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
- 01A summer festival at Sakaigawa Ryokudo Park on the Sakaigawa river
- 02About 2,000 shells are fired
- 03The night stalls run from 17:00 to 20:30
- 04A Bon odori contest and fureai taiko drumming
- 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
- 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
- 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)
