Atsuta Festival (Shobu Festival)
熱田花火
Atsuta Festival (Shobu Festival) is a fireworks festival held in 中部. Date: 5 June; the 2026 edition was on Friday 5 June.. Total shells: about 約1,000. Attendance: 約25万人（熱田まつりの例祭全体の参拝者数。花火単独の値は出典に記載なし）. No. Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- 約1,000
- Duration
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass) min
- Nights
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass) night(s)
- Attendance
- 約25万人（熱田まつりの例祭全体の参拝者数。花火単独の値は出典に記載なし）
- Largest Shell
- Not published - Wikipedia gives only the total of about 1,000 shells
- Founding Year
- 1955年（corpusの記載値。2026-10-20 の調査では初開催年を示す出典を確認できず）
Signature Sequences
- 01'Held as part of the Atsuta Shrine festival, in two places: the precincts and the Jingu Park'
- 02A summer landmark of Nagoya attended by about 250,000 people
- 03A shrine rite attended by an imperial envoy
- 04Run alongside the lantern-wand offerings, the martial arts, the tea and flower ceremonies, the O-Shinji-daiko drums and the Atsuta Kagura
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- The rites begin at 10:00 in the morning; the fireworks are at dusk.
- Venue
- Atsuta Shrine precincts and Jingu Park, Sanbonmatsu-cho, Atsuta Ward, Nagoya City, Aichi
- Address
- 1-1 Sanbonmatsu-cho, Atsuta Ward, Nagoya City, Aichi (Atsuta Shrine and Jingu Park) 35.127358°N, 136.908695°E
- Venue Size
- Not published - neither the official page nor the data page gives the site area
- Venue Floor Type
- The precincts of the Atsuta Shrine and the grass of the Jingu Park immediately west of the shrine; no grandstand structure is described.
- Gates Open
- Not published - no gate-opening time appears in the sources consulted
- 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
- Not published
- Production Company
- Not published - neither the shrine's official pages nor Wikipedia name a fireworks company
- Sponsor
- The Atsuta Shrine, which conducts the festival; the rites are performed by the shrine and the fireworks in the Jingu Park form part of the offerings.
Access
Venue map
View on Google MapsFrom major cities
- From Tokyo
- Tokaido Shinkansen from Shin-Osaka to Nagoya Station, then the subway to Atsuta-Jingu-nishi Station
- From Osaka
- Tokaido Shinkansen from Shin-Osaka to Nagoya Station, then the subway to Atsuta-Jingu-nishi Station
- From Sendai
- Tohoku Shinkansen and Tohoku Main Line, then the Tokaido Shinkansen to Nagoya Station and the subway to Atsuta-Jingu-nishi Station
- Nearest Station
- JR Kanayama Station (Tokaido and Chuo lines), Meitetsu Jingumae Station, Nagoya subway Myokenji line Atsuta-Jingu-nishi and Atsuta-Jingu-Denma stations, and Nagokō line Hibi-no Station
- Nearest Shinkansen
- JR Nagoya Station (Tokaido Shinkansen)
- Local Transit
- JR Kanayama Station on the Tokaido and Chuo lines, Meitetsu Jingumae Station, Nagoya subway Myokenji line Atsuta-Jingu-nishi and Atsuta-Jingu-Denma stations and the Nagoya subway Nagokō line Hibi-no Station, all within walking distance of the shrine.
- Parking
- Not published - the Atsuta Shrine official pages do not mention parking
- Parking Reservation
- Not applicable - parking is first-come on the day and paid
- Lodging Strategy
- The venue is in central Nagoya, with hotels around Kanayama and Jingumae stations; it is within day-trip range.
- English Access
- English guidance on the official pages is limited; the Japanese pages give the venue, times and access
- Cash Required
- Cash is likely needed for the stalls, vendors and food trucks in the venue; no payment-method information appears in the sources consulted
- Best Arrival
- Arrive around 16:00-17:00, in time for the lantern offerings and the fireworks at dusk
- Peak Crowd
- From the lantern offerings at dusk until the fireworks begin
Tickets
- Seat Type
- Not applicable - there is no paid seating
- Price Range
- Not applicable - there is no paid seating
- Seat Count
- Not applicable - there is no paid seating, so no seat count is given seats
- Sellout History
- Not applicable - with no paid seating there is no sell-out to record
- Reservation
- Not published - the sources consulted do not describe a reservation method
- Day-Of Ticket
- Not published - the sources consulted do not describe on-the-day ticket availability
Weather Policy
- Rain
- Not published - the sources consulted do not describe the severe-weather rule
- Decision Time
- Not found in the sources checked - the official pages consulted do not describe the decision method or the announcement channel for severe weather
- Postponement
- Not published - no postponement rule appears in the official pages consulted
- Wind Threshold
- Not published - the organisers announce severe weather only and give no wind-speed threshold
- Typical Risks
- Thunderstorms and sudden wind are common on June evenings; the official pages do not describe a severe-weather rule.
- Weather Cancellation History
- The sources consulted do not summarise past severe-weather responses