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Fukuyama Summer Festival Ashida River Fireworks

福山夏まつり あしだ川花火大会

Fukuyama Summer Festival Ashida River Fireworks is a fireworks festival held in Hiroshima Prefecture. Date: Mid-August. Total shells: about 16000. Attendance: 約27万人（例年。2025年は記録のある1984年以降で最少の11万1千人）. No. 41回（2026年・推定）

Event essentials

Headline stats

Total Shells
16000
Duration
~60 min
Nights
1 night(s)
Attendance
約27万人（例年。2025年は記録のある1984年以降で最少の11万1千人）
Largest Shell
8号玉 (24 cm diameter)
Founding Year
1980 (Showa 55), estimated. The official site does not publish the first-edition year, and the surviving attendance records start in 1984.

Signature Sequences

  1. 01Opening countdown — 19:30 — countdown and launch shells
  2. 02Wide starmine — 19:40–20:00 — starmine
  3. 038号玉 program — 20:00–20:15 — 8-shaku shells
  4. 04Grand finale — 20:15–20:30 — full-scale fireworks
  5. 05Ashida River launch upstream of Ashida River Bridge
  6. 06Tomo no Ura related
  7. 07~5,000 shells
  8. 08Mid-August fixed
  9. 09One of Hiroshima's largest regional fireworks

Venue & Access

Time Window
19:30–20:30 JST
Venue
Ashida River upstream of Ashida River Bridge (芦田川大橋上流, Fukuyama City)
Address
広島県福山市西新涯町2丁目26-20 (launch site address published by the fireworks database; 34.453388, 133.389323)
Venue Size
About 1 km of riverbank viewing on both banks of the Ashida River; the water starmine spans about 1.4 km
Venue Floor Type
Riverbed grass and paved banks on both sides of the Ashida River
Gates Open
18:00 (venue); 19:00 (paid seats)
Paid-Seat Holder Entry
19:00
Spectator Capacity
~50,000 (estimated)
Launch Company
Unknown (not publicly disclosed)
Production Company
Unknown (not publicly disclosed) — pyrotechnician name not in public records
Sponsor
Fukuyama Summer Festival Executive Committee
Co-Sponsor
Fukuyama City + Hiroshima Prefecture

Access

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From major cities

From Tokyo
JR Tokyo → Fukuyama (JR Tōkaidō/San'yō Shinkansen) ~3h30m
From Osaka
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-21 pass)
From Sendai
Tōhoku Shinkansen Sendai → Tokyo ~1h30m + JR → Fukuyama ~3h30m
Nearest Station
JR Fukuyama Station (JR San'yō Shinkansen + San'yō Main Line)
Nearest Shinkansen
JR Fukuyama (San'yō Shinkansen) + JR San'yō Main Line
Local Transit
JR San'yō Main Line Fukuyama Station — 15-20 min walk
Parking
About 3,000 paid spaces across five advance-reserved car parks (Fupiko Arena left bank, Takegata multipurpose ground right bank, the left bank barrier-free car park, and the Ashida Riverbed Areas A and B on the left bank).
Parking Reservation
Advance reservation only, first come first served; the parking ticket for the sponsored seats is sold as part of the seat ticket.
Lodging Strategy
Limited hotels in Fukuyama City; Fukuyama / Tomo no Ura areas are practical
English Access
Limited English
Cash Required
Yes (food stalls)
Best Arrival
18:00 venue open; 19:00 paid seats
Peak Crowd
19:30-20:00 (just after opening)

Tickets

Weather Policy

Rain
Rain-or-shine / cancelled in severe weather
Decision Time
Day-of 14:00 decision
Postponement
No postponement
Wind Threshold
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-21 pass)
Typical Risks
Mid-August typhoons; summer thunderstorms
Weather Cancellation History
2020 (COVID); 2021 (COVID); weather cancellations observed

Sources and verification

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