:00, and behind York Benimaru Sanuma store from 18:30 to 20:00.
Address Nakae, Hasama-cho Sanuma, Tome, Miyagi Prefecture (festival activities and food stalls); Nakajima area, Hasama-cho Sanuma, Tome, Miyagi Prefecture (fireworks venue)
Dates and season
2026 event information (the listed dates have passed)
The event was held on July 26 (Sunday) in 2026.
Festival activities were scheduled from 11:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., food stalls from 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., and fireworks from 7:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
In severe weather, the festival activities would be canceled, and only the fireworks display would be postponed to 7:30 p.m. on August 2 (Sunday).
Accommodation and hotels PR
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Tips for your visit
For fireworks viewing, the riverside embankment along the Hasama River between Shikagajo Bridge and Nishiki Bridge is designated as a viewing area. Viewing from the bridges is not permitted.
During the fireworks, traffic restrictions will be in place on the Hasama River embankment road and behind York Benimaru Sanuma store.
Information about both visitor parking and shuttle buses is provisional.
As arrangements differ for the events and fireworks in severe weather, check the day’s event status before setting out.
Nearby attractions
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宮城県登米市にある博物館
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写真：Junpei Satoh / CC BY-SA 3.0(resized and reformatted)
Photo source ·Official information
Official information about the Sanuma Summer Festival is available on the website run by the Tome Sanuma Summer Festival Organizing Committee.
The venue information page lists S Factory Tohoku Nakae Park as the festival venue and the Hasama River riverbed as the fireworks venue.
For inquiries, contact the organizing committee at the Tome Central Society of Commerce and Industry.
Sanuma Summer Festival at a Glance
The Sanuma Summer Festival is a summer event in Tome, with yosakoi performances, a hand-dancing parade, truck-mounted dashi floats, dance stages, and more, centered around S Factory Tohoku Nakae Park.
It was held on July 26 in 2026, with fireworks launched along the Hasama River at night.
When watching, avoid standing on bridges, and check the designated viewing areas along the embankment and the traffic restrictions.
Japanese Festivals.jp Editorial Team
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Article updated: 2026/10/19
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