Kawaminami Choumin Hanabi Taikai The First Hanabi Taikai
川南町民花火大会～THE FIRST～
Kawaminami Choumin Hanabi Taikai The First Hanabi Taikai is a fireworks festival held in Miyazaki. Date: 16 December 2023, 15:00-21:00. No post-2023 edition was confirmed on 2026-10-20.. Total shells: about 約3,000発（2023年12月16日の第1回。町民の募金等で打ち上げられる）. Attendance: 約20,000人（HANABITO（イープラス）が記録する前年の来場者数。2023年の第1回は本大会ORGANIZEつ目の大会として規模が異なる）. No. Not published - only the debut edition on 2023-12-16 is documented.
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- 約3,000発（2023年12月16日の第1回。町民の募金等で打ち上げられる）
- Duration
- 約360分（会場全体 15:00〜21:00） min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- 約20,000人（HANABITO（イープラス）が記録する前年の来場者数。2023年の第1回は本大会ORGANIZEつ目の大会として規模が異なる）
- Largest Shell
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Founding Year
- The manifest's id_founding_year is 2023; no primary source confirming the year was reachable on 2026-10-20
Signature Sequences
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- 15:00-21:00 (the fireworks form part of the venue programme; the individual launch time was not confirmed on 2026-10-20).
- Venue
- 川南運動公園 陸上競技場（宮崎県児湯郡川南町平田）
- Address
- 宮崎県児湯郡川南町平田 川南運動公園 陸上競技場
- Venue Size
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Venue Floor Type
- Outdoor athletics ground at a municipal sports park.
- Gates Open
- The grounds open at 15:00 (2023). A separate gate opening time was not confirmed on 2026-10-20.
- 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
- Kawaminami Town as organiser, with donations collected through social welfare council donation boxes and support from the Kawaminami Volunteer Centre. The pyrotechnics company is not named in the sources checked.
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 Kawaminami Station (about 10 minutes by car from the Higashi-Kyushu Expressway Takanabe IC)
- Nearest Shinkansen
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Local Transit
- About 5 minutes by car from JR Kawaminami Station (with a free shuttle bus), or about 30 minutes on foot.
- Parking
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Parking Reservation
- Parking is available (the Town Miyazaki listing records 駐車場: あり). No reservation requirement was confirmed on 2026-10-20.
- 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
- The venue entry is free, but cash is likely needed for the yatai stalls and food booths. No specific payment method was confirmed on 2026-10-20.
- Best Arrival
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Peak Crowd
- The grounds open at 15:00, with the stage, the rock-paper-scissors contest and the senge-maki from 15:15. The exact fireworks peak time was not confirmed on 2026-10-20.
Tickets
- Seat Type
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Price Range
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Seat Count
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass) seats
- Sellout History
- Not applicable - the festival has no paid seats.
- Reservation
- Not applicable - entry is free and unreserved.
- Day-Of Ticket
- Not applicable - entry is free and no ticketing is described.
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
- Winter in December. The show goes ahead in rain.
- Weather Cancellation History
- Light rain goes ahead; in severe weather the show was postponed to 17 December 2023.