Oga Nipponkai Fireworks
男鹿日本海花火大会
Oga Nipponkai Fireworks is a fireworks festival held in Tohoku. Date: Mid August. Total shells: about 未公表. Attendance: 推定数万人. No. 22回(2026年)
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- 未公表
- Duration
- 60 min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- 推定数万人
- Largest Shell
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Founding Year
- 2005年(平成17年) - 2026年第22回からの逆算
Signature Sequences
- 01a fireworks display on the sea of the Oga Peninsula
- 02the signature programme of fireworks craftsman Kono Yoshikazu
- 03general direction by Charlie Hoy
- 04a sponsorship-funded model in which a 2,000 yen donation yields one admission voucher
- 05held in rain, postponed to the next day in stormy weather
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- 19:30-20:00
- Venue
- OGA Marine Park (Marine Park Beach)
- Address
- 66-1 Izumidai, Funakawa-higashi, Funakawa Port, Oga City, Akita 010-0595 (executive committee office inside the Oga City Marugomai Sales Promotion Division); venue is OGA Marine Park
- Venue Size
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Venue Floor Type
- a temporary seafront site at OGA Marine Park
- Gates Open
- 15:00
- Paid-Seat Holder Entry
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Spectator Capacity
- 2026-10-20 の調査では確認できず
- Launch Company
- Undisclosed
- Production Company
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Sponsor
- Oga Nipponkai Fireworks Executive Committee
Access
From major cities
- From Tokyo
- Tokyo Station -> JR Akita Station on the Hokuriku Shinkansen Komachi -> JR Oga Station on the Ou Main Line (about 4h30) -> 10 min on foot
- From Osaka
- Shin-Osaka Station -> Kanazawa Station on the Hokuriku Shinkansen -> JR Oga Station on the Limited Express Komachi (about 6h)
- From Sendai
- Sendai Station -> JR Akita Station on the Akita Shinkansen Komachi -> JR Oga Station on the Ou Main Line (about 3h30)
- Nearest Station
- JR Oga Station - about 10 min on foot to the venue
- Nearest Shinkansen
- JR Akita Station (Akita Shinkansen) - about 2h30 on the Hokuriku Shinkansen Komachi, then on to Oga Station
- Local Transit
- About 10 min on foot from JR Oga Station; the temporary car park is available at the venue.
- Parking
- 2,400 spaces (temporary car park, 2,000 yen per car)
- Parking Reservation
- Not required - temporary car parks at and around the venue
- Lodging Strategy
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- English Access
- The venue is about 10 min on foot from JR Oga Station. Parking is charged and same-day admission is tied to the sponsorship voucher.
- Cash Required
- Yes - the paid seat classes and the charged temporary car park are paid in cash; general viewing needs an admission voucher bought in advance (one voucher per 2,000 yen sponsorship, free for junior high school students and below)
- Best Arrival
- From 15:00 when the gates open; the fireworks themselves run only 19:30-20:30.
- Peak Crowd
- The 19:30-20:30 firing window is the busiest; the crowd builds from the 15:00 opening
Tickets
- Seat Type
- general viewing area (voucher), table seats, chair and table seats, special reclining seats, camera seats
- Price Range
- Paid seating is available; the categories and prices are given on the official site (oganavi.com/hanabi) together with the sponsorship vouchers; see that page for the 2026 figures.
- Seat Count
- not published (see the official site for the 2026 seat allocation) seats
- Sellout History
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Reservation
- 2026-10-20 の調査では確認できず
- Day-Of Ticket
- at the venue reception (check the official site for same-day tickets)
Weather Policy
- Rain
- Held in rain
- Decision Time
- decided by the evening of the day (for 2026 the 15 August postponement date was published in advance)
- Postponement
- In stormy weather postponed to 2026-08-15 (Sat)
- Wind Threshold
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Typical Risks
- The seafront venue is exposed to sea breeze and gusts; stormy weather moves the event to the following day
- Weather Cancellation History
- 2026 (Reiwa 8) - in stormy weather the display was set to move to Saturday 15 August 2026; it goes ahead in rain
