Atago-yama Festival Tezutsu Fireworks
愛宕山祭典天筒花火打ち揚げ
Atago-yama Festival Tezutsu Fireworks is a fireworks festival held in 東海. Date: 2026-07-18 (土). Total shells: about 約60本（手筒花火）. Attendance: 約200人. No. No edition number published
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- 約60本（手筒花火）
- Duration
- 120 min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- 約200人
- Largest Shell
- Hand-held tezutsu shells (about 60); no shell sizes are published
- Founding Year
- 1970年（昭和45年）※マニフェスト記載の開始年。一次資料での確認は未了
Signature Sequences
- 01Hand-held tezutsu shells lit by the fireworks makers themselves
- 02About 60 shells fired in a year
- 03The finale hane, when the base of the tube blows off
- 04A religious rite offered to Atago Kannon, the god who wards off fire
- 05The shrine precinct itself is the viewing area
- 06A small display of about 200 people
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- 19:00-21:00 JST (手筒花火打ち上げ 19:30-21:00)
- Venue
- The precinct of Atago Shrine, Higashizaka-cho, Mitsuke, Iwata City
- Address
- Atago Shrine, Higashizaka-cho, Mitsuke, Iwata City, Shizuoka Prefecture (the old Tokaido road district in central Iwata) 34.713831°N, 137.842138°E
- Venue Size
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Venue Floor Type
- The shrine precinct (land, hand-held shells)
- Gates Open
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Paid-Seat Holder Entry
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Spectator Capacity
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Launch Company
- 遠州見付天狗会
- Production Company
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Sponsor
- The Enshu-Mitsuke Tengu-kai
Access
Venue map
View on Google MapsFrom major cities
- From Tokyo
- JR Tokaido Shinkansen and the Tokaido Main Line to JR Iwata Station, then the Enshu bus to the Mitsuke stop
- From Osaka
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- From Sendai
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Nearest Station
- JR Iwata Station
- Nearest Shinkansen
- JR Tokaido Shinkansen Iwata Station
- Local Transit
- Enshu bus towards the Iwata sales office, from bay 2 of the north exit at JR Iwata Station
- Parking
- There is no car park (the fireworks database lists the parking as absent, marked ×)
- Parking Reservation
- No car park can be reserved. There is no visitor car park near the venue and the roads are restricted from 18:30, so public transport is the practical option.
- Lodging Strategy
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- English Access
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Cash Required
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Best Arrival
- Be inside the shrine precinct before 18:00, ahead of the road restrictions at 18:30
- Peak Crowd
- The approach is worst from 18:30 to 19:30 and the precinct peaks from 19:30 to 20:30. From 21:00 the exit and the bus stop are busy at the same time.
Tickets
- Seat Type
- なし
- Price Range
- 無料（有料席なし）
- Seat Count
- 有料席なし seats
- Sellout History
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Reservation
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Day-Of Ticket
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Weather Policy
- Rain
- 小雨決行・荒天翌日順延
- Decision Time
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Postponement
- In severe weather the event moves to Sunday 19 July 2026
- Wind Threshold
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Typical Risks
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Weather Cancellation History
- In severe weather the event moves to the next day; in 2026 the reserve date was Sunday 19 July