Kujukuri Town Furusato Festival Fireworks
九十九里町ふるさとまつり花火大会
Kujukuri Town Furusato Festival Fireworks is a fireworks festival held in 千葉県 (Chiba). Date: 2026-08-01 (Sat) - first weekend of August. Total shells: about 2,500. Attendance: 約2万人. No. 34回
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- 2,500
- Duration
- 60 min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- 約2万人
- Largest Shell
- Not published - the public material does not name the shell types
- Founding Year
- 1993 (Heisei 5年)
Signature Sequences
- 0118:00 - festival opens, stalls start
- 0219:30 - firing starts
- 0320:00 - firing ends and the festival closes
- 04Fired from the sand
- 052,500 shells (planned), 19:30-20:00
- 06Fired after the bon odori and the hyottoko parade
- 07Free entry
- 0834th edition
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- Festival 18:00-20:00, fireworks 19:30-20:00
- Venue
- Kisakata Central Beach (inside the Furusato Nature Park), Kisakata, Kujukuri-cho, Sanbu-gun, Chiba
- Address
- Kisakata, Kujukuri-cho, Sanbu-gun, Chiba (千葉県山武郡九十九里町片貝)
- Venue Size
- The sand beach and riverbank at Kisakata Central Beach (open air)
- Venue Floor Type
- outdoor-beach
- Gates Open
- free
- Paid-Seat Holder Entry
- Not applicable - the festival has no paid seats
- Spectator Capacity
- Not stated - the venue is the open beach and riverbank with no capacity limit published
- 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
- The Kujukuri Town Furusato Festival Organising Committee (enquiries 0475-70-3176)
- Co-Sponsor
- Kujukuri Town
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
- Kujukuri Railway bus on the Katagai line from JR Togane Station, about 25 minutes, then a 10-minute walk from the Nishi-no-shita stop
- Nearest Shinkansen
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Local Transit
- The Kujukuri Railway bus on the Katagai line from JR Togane Station; the line runs through to Katagai.
- Parking
- 1,200 free parking spaces at the festival venue
- Parking Reservation
- No reservation needed - 1,200 free parking spaces
- Lodging Strategy
- Kujukuri has minsuku, ryokan and seaside accommodation. The area is busy on fireworks night, so book ahead.
- English Access
- Entry is free and there are no paid seats. It is about 25 minutes by bus from JR Togane Station plus a 10-minute walk, or by car to the 1,200-space free car park. The official pages carry no English signage.
- Cash Required
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Best Arrival
- Arrive when the festival opens at 18:00. For the display alone, be on the beach before 19:00.
- Peak Crowd
- 19:30-20:00 during the display, and just after the stalls open
Weather Policy
- Rain
- Postponed to Sunday 2 August 2026 in stormy weather; there is no second postponement.
- Decision Time
- Firing starts at 19:30 (postponed to 2 August in stormy weather, with no second postponement)
- Postponement
- Postponed to 2 August (Sun) in stormy weather; no further postponement.
- 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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Sister Festivals
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