Kurobe Ikuji Hama Marine Fireworks Display
生地浜海上花火大会
Kurobe Ikuji Hama Marine Fireworks Display is a fireworks festival held in Hokuriku / Toyama. Date: 2026-07-25 (Sat) - late July; the finale of the same-day Shōji Ebisu Festival. Total shells: about 1,500. Attendance: 約1万5000人. No. 40回（2026年）
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- 1,500
- Duration
- 25 min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- 約1万5000人
- Largest Shell
- Large water-borne star mine
- Founding Year
- 1987 (the 40th edition in 2026 implies a first edition in 1987 - derived from the count)
Signature Sequences
- 01Star mines fired from a barge on the sea
- 02About 1,500 shells combining single shells and star mines
- 03The fireworks leg of the same-day Shōji Ebisu Festival
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- Fireworks 20:10-20:30 (about 20-25 min)
- Venue
- Shōji-hama beach, Kurobe City, Toyama Prefecture (生地浜海岸)
- Address
- Shōji-hama beach, Kurobe City, Toyama Prefecture
- Venue Size
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Venue Floor Type
- Offshore launch line; the audience stands on the sand
- Gates Open
- Traffic restrictions run from 18:00 to 21:30 through the Shōji district; the venue is the whole of Shōji-hama beach
- 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)
- Production Company
- No launch company is named
- Sponsor
- Kurobe Shōji-hama Kaijō Hanabi Taikai Executive Committee; the organiser contact on the fireworks database is Kurobe City Community Center, 0765-57-1011
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
- Ijichi Station, Ainokaze Toyama Railway (about 25 min on foot)
- Nearest Shinkansen
- JR Hokuriku Shinkansen Kurobe-Unazuki Onsen Station (about 15 min by car)
- Local Transit
- About 25 min on foot from Shōji Station on the Ainokaze Toyama Railway; traffic restrictions apply in the Shōji district and buses also run from JR Kurobe Station
- Parking
- 300 free spaces
- Parking Reservation
- No reservation; the on-site car park holds 300 cars and starts filling in the evening
- Lodging Strategy
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- English Access
- About 15 min by car from JR Hokuriku Shinkansen Kurobe-Unazuki Onsen Station; about 25 min on foot from the nearest station
- Cash Required
- Entry is free, so no admission payment is made on site
- Best Arrival
- Be on the beach by 20:00
- Peak Crowd
- The hour before the 20:10 start
Tickets
- Seat Type
- The 2026 paid-seat arrangements are published as 'to be decided'
- Price Range
- Paid seating undecided as of 2026
- Seat Count
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass) seats
- Sellout History
- The 2026 paid-seat arrangements are published only as 'to be decided'; there is no sell-out record
- Reservation
- No booking system is described; the venue is free and open on the day
- Day-Of Ticket
- The official site records the 2026 paid-seat arrangements as 'to be decided'; the venue itself is free and open on the day
Weather Policy
- Rain
- Postponed to 2026-07-26 (Sun) or later in stormy weather
- Decision Time
- If the show is cancelled on the day for weather it moves to Friday 31 July at the same hour (the official overview)
- Postponement
- In stormy weather the show is postponed to 2026-07-26 (Sun) or a later date
- Wind Threshold
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Typical Risks
- Sea breeze on the Japan Sea side and thunderstorm gusts around the end of the rainy season
- Weather Cancellation History
- The official overview states that if the show is cancelled on the day for weather it moves to Friday 31 July at the same hour, while the fireworks database records 'postponed to 26 July 2026 or later'; the two postponement dates do not agree