Kawasaki Natsu Matsuri Fireworks Display
かわさき夏まつり花火大会
Kawasaki Natsu Matsuri Fireworks Display is a fireworks festival held in 東北. Date: 2026-08-16 (Sun) - normally 16 August (Sun). Total shells: about 約10,000. Attendance: 非公開（花火大会データベース「例年の人出」＝非公開）. No. 54回 (2026年)
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- 約10,000
- Duration
- 90 min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- 非公開（花火大会データベース「例年の人出」＝非公開）
- Largest Shell
- 2-sun shell (20号玉); the fireworks database states the opened diameter exceeds 500 metres
- Founding Year
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Signature Sequences
- 012-sun shells (over 500 m opened diameter) on the Kitakami riverbed
- 02Water fireworks and star mines
- 03A 500 yen co-contribution to enter the viewing area
- 04A ~2,600-space temporary car park and a free shuttle bus
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- Firing 19:00-20:30 (90 min); gates open at 15:00
- Venue
- Kitakami riverbed downstream of the Kitakami Bridge, Usuwa, Kawasaki Town, Ichinoseki City
- Address
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Venue Size
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Venue Floor Type
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Gates Open
- 15:00
- Paid-Seat Holder Entry
- 15:00 - the viewing area opens at 3 pm on the day of the fireworks (Ichinoseki City tourism site)
- Spectator Capacity
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Launch Company
- (株)小松煙火工業 and (株)芳賀火工 (recorded by the fireworks database for the 53rd edition; the 2026 record does not name a launch company)
- Production Company
- (株)小松煙火工業 and (株)芳賀火工 (recorded for the 2025 53rd edition; the 2026 sources do not name a launch company)
- Sponsor
- Kawasaki Natsu Matsuri Executive Committee (inside the Ichinoseki Chamber of Commerce Kawasaki branch, TEL 0191-43-2440; Ichinoseki City Kawasaki local office industry and construction section)
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
- JR Ichinoseki Station - 30 min by bus (a temporary bus also runs on the festival day)
- Nearest Shinkansen
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Local Transit
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Parking
- About 2,600 spaces (paid 1,000 yen and free sections)
- 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
- true
- Best Arrival
- The viewing area opens at 15:00, and on the day temporary buses run from JR Ichinoseki Station, the Hanamaki welfare centre, Sōzawa Station and the Senmaya bus terminal (Ichinoseki City tourism site and the parking map). The shells start at 19:00, so arriving at the 15:00 opening avoids the bus and parking crush.
- Peak Crowd
- The 19:00-20:30 firing window is the busiest stretch (Ichinoseki City tourism site and Walker Plus).
Tickets
- Seat Type
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Price Range
- 500 yen contribution; 1,000 yen per car for the paid car park
- 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
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Day-Of Ticket
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Weather Policy
- Rain
- Held in rain; cancelled in stormy weather
- Decision Time
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Postponement
- No postponed date is published; cancelled in stormy weather
- Wind Threshold
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Typical Risks
- The show is staged on a riverbed, so it is cancelled in stormy weather as the sources state
- Weather Cancellation History
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)