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Hachinohe Fireworks Festival

八戸花火大会

Hachinohe Fireworks Festival is a fireworks festival held in Tohoku. Date: Late August (2026 planned). Total shells: about 約7,000発（2026年・花火大会データベース）. Attendance: 約7,000人（2025年実績・花火大会データベース）. No. 46回 (令和8年/2026年)

Event essentials

Headline stats

Total Shells
約7,000発（2026年・花火大会データベース）
Duration
120 min
Nights
1 night(s)
Attendance
約7,000人（2025年実績・花火大会データベース）
Largest Shell
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Founding Year
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)

Signature Sequences

  1. 01Venue is the quay and breakwater at Tanabashi fishing port in Hachinohe
  2. 02All viewing is paid, with four categories of block and seat
  3. 03Rain-hold, with postponement to the following day in stormy weather
  4. 04The 800 parking spaces run on a smart access pass system
  5. 05About 7,000 shells fired over about 120 minutes in 2026

Venue & Access

Time Window
19:00-21:00 (the show starts at 19:00, about 120 minutes of firing)
Venue
Hachinohe Port Kabushima Park
Address
青森県八戸市 館鼻漁港（八戸港） 40.512206°N, 141.488274°E
Venue Size
The fireworks database gives no dimensions for the venue
Venue Floor Type
漁港内の埠頭・岸壁の上の野外観覧エリア
Gates Open
17:00 - the official site states that place-holding before the gates open is not allowed
Paid-Seat Holder Entry
会場内の観覧には有料チケットが必要。席への入場時刻は花火大会データベースにも既存のファイルにも記載がない
Spectator Capacity
Not published; only the 800 parking spaces and the four paid viewing blocks are known
Launch Company
Not publicly disclosed (organizer: Hachinohe City Tourism Association)
Production Company
Not published
Sponsor
Hachinohe Fireworks Festival Executive Committee (office inside VSIT Hachinohe, tel 0178-70-1110)

Access

Venue map

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From major cities

From Tokyo
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
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陸奥湊駅
Nearest Shinkansen
青森駅（東北新幹線・奥羽本線）
Local Transit
About 10 min walk from JR Mutsu-Minato Station or about 20 min walk from JR Shirogane Station. The fireworks database lists only the walks from the stations.
Parking
800 spaces on the smart access pass system (3,000 yen); the temporary lot at Daiichi Uoichiba is reserved for holders of paid viewing tickets
Parking Reservation
Parking is sold as a smart access pass rather than per space, and the temporary lot at Daiichi Uoichiba can be used only by paid-ticket holders
Lodging Strategy
JR Mutsu-Minato and JR Shirogane stations bracket the central Hachinohe area, so staying near either station and walking to the harbour is straightforward
English Access
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Cash Required
No cash is needed for admission - tickets are sold only through Lawson and MiniStop Loppi terminals and there is no telephone sales desk. Cash is still needed for the food stalls at the venue.
Best Arrival
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Peak Crowd
19:00〜21:00

Tickets

Weather Policy

Rain
Held in rain unless a heavy-rain advisory or warning is issued. Cancelled or postponed if a major earthquake or severe weather makes safe control impossible, and also if a tsunami advisory or warning is issued.
Decision Time
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Postponement
荒天時は2026年8月23日（日）19:00〜21:00に順延
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
The fireworks database states that the display is postponed to the next day in stormy weather; no past cancellations were confirmed as of 2026-10-20

Sources and verification

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