Himeji Minato Festival Maritime Fireworks Display
姫路祭海上花火大会
Himeji Minato Festival Maritime Fireworks Display is a fireworks festival held in Kansai. Date: 2026-09-20 (Sun). Total shells: about 10,000発超. Attendance: About 90,000. No. Not published
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- 10,000発超
- Duration
- 70 min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- About 90,000
- Largest Shell
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Founding Year
- 1965年（マニフェストの id_founding_year。2026-10-20 の調査で開始年の公式記載は確認できず）
Signature Sequences
- 01Water firing at Himeji Port in the Shikama district with more than 10,000 shells (a record and the prefecture's largest)
- 02Fired from a barge only about 300 metres from the viewing area
- 03More than 30 shaku-dama (10-inch shells)
- 04A special performance by four Omagari pyrotechnicians - a first for the prefecture
- 05About 50,000 assigned paid seats across several viewing styles
- 06A ticketed venue area open only to ticket holders
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- 19:40-20:50 (about 70 min)
- Venue
- 姫路港（飾磨地区）
- Address
- Himeji Port, Shikama district, Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture
- 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
- Gates open at 16:00
- Paid-Seat Holder Entry
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Spectator Capacity
- About 50,000 paid viewing seats (2026)
- Production Company
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Sponsor
- Himeji Minato Festival Support Association (office in the Himeji City Tourism and Economy Bureau, Commerce and Labour Department, Industry Promotion Division, 079-221-2504)
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
- Shikama Station on the Sanyo Electric Railway
- Nearest Shinkansen
- Himeji Station (Shinkansen and JR Kobe Line)
- Local Transit
- About 30 min on foot from Shikama station on the Sanyo Electric Railway. A shuttle bus with a ticket is available for wheelchair users, young children, expectant mothers, people aged 75 and over and their companions.
- Parking
- There is no car park at or around the venue. Visitors use public transport or buy a vehicle viewing area.
- Parking Reservation
- No parking reservation is offered; public transport is recommended for general visitors.
- 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
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Peak Crowd
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Tickets
- Seat Type
- General mat seat, one tatami
- General mat seat, two tatami
- General chair seat
- Camera-man mat seat
- Shuttle-bus mat seat
- Shuttle-bus chair seat
- Wheelchair area
- Vehicle viewing (assistance)
- Vehicle viewing (wheelchair)
- Minibus viewing
- Vehicle viewing
- Casual zone
- Sea viewing (Shiniki Kankou / Shiniki Bus)
- Bus tour (JTB)
- Price Range
- 4,000-110,000 yen
- Seat Count
- One tatami holds up to two adults, two tatami up to four, a chair seat one person. Apart from chair seats, accompanying children of middle-school age and below are free up to the seat capacity. seats
- Sellout History
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Reservation
- Buy on the Pia ticket page and collect at a 7-Eleven register, or reserve at the copier and pay at the register. If the show is cancelled, ticket money is refunded.
- Day-Of Ticket
- No day tickets - all seats are assigned and sold in advance through Pia and partner channels
Weather Policy
- Rain
- Held in rain, cancelled in stormy weather; the go/no-go call is published by 11:00 on the day
- Decision Time
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Postponement
- There is no postponement date; stormy weather means cancellation only
- 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)