納涼 川上峡花火大会
納涼 川上峡花火大会 is a fireworks festival held in Saga Prefecture. Date: 2026-09-12 (Sat) - mid-September. Total shells: about 約1,500. Attendance: 約1万8000人（2025年）. No. Not published in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- 約1,500
- Duration
- 40 min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- 約1万8000人（2025年）
- Largest Shell
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Founding Year
- 1965 (manifest value; none of the sources checked states the founding year)
Signature Sequences
- 01Hand-tube fireworks fired by local volunteers (Hizen-Yamato Tedutsu-gumi)
- 02A two-part show: launched shells plus hand-tube fireworks
- 03The venue is the Kawakami Gorge canyon, called the Arashiyama of Kyushu
- 04Held in September, downstream of Kawakami Gorge Kanjin-bashi bridge
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- Fireworks 20:00-20:40 (about 40 min)
- Venue
- Downstream of Kawakami Gorge Kanjin-bashi bridge, Yamato, Saga City (川上峡官人橋下流, 佐賀市大和町)
- Address
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Venue Size
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Venue Floor Type
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Gates Open
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- 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)
- Launch Company
- Hand-tube fireworks
- Production Company
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Sponsor
- Yamato Town Tourism Business Executive Committee (inside the Saga City Tourism Association), 0952-20-2200
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 Saga Station (bus to Kawakami-bashi, about 3 min on foot)
- Nearest Shinkansen
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Local Transit
- Bus from the JR Saga Station bus centre toward Koyu-Nagayama, get off at Kawakami-bashi and walk about 3 min
- Parking
- 500 free temporary spaces
- Parking Reservation
- No reservation; the parking lots open at 18:00 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
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Best Arrival
- Arrive during the 17:00 hour; the parking lots open at 18:00
- Peak Crowd
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Tickets
- Seat Type
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Price Range
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- 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. If rain raises the river level, the hand-tube firing point moves to Riverside Park
- Decision Time
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Postponement
- Postponed to the next day in stormy weather (2026: September 13, Sunday)
- 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)