Itadori River Fireworks Festival
板取川花火大会
Itadori River Fireworks Festival is a fireworks festival held in Chubu. Date: 15 August, held only in Olympic years. Total shells: about Not published by the organisers. Attendance: Not published by the organisers (checked 2026-10-22). No. Not published by the organisers
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- Not published by the organisers
- Duration
- 30 min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- Not published by the organisers (checked 2026-10-22)
- Largest Shell
- 4-shaku shell
- Founding Year
- 2000 (Taisho-era Shōwa 12); the first edition was the former Horado village's year-2000 commemorative fireworks
Signature Sequences
- 01single shells
- 023-shaku and 4-shaku shells
- 03star mines
- 04held only every four years, in Olympic years
- 05fireworks reflected on the clear waters of the Itadori River
- 063-shaku and 4-shaku shells and star mines
- 07one of the three nights that make up Seki City's fireworks round
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- 20:00-20:30 (as recorded for 2024)
- Venue
- the Itadori River bank at Horado Ichiba in Horado, Seki City, Gifu Prefecture (in front of Horado Kiwi Plaza)
- Address
- Itadori River bank at Horado Ichiba, Horado, Seki City, Gifu Prefecture 35.602851°N, 136.817351°E
- Venue Size
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Venue Floor Type
- riverbank
- Gates Open
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- 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 2024 Itadorigawa Hanabi Taikai Executive Committee in the Horado Office of Seki City, supported by the Gifu Shimbun and Gifu Broadcasting; in 2024 Seki City organised the whole three-night round for the merger anniversary
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
- Horado Kiwi Plaza bus stop, served by three bus lines
- Nearest Shinkansen
- JR Gifu Station, then the Gifu Bus Gifu Itadori line
- Local Transit
- Three bus operators serve the Horado Kiwi Plaza stop
- Parking
- The designated lots are the Horado Elementary School and the Oku-Nagara Meisui car park; no capacity figure is given
- Parking Reservation
- Temporary car parks opened on the day; no advance reservation is described
- 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
- Viewing is free
- Best Arrival
- before 20:00
- Peak Crowd
- During the 20:00-20:30 firing window
Tickets
- Seat Type
- Not applicable (no paid seating)
- Price Range
- Free to watch
- 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
- Day-Of Ticket
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Weather Policy
- Rain
- Go ahead in light rain
- Decision Time
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Postponement
- In stormy weather or high water the show moves to Saturday 17 August, as it did in 2024
- Wind Threshold
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Typical Risks
- A riverbank venue on the Itadori River, with a defined postponement rule for high water
- Weather Cancellation History
- The 2020 edition was cancelled during the COVID-19 pandemic
Sources and verification
Related festivals
Sister Festivals
- Seki Civic Fireworksthe 13 August night of the same Seki round
- Take-gawa Summer Festival Fireworksthe 14 August night of the same Seki round
- Tsu-ho River Fireworksthe third Seki riverbed fireworks in the corpus