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Nakatsu Citizens Fireworks Festival

中津市民花火大会

Nakatsu Citizens Fireworks Festival is a fireworks festival held in 大分県 (Oita). Date: 7月下旬. Total shells: about 5,000. Attendance: Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass). No. The festival carries no edition number; the committee names the event 中津祇園市民花火大会 and refers to the year (2025 organiser page and fireworks database)

Event essentials

Headline stats

Total Shells
5,000
Duration
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass) min
Nights
1 night(s)
Attendance
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Largest Shell
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Founding Year
1980s (推定)

Signature Sequences

  1. 01Fired on the opening night of the Nakatsu Gion festival, a 600-year-old tradition
  2. 02About 5,000 shells
  3. 03Kohyuri fishing-port square and ground
  4. 04Music fireworks including a star mine
  5. 05Side events such as the Nakatsu bar street and the mochi-throwing ceremony

Venue & Access

Time Window
19:30–20:30 JST (typical 60-minute show)
Venue
Kohyuri fishing-port square and Kohyuri ground (Kohyuri-shinmachi, Nakatsu City, Oita Prefecture)
Address
Nakatsu Port / Suo-nada, Nakatsu City, Oita
Venue Size
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Venue Floor Type
Outdoor - an open square and sports ground on the wharf of a fishing port
Gates Open
18:00 (会場); 19:00 (有料席)
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
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Sponsor
No committee name or organiser appears in the sources checked; the Sorahanabi listing gives only Nakatsu City, Oita as the location.

Access

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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 Nakatsu Station on the Nippo Main Line
Nearest Shinkansen
The nearest station is JR Nakatsu Station on the Nippo Main Line; it is not a Shinkansen station
Local Transit
JR Nakatsu Station on the Nippo Main Line is the central station of the town (Japanese Wikipedia, Nakatsu city)
Parking
No capacity is published. The 2025 organiser page sells paid car park spaces at 1,000 yen a car and states that free car parks also exist but that the number is limited, so paid parking is recommended
Parking Reservation
No advance reservation and no holds (2025 official page). The paid viewing seats and the paid car park are sold only at the Nakatsu Chamber of Commerce counter and are not sold on the day of the fireworks. Only the special bench sheet (30,000 yen a seat) needs a written application
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
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Best Arrival
2026-10-20 の調査では確認できず
Peak Crowd
2026-10-20 の調査では確認できず

Tickets

Weather Policy

Rain
雨天決行 / 荒天の場合は中止
Decision Time
14:00 day-of decision
Postponement
順延なし
Wind Threshold
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Typical Risks
Summer typhoons; thunderstorms
Weather Cancellation History
2020 (COVID); 2021 (COVID); weather cancellations

Sources and verification

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