Akihanabi Taikai Fireworks
城陽秋花火大会
Akihanabi Taikai Fireworks is a fireworks festival held in Kansai. Date: 2026-10-04 (Sun) - the first Sunday of October. Total shells: about 約1,000発（JA Wikipedia「日本の花火大会一覧」の記載。2026年の花火大会データベースは「非公開」）. Attendance: 約7000人（2025年のチケット販売数）. No. Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- 約1,000発（JA Wikipedia「日本の花火大会一覧」の記載。2026年の花火大会データベースは「非公開」）
- Duration
- 40 min
- Nights
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass) night(s)
- Attendance
- 約7000人（2025年のチケット販売数）
- Largest Shell
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Founding Year
- 2010 (the year recorded in the manifest id_founding_year; the 2026 official, city and tourism association pages do not state a first-edition year)
Signature Sequences
- 01An autumn fireworks festival
- 02Entry requires a pre-sold ticket (no tickets on the day, charged from primary-school age upwards)
- 03A collaboration between the fireworks and dance, wadaiko and Tsugaru shamisen performances
- 04Food stalls and the 食欲の秋フェス food booths
- 05The venue is the lawn at Joyo Goryogo no Oka
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- Gates open 14:00, fireworks 19:00-19:40 (about 40 minutes)
- Venue
- Kyoto Prefectural Kizugawa Sports Park (Joyo Goryogo no Oka), Joyo City
- Address
- Kyoto Prefectural Kizugawa Sports Park, Tomino, Joyo City, Kyoto Prefecture
- Venue Size
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Venue Floor Type
- The lawn of a prefectural sports park; the shells are fired from inside the park
- Gates Open
- Gates open at 14:00 (the shuttle bus runs a return service from 14:30 to 21:00)
- 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
- 城陽市観光協会（TEL 0774-56-4029）
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 Nagaike Station - about 5 min on foot / free shuttle bus from Kintetsu Terada Station (an entry ticket is required)
- Nearest Shinkansen
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Local Transit
- A free shuttle bus runs from Kintetsu Terada Station on the Kintetsu Kyoto Line (16:30-21:00 and an entry ticket is required); JR Nagaike Station on the Tokaido Main Line is about 5 min on foot
- Parking
- No parking (the fireworks database marks it with a cross and asks visitors to use public transport)
- Parking Reservation
- No parking is provided - the fireworks database marks the parking field with a cross and asks visitors to use public transport; no reservation route is listed in the sources checked
- Lodging Strategy
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- English Access
- About 5 minutes on foot from JR Nagaike Station, or the free shuttle bus from Kintetsu Terada Station (a ticket is required); the sources checked mention no foreign-language facilities
- Cash Required
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Best Arrival
- There are no tickets on the day and only a pre-sale, so buy the ticket before 25 July and arrive at the 14:00 opening - the fireworks last only 40 minutes from 19:00
- Peak Crowd
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Tickets
- Seat Type
- General admission ticket (no assistance seating is mentioned)
- Price Range
- 2,000 yen at the Joyo City Tourism Association or 2,500 yen through Ticket Pia
- Seat Count
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass) seats
- Sellout History
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Reservation
- Pre-sale through the Joyo City Tourism Association and Ticket Pia, from 25 July
- Day-Of Ticket
- No tickets on the day (there is no same-day sale)
Weather Policy
- Rain
- Held in rain
- Decision Time
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Postponement
- Cancelled in stormy weather; no refund is given whatever happens, including if the event is not held
- Wind Threshold
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Typical Risks
- October autumn rain and strong wind; the event is cancelled in stormy weather
- Weather Cancellation History
- In 2021 the festival was held as a secret event with the date and place not published, because of the weather and the pandemic