Ogase Pond Summer Fireworks Festival
池夏花火大会
Ogase Pond Summer Fireworks Festival is a fireworks festival held in Chubu. Date: 18 July (2026); the 38th edition. Total shells: about Not published by the organisers. Attendance: About 50,000 (from the fireworks database; the primary source is not held). No. Not published by the organisers
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- Not published by the organisers
- Duration
- 40 min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- About 50,000 (from the fireworks database; the primary source is not held)
- Largest Shell
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Founding Year
- 1990 (the manifest value; the city page calls the 2026 event the 38th, which would back-calculate to 1989)
Signature Sequences
- 01single shells
- 02star mines
- 03underwater fireworks
- 04music fireworks
- 05Ogase Pond, said to be inhabited by a dragon god
- 06underwater fireworks and fireworks reflected on the water
- 07star mines and a music fireworks display
- 08paid temporary car parks at Kakamigahara Elementary School and elsewhere
- 09a shuttle bus service
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- 19:30-20:10
- Venue
- Ogase Pond and its surroundings, Kakamigahara City, Gifu Prefecture
- Address
- Ogase Pond, Kakamigahara City, Gifu Prefecture 35.412120°N, 136.909005°E
- Venue Size
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Venue Floor Type
- lake surface
- Gates Open
- 17:00, when the car parks open
- Paid-Seat Holder Entry
- 該当なし（有料席なし）
- 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
- The Ogase Pond Summer Festival Executive Committee, made up of the Kakamugi district, the Kakamugi development association, the Kakamigahara City Tourist Association, the Gifu Shimbun and Gifu Broadcasting
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
- Ogase Station on the Meitetsu Kakamigahara Line, about 15 min on foot north
- Nearest Shinkansen
- JR Nagoya Station, then the Meitetsu to Kakamigahara
- Local Transit
- Ogase Station on the Meitetsu Kakamigahara Line
- Parking
- About 200 spaces at Kakamigahara Elementary School, about 80 at Murakuni-za and about 200 at Kakamigahara Civic Hall No.3, roughly 480 in total of which about 280 are charged
- Parking Reservation
- Not reserved in advance; the lots open on the day at 17:00, or 17:30 for the Civic Hall No.3 lot
- Lodging Strategy
- Most visitors travel in from central Kakamigahara or Nagoya by public transport on the day
- English Access
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Cash Required
- Parking is charged at 1,000 yen per car; watching the fireworks itself is free
- Best Arrival
- before 17:00, before the road restrictions begin
- Peak Crowd
- During the 19:30-20:10 firing window
Tickets
- Seat Type
- Not applicable (no paid seating)
- Price Range
- Viewing is free; parking costs 1,000 yen per car
- Seat Count
- 0 (no paid seating is set up) seats
- Sellout History
- There is no paid seating, so there is no sell-out history
- Reservation
- No ticket or reservation is needed to watch; parking is handled on the day
- Day-Of Ticket
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Weather Policy
- Rain
- Go ahead in rain
- Decision Time
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Postponement
- Cancelled in stormy weather; no postponement date is designated
- Wind Threshold
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Typical Risks
- Firing over the water, so strong wind leads to cancellation
- Weather Cancellation History
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Sources and verification
Related festivals
Sister Festivals
- Kawabe Fireworks Festivalthe other Gifu Prefecture town festival fired over a riverbed
- Kamioka Summer Festival Summer Evening Fireworks Festivalthe Hida-city festival in the same prefecture