Hakone Gora Summer Festival
箱根強羅夏まつり大文字焼
Hakone Gora Summer Festival is a fireworks festival held in Kanto. Date: 16 August every year. In 2026 it was held on 2026-08-16 (Sun) with ignition at 19:45 (19:30 scheduled).. Total shells: about 2,000. Attendance: 2万5000人（例年の人出）. No. 105回 (2026年)
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- 2,000
- Duration
- 40 min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- 2万5000人（例年の人出）
- Founding Year
- 1950年代 (推定) 起源
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- 19:30-20:10 (scheduled, about 40 min). In 2026 dense fog delayed the ignition to 19:45.
- Venue
- 強羅温泉イベント会場
- Address
- 神奈川県足柄下郡箱根町強羅 35.247188°N, 139.040010°E
- Venue Floor Type
- The whole Gora hot-spring district, Hakone Town
- Gates Open
- Yataimichi and the beer garden open at 15:00; sponsor display and memorial registrations open at 10:00.
- Paid-Seat Holder Entry
- Not applicable - there is no paid seating
- Spectator Capacity
- 25,000人
- Launch Company
- (株)ファイアート神奈川 + 北陸火工(株) 2社合同
- Production Company
- 不明 (公開情報なし) per HANABITO eplus + 公式 非公開
- Sponsor
- 箱根強羅夏まつり実行委員会
- Co-Sponsor
- 箱根町 / 神奈川県
Access
Venue map
View on Google MapsFrom major cities
- From Tokyo
- About 2 h 30 min from Tokyo: Kodama 35 min to Odawara, the Odakyu line to Hakone-Yumoto, then 35 min on the Hakone Tozan railway to Gora
- From Osaka
- From Nagoya (or Osaka) take the Tomei Expressway to Gotemba IC, then the Otsu Road 15.2 km to Sengokuhara and National Route 138 for 5 km to Gora
- From Sendai
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Nearest Station
- 箱根登山鉄道強羅駅 徒歩
- Local Transit
- Hakone Tozan Gora Station; shuttle trains are run for the Daimonji-yaki, announced for 2026 as well.
- Parking
- The Hakone Museum temporary car park takes cars at JPY 2,000 and bikes at JPY 1,000 from 15:00, closes when full and does not release cars until the festival ends. The fireworks database lists parking as 'not yet decided'.
- Parking Reservation
- Not required - the Hakone Museum temporary car park is first come, first served and closes when full
- Cash Required
- Yes for the yataimichi stalls and the beer garden; the memorial tablets start at JPY 1,000
- Best Arrival
- Arrive by 15:00 and either take the Hakone Museum temporary car park or come by Hakone Tozan railway to Gora Station and walk; the area is extremely congested after the 19:30 ignition.
- Peak Crowd
- Everything concentrates into the 40 min from 19:30 to 20:10. Car parks fill from around 15:00 and the slope in front of Yataimichi 1 closes to vehicles from 17:30.
Tickets
- Seat Type
- 無料観覧
- Price Range
- なし
- Seat Count
- None - there is no paid seating seats
Weather Policy
- Rain
- Proceeds in rain.
- Decision Time
- Not published; the 2026 go/no-go notice was published on the association blog on the day
- Postponement
- 小雨決行 (荒天時中止)
- Typical Risks
- 16 August falls in Obon and is humid. In 2026 dense fog delayed the ignition by 15 minutes; fog is common on the Hakone slopes, and the daimonji only reads clearly in good visibility.
- Weather Cancellation History
- In 2026 dense fog delayed the ignition by 15 minutes against the schedule.