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Kakogawa City Fireworks Festival

加古川まつり花火大会

Kakogawa City Fireworks Festival is a fireworks festival held in Kinki. Date: 25 October 2026 (Sun), 26 October 2025 (Sun), 27 October 2024 (Sun), 29 October 2023 (Sun) and 30 October 2022 (Sun). Total shells: about ~5,000 (legacy August riverbed format 1980-2021); not published for the 2022- distributed format. Attendance: Not published for the 2022- distributed format. No. 令和8年度

Event essentials

Headline stats

Total Shells
~5,000 (legacy August riverbed format 1980-2021); not published for the 2022- distributed format
Duration
15 min
Nights
1 night(s)
Attendance
Not published for the 2022- distributed format
Largest Shell
The shell count and the shell types for each site are not listed on the official page
Founding Year
1980

Signature Sequences

  1. 01Six sites fire simultaneously for 15 minutes
  2. 02The start time was 30 minutes earlier than the previous year
  3. 03市内6か所で同時に15分間の打ち上げを行う分散形式
  4. 04観覧席・駐車場・露店のいずれも設置しない
  5. 05打上場所周辺への立入禁止とドローン禁止
  6. 062022年に8月河川敷形式から10月分散形式へ移行した
  7. 07_ASSERT _the official launch-site map is published every year

Venue & Access

Time Window
A 15-minute simultaneous display. The clock start time is not stated on the official site (in 2026 it started 30 minutes earlier than the previous year)
Venue
Six distributed launch sites inside Kakogawa City (the riverbed and sites around town)
Address
Six sites inside Kakogawa City, Hyogo (Shimata-cho Hara, the Kakogawa riverbed, Hachiman-cho Nishijo, Jinno-cho Nishiyama, the Kakogawa river mouth and Beppu-cho Minatomachi) 34.772509°N, 134.842362°E
Venue Size
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Venue Floor Type
Ground-level launch sites on the riverbed, the river mouth, the harbour and in town
Gates Open
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
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 published because of the distributed multi-site format
Production Company
Not published because of the distributed multi-site format
Sponsor
Kakogawa City Fireworks Festival Executive Committee

Access

Venue map

View on Google Maps

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 Kakogawa Station and JR Hioki Station, on foot or by car to each launch site
Nearest Shinkansen
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Local Transit
The nearest stations are JR Kakogawa and JR Hioki; each of the six launch sites is reached on foot or by car.
Parking
No parking (and no viewing seats or food stalls are provided either)
Parking Reservation
Not applicable; there is no parking
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 stated in the sources; entry is free
Best Arrival
There is no single venue to arrive at. Pick the launch site nearest to where you live and set out before the evening road restrictions begin.
Peak Crowd
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)

Tickets

Weather Policy

Rain
Held in rain, cancelled in stormy weather, with no reserve date
Decision Time
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Postponement
No reserve date is set
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)

Sources and verification

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