Oita Godo Shinbun Cool Summer Hanabi Series Kusu Venue
大分合同新聞納涼花火シリーズ 玖珠会場
Oita Godo Shinbun Cool Summer Hanabi Series Kusu Venue is a fireworks festival held in Oita. Date: 2026-08-09 (Sun) 16:00-21:30, fireworks from 20:30. Total shells: about 2,026発（2026年は年号に因んだ「年号分の花火」を打ち上げる伝統による）. Attendance: 2026-10-20 の調査では確認できず. No. 46回（2026年）。前回「第45回」は2025年
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- 2,026発（2026年は年号に因んだ「年号分の花火」を打ち上げる伝統による）
- Duration
- 約60分見 当（花火打ち上げは20:30開始。全体の開催時間は16:00〜21:30） min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- 2026-10-20 の調査では確認できず
- Largest Shell
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Founding Year
- The 46th edition in 2026 puts the first at about 1981; the manifest's id_founding_year is blank
Signature Sequences
- 01A venue spanning the Kusu riverbank and the Kasugamachi shopping street
- 02The shells close the festival at 20:30
- 03Completely free entry
- 04In stormy weather only the shells are moved to 10 or 11 August
- 05A fireworks support fund opened in response to rising material costs
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- Fireworks from 20:30 (the festival itself runs 16:00-21:30)
- Venue
- Kusu riverbank and Kasugamachi shopping street (the town site names the Kusu riverbank as the venue)
- Address
- Kusu riverbank and Kasugamachi shopping street, Kusu Town, Oita
- Venue Size
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Venue Floor Type
- Flat riverbed and shopping street. The shells are launched from the 玖珠川 riverbed upstream of 協心橋; the daytime events run on the riverbed and in the 春日町商店街.
- Gates Open
- Programme opens at 16:00
- 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
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Production Company
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Sponsor
- Kusu Town Tourism Association, 0973-72-1313; the fireworks form the Kusu venue of the Oita Godo Shimbun Nouryou Hanabi series
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 Bogo-Mori Station
- Nearest Shinkansen
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Local Transit
- JR Hitahosen line 豊後森駅 is the nearest station. The tourism association runs a satellite office next to the station with baggage storage, tourist information and rental bicycles.
- Parking
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Parking Reservation
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Lodging Strategy
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass) - no accommodation guidance is published for the festival.
- 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
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass).
- Peak Crowd
- The grounds open at 16:00 and the fireworks start at 20:30, so the peak is in the hour before the launch.
Weather Policy
- Rain
- In stormy weather only the shells are moved to 10 or 11 August; the programme may be changed depending on the weather
- Decision Time
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass) - no go/no-go announcement time is published.
- Postponement
- Only the fireworks are moved to 10 or 11 August in stormy weather
- Wind Threshold
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Typical Risks
- August thunderstorms and heavy rain. In bad weather only the fireworks are postponed to 10 or 11 August.
- Weather Cancellation History
- On 9 August 2025 heavy rain cancelled the fireworks. On 9 August 2026 the event was held as scheduled, with bad weather postponing the fireworks alone to 10 or 11 August.