Your heart,
sent into the night sky.
A singular night in Katakai, given to someone you love.
Not simply to watch,
but to entrust your heart.
- In Katakai, fireworks are not
only something to look at. - For some 400 years,
people here have entrusted their wishes, their thanks
and the milestones of their lives to fireworks,
and sent them up into the night sky. - On this journey,
you become the one who entrusts those feelings. - To whom, and with what words?
We listen beforehand,
and shape the night for your party alone. - As the firework rises,
you look up at the same sky as the one beside you. - Feelings that words cannot fully carry,
made into one brief, great bloom.
Whom will you honour, and with what feeling?
- A Wedding AnniversaryA journey celebrating the years behind you, and the years ahead.
- A Gift for Someone DearFor the thank-you that words alone cannot carry.
- A Milestone in LifeA night to mark a new beginning — a sixtieth birthday, a retirement.
- A ProposalFor a moment you will remember all your life.
Sample Itinerary — 2 Days, 1 Night
From the quiet hills
to a night of fireworks.
Unwind in an old farmhouse and share the flavours of the land. A day for entrusting your feelings, together, to fireworks blooming in the night sky.
- 15:00Check in at Okko-no-ki, a farmhouse inn
- AfternoonUnhurried time in the old farmhouse
- EveningSeasonal flavours at Kinzushi
- NightTo the fireworks by rickshaw
- NightYour own anniversary fireworks
- AfterwardsBack at the inn, savouring the afterglow
A slow morning,
lingering in the memory.
From a quiet morning in the hills to the flavours and streets of Ojiya. A day for carrying the journey’s afterglow slowly home.
- MorningBreakfast, and a morning in the farmhouse
- 11:00Check-out
- MiddayA special HIYORI lunch at Tōchū
- AfternoonFree time to wander the town of Ojiya
- Around 14:00Journey’s end and farewell
*This itinerary is an example. Details may change depending on the weather, the season and local conditions.
What remains when the journey ends.
Fireworks fade from the sky.
Here, they are kept on paper.
At the Katakai Festival, the hanabi banzuke — a printed programme recording who offers each firework, and with what wish — is cherished as one of the festival’s pleasures.
Inspired by this tradition, HIYORI creates an original banzuke for your journey and presents it to you on paper. The words placed in your firework, your anniversary and your message to the one you honour are kept on a single sheet — a keepsake that stays with you long after you return home.
The Gift of Katakai Fireworks
- Duration
- 2 days, 1 night
- Guests
- One party of two
- Meeting & farewell
- Nagaoka Station
*Prices are indicative for the sample plan and vary with the fireworks, dates, number of guests and the arrangements for accommodation, meals, transport and so on.
*Final prices and conditions will be quoted after consultation.
The plan includes
- Arrangements for launching and viewing your commemorative fireworks
- One night’s accommodation
- Breakfast
- Dinner
- Round-trip transfers between your accommodation and the Katakai fireworks venue
- A special rickshaw experience
- An original fireworks banzuke
- A consultation before your journey
- Itinerary planning
- A dedicated attendant on the day
*Transfers from Nagaoka Station, Urasa Station and elsewhere are optional (quoted separately).
From your first enquiry to the night the fireworks rise.
- 01CONTACT
Tell us your preferred timing, the number of guests and the occasion through our form.
- 02HEARING
We listen to the story behind your occasion — and to whom you wish to send which feelings.
- 03ARRANGEMENT
We coordinate the fireworks, accommodation, meals, transport and more with everyone involved.
- 04PROPOSAL
We set out the details, price and conditions, and present a formal plan.
- 05CONFIRMATION
Once the details are agreed, we proceed to a formal reservation.
- 06EXPERIENCE
On the day, enjoy your time in Ojiya and your commemorative fireworks.
Once we have read your enquiry, a member of our team will be in touch.