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Owari Nishi-Biwajima Festival

尾張西枇杷島花火大会

Owari Nishi-Biwajima Festival is a fireworks festival held in Aichi. Date: Usually the first Saturday and Sunday in June; from 2025 the festival runs three days and in 2026 from Friday 5 June to Sunday 7 June. Total shells: about 1,700. Attendance: Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass). No. Not published

Event essentials

Headline stats

Total Shells
1,700
Duration
35 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
1993

Signature Sequences

  1. 01The shells are fired on the first day of the Owari Nishi Biwajima festival, the Saturday
  2. 02The venue is the riverbed of the Shonai River at River Land, close enough for the crowd to feel the shells
  3. 03Held over the first Saturday and Sunday in June, extended to three days from 2025
  4. 04Revived in 2025 after a six-year gap; a plan to hold it every five years was reversed after a petition, and 2026 went ahead
  5. 05The float procession and food stalls run alongside the fireworks

Venue & Access

Time Window
19:30-20:05 in 2026
Venue
Shonai River Nishi-Biwajima Green (River Land), Minamifutatsui, Nishi-Biwajima-cho, Kiyosu City
Address
Shonai River Nishi-Biwajima Green, Minamifutatsui, Nishi-Biwajima-cho, Kiyosu City, Aichi Prefecture 35.191026°N, 136.858894°E
Venue Size
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Venue Floor Type
A riverbed, the Shonai River Nishi-Biwajima Green
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
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Production Company
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Sponsor
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)

Access

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From major cities

From Tokyo
About one hour and forty-five minutes by Tokaido Shinkansen from Shinjuku to Nagoya, then on to Meitetsu Nishi-Biwajima station.
From Osaka
About one and a half hours to Nagoya, then the Meitetsu line to Nishi-Biwajima.
From Sendai
About two and a half hours by Tohoku Shinkansen to Nagoya, then on to Meitetsu Nishi-Biwajima station.
Nearest Station
Meitetsu Nishi-Biwajima station
Nearest Shinkansen
Nagoya station, about two and a half hours
Local Transit
Meitetsu Nishi-Biwajima station is the nearest. On 5 June 2026 the Central Japan Railway Company ran one extra service towards Katsukawa.
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)
English Access
Meitetsu Nishi-Biwajima station is close by and an extra late service was run on 5 June 2026. The venue is a riverbed and the guidance is in Japanese only.
Cash Required
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Best Arrival
Before 19:00. The riverbed is standing room and it fills up towards the end.
Peak Crowd
The crowd peaks just before the 19:30 start.

Tickets

Weather Policy

Rain
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Decision Time
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Postponement
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Wind Threshold
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Typical Risks
Early June sits in the rainy season and under the tracks of approaching typhoons, so a wet sky is common.
Weather Cancellation History
The display was revived in 2025 after a pause caused by the COVID-19 period; the sources do not record the wet-weather rule.

Sources and verification

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