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Southern Beach Chigasaki Fireworks Festival

花火大会

Southern Beach Chigasaki Fireworks Festival is a fireworks festival held in Kanagawa. Date: 2026-08-01 (Sat) - first Saturday of August. Total shells: about 約3,000. Attendance: Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass). No. 52回

Event essentials

Headline stats

Total Shells
約3,000
Duration
50 min
Nights
1 night(s)
Attendance
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Largest Shell
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Founding Year
1960 (manifest value; none of the sources checked states the founding year)

Signature Sequences

  1. 01The water peacock, a firework that rises from the sea surface like a peacock spreading its tail
  2. 02The starmine, fired in rapid succession
  3. 03The fireworks reflected on the sea surface are the main attraction
  4. 04In 2026 Kirin Beer supported the Hinokaze ACTION project, which relaunched fireworks that had been cancelled elsewhere, with a drone show and a live broadcast

Venue & Access

Time Window
19:20-20:10 (as planned)
Venue
Southern Beach Chigasaki, Nishihama coast, Chigasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture (サザンビーチちがさき, 茅ヶ崎西浜海岸)
Address
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Venue Size
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Venue Floor Type
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
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
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Production Company
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Sponsor
Organisers - Chigasaki City, the Chigasaki City Tourism Association, the Chigasaki Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Chigasaki Beach Service Cooperative, Kanagawa Prefecture, the Kanagawa Tourism Association, the Chigasaki Town Merchants Association Federation, the Chigasaki Commercial Cooperative, the Chigasaki Fisheries Cooperative, the Chigasaki Coast Development Cooperative, the Chigasaki Industry Federation, the Chigasaki Construction Association, the Chigasaki Construction Cooperative and JR East Chigasaki Station

Access

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 Chigasaki Station (about 20 min on foot, about 10 min by bus)
Nearest Shinkansen
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Local Transit
About 20 min on foot from JR Chigasaki Station, or about 10 min by bus
Parking
There is no fireworks parking around the venue; during the traffic restriction the Nishihama elementary school, the Nishihama high school, the west and east parking of the Chigasaki Park baseball ground and the Higashi Kaigan South parking are used
Parking Reservation
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
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
Arrive during the 16:00 hour; the traffic restriction runs from 16:00 to 21:00, so use the bus
Peak Crowd
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)

Tickets

Weather Policy

Rain
Cancelled in stormy weather
Decision Time
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Postponement
No postponement day is set; the show is cancelled in stormy weather
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
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)

Sources and verification

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