Neo River Fireworks Festival
根尾川花火大会
Neo River Fireworks Festival is a fireworks festival held in Chubu. Date: Early October. Total shells: about 約6,000発（最大8号玉、スターマイン等）. Attendance: 約9万人（大野町4万5000人、本巣市4万5000人）. No. 31回 (令和8年/2026年)
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- 約6,000発（最大8号玉、スターマイン等）
- Duration
- 40 min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- 約9万人（大野町4万5000人、本巣市4万5000人）
- Largest Shell
- shells up to 8-shaku
- Founding Year
- 1996 (Heisei 8) - back-calculated from the 31st edition in 2026
Signature Sequences
- 01single shells
- 028-shaku shells
- 03star mines
- 04shells up to 8-shaku and star mines
- 05about 6,000 shells
- 06firing on the bank of the clear Neo River
- 07jointly organised with Ono Town
- 08a 200-metre wide star mine, according to the fireworks database
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- 19:00-19:40
- Venue
- Neo River (Motosu City + Ono Town)
- Address
- Neo River bank upstream of Yabukawa Bridge, Motosu City, Gifu Prefecture 35.462215°N, 136.645355°E
- Venue Size
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Venue Floor Type
- riverbank
- Gates Open
- 16:30, when the car parks open
- Paid-Seat Holder Entry
- 該当なし（有料席なし）
- Spectator Capacity
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- 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
- Run jointly by Motosu City and Ono Town; the fireworks database lists the Motosu City Hall Commerce and Tourism Division (058-323-7756) and Ono Town Hall Machizukuri Promotion Section (0585-34-1111) as enquiry contacts
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
- Aiwa-higashi stop on the Gifu Bus Ono-Hozu line, five minutes on foot
- Nearest Shinkansen
- JR Ogaki Station, with a connection to the Gifu Bus Ono-Hozu line
- Local Transit
- Gifu Bus Ono-Hozu line and Ito-nuki Station on the Tarumi Railway
- Parking
- About 2,700 free temporary spaces, counted jointly for Motosu and Ono in the fireworks database
- Parking Reservation
- No advance reservation is described; the lots open at 16:30 on the day
- 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
- Viewing is free
- Best Arrival
- 16:00 to 19:00, before the road restrictions begin
- Peak Crowd
- During the 19:00-19:40 firing window
Tickets
- Seat Type
- Not applicable (no paid seating)
- Price Range
- Free to watch
- Seat Count
- 0 (no paid seating is set up) seats
- Sellout History
- There is no paid seating, so there is no sell-out history
- Reservation
- No ticket or reservation is needed to watch
- Day-Of Ticket
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Weather Policy
- Rain
- Held in rain; cancelled in severe weather
- Decision Time
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Postponement
- In stormy weather the show moves to Sunday 11 October 2026; go ahead in rain and slide to the next day
- Wind Threshold
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Typical Risks
- A riverbank show in the mountains in October, so fog and cold are worth watching for; the embankment road stays restricted late into the night
- Weather Cancellation History
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)