Maze River Grand Fireworks
馬瀬川花火大会
2026-10-20 pass
Maze River Grand Fireworks is a fireworks festival held in Gifu. Date: 2026-09-12 (Sat); the Saturday in the middle of September every year. Total shells: about 約1,000. Attendance: 約2万人. No. 34回
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- 約1,000
- Duration
- 30 min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- 約2万人
- Largest Shell
- One-shaku shell
- Founding Year
- 1985
Signature Sequences
- 01Fires a one-shaku shell, the largest in the Hida area
- 02Art fireworks by Takagi Enka plus sponsored shells that carry the sponsor names
- 03The thunder over the mountains upstream and the reflection on the Maze River
- 04The venue is split into the Seiryu fureai ground and the former Maze junior high school ground
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- Firing 19:30-20:00 (30 minutes of shells)
- Venue
- The Maze River bank in Maze Nakakiri, Gero City, Gifu (the Seiryu fureai ground and the former Maze junior high school ground)
- Address
- The riverbank in the Maze Nakakiri district, Gero City, Gifu
- Venue Size
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Venue Floor Type
- The sandy riverbank
- Gates Open
- The official programme opens with a daytime shell at 18:50
- Paid-Seat Holder Entry
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-22 pass)
- Spectator Capacity
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Launch Company
- Takagi Enka
- Production Company
- Takagi Enka
- Sponsor
- The Maze River Grand Fireworks executive committee, with its office inside the South Hida Maze River Tourism Association
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 Hida-Hagiwara Station (about 30 min on the Nohi bus toward Maze, then a short walk from the Nakakiri stop)
- Nearest Shinkansen
- No Shinkansen in Gero. The nearest stations are Gero and Ogimachi on the JR Takayama Line; the nearest Shinkansen stations are Nagoya and Kanazawa
- Local Transit
- Nohi bus from JR Hida-Hagiwara Station; a paid shuttle bus also runs
- Parking
- 500 spaces (2,000 yen per day, part of the area charged)
- Parking Reservation
- No parking reservation rule is published in the sources
- 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
- Cash only. Electronic money does not work and there is no convenience store or vending machine
- Best Arrival
- Come in the early evening for the 19:30 firing; there are only 500 parking spaces
- Peak Crowd
- The area around the venue is busiest during the 19:30-20:00 firing
Tickets
- Seat Type
- None
- Price Range
- Sponsored shells start at 5,000 yen; no other prices are published in the sources
- 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; in stormy weather the festival moves to the following Saturday
- Decision Time
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Postponement
- In stormy weather the display moves to 2026-09-19 (Sat) 19:30-20:00; a rise in the river also pushes it to the following week
- Wind Threshold
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Typical Risks
- Nights in the Hida mountains in September turn cold; a rise in the river means a postponement
- Weather Cancellation History
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Sources and verification
Related festivals
Sister Festivals
- Gero Onsen Winter Fireworksthe winter fireworks of the same town
- Gero Onsen Fireworks Storythe winter fireworks series of the same town