Kodai Torch Fire Festival
❚ Held on August 14, 2025
The Kodai Torch Fire Festival takes place on August 14, 2025, in Ogata Town, Bungoono City, Oita Prefecture.
From the area around Harajiri Falls across the rice fields of the Ogata basin, the glow of Kodai torches rises in a magical display.

[Date] Thursday, August 14, 2025 ※Canceled in severe weather. No postponement.
[Location] Around Harajiri Falls and across the Ogata plain
※Traffic restrictions will be in effect from 18:30 on the 14th. Please follow the directions of staff when passing through.
[Ignition time] 19:30 simultaneous lighting
[Number of lights] About 10,000 torches
[Flame Sculpture Submission Project]
Around the venue, local residents create torch sculptures unique to Ogata—such as torii gates and stone bridges—competing in a beautiful showcase.

[Event Inquiries]
Bungoono City Ogata Branch Office Phone 0974-42-2111
Roadside Station Harajiri Falls Co., Ltd. Phone 0974-42-4140

❚ What the Kodai Torch Fire Festival Is
A traditional event passed down since the Edo period. Its origins are unclear, but it is said to have included Bon memorial rites, insect-chasing prayers for a good rice harvest, and memorials for victims of uprisings that occurred in the Edo period.

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About a 3-hour drive from JR Hakata Station, Fukuoka Prefecture
About a 2-hour drive from JR Kumamoto Station, Kumamoto Prefecture
About a 1 hour 20 minute drive from JR Beppu Station, Oita Prefecture
About a 1 hour 20 minute drive from JR Yufuin Station, Oita Prefecture

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