Handmade fireworks offered at Yoshida Jinja, with records dating back to the Genroku era
Yoshida no Enka
Festival information
EVENT INFORMATION- Season / frequency
- Yoshida Autumn Festival
- Location
- Yoshida Jinja
- Area
- Nagano Prefecture・Takamori Town(From Tokyo: approx. 1 h 20 min–1 h 50 min · 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
- Last updated
- 2026/10/19
These are fireworks offered at the autumn festival of Yoshida Jinja in Yoshida, Takamori Town. The Yoshida Fireworks Preservation Society is responsible for preserving them as a town-designated intangible folk cultural property.
About Yoshida no Enka
Yoshida no Enka is a fireworks offering held at Yoshida Jinja in Yoshida, Takamori Town.
The Yoshida Fireworks Preservation Society is responsible for preserving them, and they are associated with the autumn festival at Yoshida Jinja.
Equipment passed down includes fireworks tubes ranging from eight sun to three sun, as well as Mikuni bamboo tubes and a yakken.
They have been handed down alongside local festivals as a town-designated intangible folk cultural property.
Source: 吉田の煙火 - 高森町歴史民俗資料館 時の駅
Festival highlights
Highlights include the fireworks offered at the festival of Yoshida Jinja and the diverse equipment used to support them.
Fireworks tubes are recorded in sizes of eight, six, five, four, and three sun; Mikuni bamboo tubes and a yakken have also been used.
It is said that Ryusei (ascending rockets) and Hagi no Tsuyu (spark trails) were once specialties, preserving the character of the handmade-fireworks era.
Handmade fireworks offered at Yoshida Jinja, with records dating back to the Genroku era
What to expect
The fireworks are offered in conjunction with the autumn festival of Yoshida Jinja.
Records list equipment such as fireworks tubes ranging from eight sun to three sun, Mikuni bamboo tubes, and a yakken.
The Yoshida Fireworks Preservation Society is responsible for preserving the fireworks, and handmade fireworks such as Ryusei (ascending rockets) and Hagi no Tsuyu (spark trails) were once said to be specialties.
Specific details and times for the day's proceedings are not provided.
Location and access
- Venue and address
Yoshida Jinja (Yoshida, Takamori Town)
Address Yoshida, Takamori Town
Dates and season
- Season
Yoshida Jinja Autumn Festival
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Origins and History of Yoshida no Enka
An inscribed plaque at Yoshida Jinja explicitly states that fireworks were offered there during the Genroku era, around 300 years ago.
A diary by Uenuma Dosen of Shimoichida also records watching Yoshida's fireworks during the Kyoho, Genbun, and Kanpo eras.
They belong to the Mikawa fireworks tradition, and until around Taisho 12, Ryusei (ascending rockets) and Hagi no Tsuyu (spark trails) were specialties.
Records state that around that time, free manufacture became impossible due to safety concerns.
Official information
The Takamori Town Historical and Folklore Museum Toki no Eki introduces the name, location, preservation society, season, equipment, and history of Yoshida no Enka.
Yoshida no Enka at a Glance
Yoshida no Enka are fireworks offered at Yoshida Jinja in Yoshida, Takamori Town, for its autumn festival.
The Yoshida Fireworks Preservation Society is responsible for preserving them, and records mention equipment including fireworks tubes ranging from eight sun to three sun, Mikuni bamboo tubes, and a yakken.
Records of offerings from the Genroku era and accounts of watching the fireworks in Edo-period diaries survive; they are considered part of the Mikawa fireworks tradition.
Ryusei (ascending rockets) and Hagi no Tsuyu (spark trails), specialties until around Taisho 12, also offer clues to its history.
Japanese Festivals.jp Editorial Team
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Article updated: 2026/10/19
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