Hikone Port Festival Fireworks
彦根港まつり花火大会
Hikone Port Festival Fireworks is a fireworks festival held in 滋賀県 (Shiga). Date: 7月下旬. Total shells: about Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass). Attendance: Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass). No. Not published
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Duration
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass) 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
- 1980s (推定)
Signature Sequences
- 01Launch at Hikone Port
- 02Lake Biwa backdrop
- 03Hikone Castle (a national treasure) connection
- 04About 3,000 shells (estimated)
- 05Fixed in late July
- 06The summer fixture of Shiga Prefecture
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- 19:30–20:30 JST
- Venue
- Hikone Port, on the Lake Biwa shore of Hikone City, Shiga Prefecture
- Address
- Hikone Port on the shore of Lake Biwa, Hikone City, Shiga 35.284829°N, 136.246583°E
- Venue Size
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Venue Floor Type
- 屋外（彦根港の琵琶湖岸の水面からの打ち上げ）
- Gates Open
- 18:00 (会場); 19:00 (有料席)
- 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)
- Production Company
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Sponsor
- No committee name or organiser appears in the sources checked. The external links of the Japanese Wikipedia festival entry point to a dedicated site hosted by the Hikone Chamber of Commerce, which suggests a chamber-run event, but this is not stated explicitly.
Access
Venue map
View on Google MapsFrom 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 Hikone Station (Tokaido Main Line / Biwako Line and the Ohmi Railway)
- Nearest Shinkansen
- Maibara Station is the Shinkansen station (JR Central Tokaido Shinkansen); the nearest station to the town is JR Hikone Station
- Local Transit
- JR Hikone Station (JR West and the Ohmi Railway) is about 15 minutes on foot from Hikone Castle (Japanese Wikipedia, Hikone Castle)
- Parking
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- 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
- 2026-10-20 の調査では確認できず
- Peak Crowd
- 2026-10-20 の調査では確認できず
Tickets
- Seat Type
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Price Range
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Seat Count
- 2026-10-20 の調査では確認できず seats
- Sellout History
- 2026-10-20 の調査では確認できず
- Reservation
- 2026-10-20 の調査では確認できず
- Day-Of Ticket
- 2026-10-20 の調査では確認できず
Weather Policy
- Rain
- 雨天決行 / 荒天の場合は中止
- Decision Time
- 14:00 day-of decision
- Postponement
- 順延なし
- Wind Threshold
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Typical Risks
- Late July typhoons; summer thunderstorms
- Weather Cancellation History
- 2020 (COVID); 2021 (COVID); weather cancellations
Sources and verification
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