Kameoka Heiwa Festival Hözu River Citizens Hanabi Taikai
亀岡平和祭保津川市民花火大会
Kameoka Heiwa Festival Hözu River Citizens Hanabi Taikai is a fireworks festival held in Kyoto. Date: Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass). Total shells: about Not applicable for 2026 (the edition was cancelled). Last documented edition: about 5,500 shells at the 66th edition on 2017-08-07.. Attendance: About 70,000 spectators at the 66th edition (2017); the 65th edition drew 75,000.. No. Not published - the 2026 edition was cancelled. The 66th edition was held on 2017-08-07.
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- Not applicable for 2026 (the edition was cancelled). Last documented edition: about 5,500 shells at the 66th edition on 2017-08-07.
- Duration
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass) min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- About 70,000 spectators at the 66th edition (2017); the 65th edition drew 75,000.
- Largest Shell
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Founding Year
- The manifest's id_founding_year is 1952; no primary source confirming the year was reachable on 2026-10-20
Signature Sequences
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Venue
- Hotsu River riverbed, Kameoka City, Kyoto
- Address
- Right bank upstream of 保津橋, 保津町, Kameoka, Kyoto Prefecture - about a 15-minute walk from JR Kameoka Station north exit
- Venue Size
- The A会場 pipe-chair seats are set about 300 m from the launch site on the 保津川 riverbed, so the back rows are more than 300 m from the shells.
- Venue Floor Type
- Riverbed, park and stadium forecourt: the 保津川 riverbed and 大堰川緑地東公園 (A会場), かめきたリバーサイドパーク and the サンガスタジアム forecourt by JR Kameoka Station north exit (B会場), and the スペシャルエリア
- Gates Open
- No general gate opening time is published. The on-site special car park for the エキサイティングシート opens at 16:00 on the day; ticket collection is from 10:00 on 1 July.
- Paid-Seat Holder Entry
- No seat-holder-only early entry time is published. The on-site special car park for the エキサイティングシート opens at 16:00 on the day; tickets are issued from 10:00 on 1 July.
- 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
- 亀岡平和祭保津川花火大会実行委員会 (事務局 contact kameokashiminhanabitaikai@gmail.com). Supporting roles: 亀岡市 (市民協賛・イス席, 亀岡市産業観光部 Tel 0771-25-5033) and 亀岡商工会議所 (企業協賛, Tel 0771-22-0053). Sponsor base is local real-estate firms (㈱朝日ホーム, ㈱亀岡ハウジング, ㈱亀岡不動産, 山和建設㈱, ベストホーム㈱, ㈱俊栄土地, 前田興業㈱, ㈱山信不動産, ㈲あき建材店, 石山住宅㈱, ㈲エステートサービスヤマモト, ㈲ASC, 亀宝建設) plus 亀岡商工会議所.
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 Kameoka Station (JR嵯峨野線) north exit - about 15 minutes walk to the launch site upstream of 保津橋.
- Nearest Shinkansen
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Local Transit
- JR Kameoka Station on the JR Sagano Line is the nearest station; the grounds spread around its north and south exits. The Kyoto-Chuo Expressway (亀岡IC, 千代川IC, 八木IC) also reaches the site by car, but the official site recommends JR.
- Parking
- There is no parking near the venue - the official traffic page states 会場周辺に駐車場はありません and that Route 9 around the venue is extremely congested, so visitors are asked to use JR. Only the スペシャルエリア allows car access. The エキサイティングシート includes an on-site car park for one light or standard car, opening at 16:00; the ラグジュアリーシート is park-and-ride with a shuttle bus to the side of the venue, and the official ticket page recommends approaching via 千代川IC or 八木IC because 亀岡IC becomes very congested.
- Parking Reservation
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- 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
- The 66th edition launched at 20:00, so spectators concentrate on the riverbank and the parks from the early evening; the on-site special car park for the paid sheet seats opens at 16:00, and the official site warns that the JR Kameoka Station north and south sides and the surrounding area are affected by crowd control.
Tickets
- Seat Type
- Three areas with named seat types. スペシャルエリア: エキサイティングシート (1.8m square sheet, 39,000 yen per sheet for up to 8 people, on-site parking included), ラグジュアリーシート (reclining seat, 17,000 yen per seat, park-and-ride with shuttle bus), skyVIP席 (bridge-side seat, 22,500 yen per seat). A会場 (保津川河川敷): プレミアム席 / 駅近パノラマ席 (6,800 yen per seat), 立見エリア free-standing 3,300 yen per person, 屋台エリア 2,200 yen per person. B会場 (JR亀岡駅前): 駅近パノラマ席 (6,800 yen), 芝生ベンチ席 (22,500 yen per bench), 芝生ペアシート (12,000 yen per pair), 駅近自由エリア (5,000 yen per person), スタジアム席 (6,800 yen), スタジアム訳アリ席 (4,800 yen), スタジアム階段ペア席 (12,000 yen per pair), スタジアムカメラ席 (16,500 yen), 車いす専用席 (6,800 yen, one companion free), スタジアムVIP席 (60,000 yen per pair or 180,000 yen per private room), 花火とキャンプ in スタジアム (60,000 yen per plot). Movement between the スペシャルエリア, A会場 and B会場 is prohibited.
- Price Range
- 4,800 yen (cheapest seat, スタジアム訳アリ席) to 180,000 yen (スタジアムVIP席 private room, capacity 6). Free-standing areas start at 2,200 yen per person (屋台エリア).
- Seat Count
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass) seats
- Sellout History
- The official site marks every seat tier as ending when sold out, but no actual sales figures are published.
- Reservation
- Pontaパス members enter a prior lottery for the front rows of the 駅近パノラマ席 (application 1-15 June 2025, results 19 June). General sales are first-come first-served online and at convenience stores until sold out. Cancellations and changes are not accepted under any circumstances, and no refund is given if the car park or the seat cannot be reached.
- Day-Of Ticket
- No day tickets at all - the official site states 当日券の販売は一切ございません and that entry without a ticket is refused.
Weather Policy
- Rain
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Decision Time
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Postponement
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Wind Threshold
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Typical Risks
- August thunderstorms and typhoons cause postponements and cancellations. The 2026 edition was cancelled.
- Weather Cancellation History
- The 66th edition (2017) specified postponement to Wednesday 9 August in case of bad weather. The 2020 edition was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.