When: Late July Dates: City: Beppu Website: Hi no Umi Festival Website (Japanese), We Love Beppu Tourism Facebook page (Japanese), Oita Events (English) Description: This festival features a bon dance (bon odori), festival game stalls, yatai street vendors selling local specialties, and a large fireworks display in the bay. It is one of Beppu's most iconic summer events, and in 2019 they even had English announcements, done by Beppu's own CIR.