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Sakaigawa Fureai Summer Festival Fireworks Display

境川ふれあい夏祭り花火大会

Sakaigawa Fureai Summer Festival Fireworks Display is a fireworks festival held in Chubu. Date: 2026-08-22 (Sat) - a Saturday in late August. Total shells: about 約2,000. Attendance: Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass). No. Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)

Event essentials

Headline stats

Total Shells
約2,000
Duration
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass) 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
2001 - the Yanizu Chamber of Commerce started the "Yanai-zu Fureai Summer Festival" to mark its 40th anniversary (JA Wikipedia "境川ふれあい夏祭り")

Signature Sequences

  1. 01A summer festival at Sakaigawa Ryokudo Park on the Sakaigawa river
  2. 02About 2,000 shells are fired
  3. 03The night stalls run from 17:00 to 20:30
  4. 04A Bon odori contest and fureai taiko drumming
  5. 05One of the Gifu Shimbun and Gifu Broadcasting fireworks series

Venue & Access

Time Window
Fireworks from 19:00; the night stalls run from 17:00 to 20:30
Venue
Sakaigawa Ryokudo Park by the Sakaigawa river, Yanizu-cho, Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture (around the Yanizu Roadside Station)
Address
Right bank: outside the Sabo Genban embankment, Yanizu-cho, Gifu City; left bank: Genba Minami, Yanizu-cho, Gifu City
Venue Size
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Venue Floor Type
A riverside park; the shells are fired over the riverbed
Gates Open
The night stalls open at 17:00
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
2026境川ふれあい夏祭り花火大会実行委員会(事務局: 柳津町商工会内、TEL 058-387-6464 / 岐阜市観光コンベンション課 TEL 058-265-3984)

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
Meitetsu Yanizu Station - about 20 min on foot / Gifu Bus stops "Shimowa", "Moeginosato" and "Colorful Town" - about 5 min on foot
Nearest Shinkansen
JR Gifu Station on the Tokaido Main Line and the Takayama Line; the venue is reached by Gifu bus from the Gifu Station bus terminal
Local Transit
Gifu Bus Akasaka-Mitagodo line, from the JR Gifu Station bus terminal (services E70, E71, E72 and E76)
Parking
There is no parking inside Sakaigawa Ryokudo Park; on the day the tennis court car park is locked and private cars may not park there
Parking Reservation
There is no parking inside the Sakaigawa Greenway Park (JA Wikipedia, Sakaigawa Fureai Natsu Matsuri); no advance reservation route is listed
Lodging Strategy
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
English Access
Meitetsu Yanizu Station is about 20 minutes on foot and the Gifu Bus stops about 5 minutes away; the sources checked mention no foreign-language facilities
Cash Required
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Best Arrival
The fireworks start at 19:00 and traffic regulation begins at 18:00, so plan to arrive early on foot from a Gifu Bus stop or Meitetsu Yanizu Station
Peak Crowd
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)

Tickets

Weather Policy

Rain
Postponed in bad weather
Decision Time
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Postponement
In bad weather the event moves to Sunday 23 August (as stated in the 2026 notice)
Wind Threshold
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Typical Risks
Late-August heat and evening thunderstorms
Weather Cancellation History
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)

Sources and verification

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