Teganuma Hanabi Taikai Abiko Hanabi Taikai
手賀沼花火大会
Teganuma Hanabi Taikai Abiko Hanabi Taikai is a fireworks festival held in Kanto (関東地方). Date: 8月上旬に開催。2009年・2011年・2012年・2020年・2021年・2022年の6回は中止. Total shells: about 13,500発（2018年実績の出典：柏市）. Attendance: 約40万人（2013年実績の出典：毎日新聞）. No. Not published - neither city nor the official festival sites number the editions.
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- 13,500発（2018年実績の出典：柏市）
- Duration
- About 70 minutes (19:10-20:10). min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- 約40万人（2013年実績の出典：毎日新聞）
- Largest Shell
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass) - the programme describes an ultra-jumbo star mine but does not give its diameter.
- Founding Year
- 1987 (Showa 62). The Abiko venue official site states that the festival dates back to 昭和62年（1987年）.
Signature Sequences
- 01Jointly run by Kashiwa and Abiko with three venues firing at once
- 02A shell shaped like the kabu, the local Kashiwa specialty
- 03Underwater fireworks, an ultra jumbo starmine and character mines
- 04Funded by citizen donations through the "sora-dama" donation boxes
- 05Used in the design of the Kashiwa number plate
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- 19:00-20:10. The opening ceremony is at 19:00 and the firing starts at 19:10 (Abiko City and Kashiwa City official notices).
- Venue
- 手賀沼自然ふれあい緑道ほか3会場（柏第一会場・柏第二会場・我孫子会場）
- Address
- Lake Teganuma, spanning Kashiwa City and Abiko City, Chiba Prefecture - the Abiko venues are the Teganuma Natural Fureai Greenway, Teganuma Park, Teganuma Yokocho, the lakeside promenade and the Teganuma Fureai Line.
- Venue Size
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass).
- Venue Floor Type
- Open water and lakeside parkland. The shells are launched from barges fixed on Lake Teganuma and viewed from the greenway, park and promenade of both cities.
- Gates Open
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass) - the opening ceremony is at 19:00 and firing starts at 19:10.
- 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
- 2026-10-20 の調査では確認できず
- Production Company
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass) - no pyrotechnics company is named by either city or on the official festival sites.
- Sponsor
- 柏市と我孫子市の両市が共同主催し、手賀沼花火大会実行委員会が運営。我孫子会場の公式サイトと千葉県の観光ナビはいずれも両市の共同開催と記す。2026年の開催は2026年2月3日開催の実行委員会役員会議で決定された。煙火会社の記載は2026-10-20 の調査で確認できなかった
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 Joban Line Abiko Station (Abiko venue), Kita-Kashiwa Station (Kashiwa venue 1) and Kashiwa Station (Kashiwa venue 2)
- Nearest Shinkansen
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Local Transit
- On foot or by Tobu bus from JR Abiko, Kita-Kashiwa and Kashiwa stations
- Parking
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass) - the two cities publish traffic restrictions and detour advice for the day, but no car-park capacity figure was confirmed.
- Parking Reservation
- No reservation system is published; traffic restrictions and detours apply around both venues on the day.
- Lodging Strategy
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass).
- English Access
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Cash Required
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass) - entry is free and no cash payment points are described.
- Best Arrival
- The three venues are spread along the lake, so pick one before the day and arrive in the evening; in 2013 the display ran from six venues
- Peak Crowd
- The venue is busiest just before the show starts in the evening
Tickets
- Seat Type
- None - the festival is free and no paid seating is published by the two cities or the official festival sites.
- Price Range
- 0 yen - entry is free and there are no paid seats.
- Seat Count
- 0 - free entry, no paid seats. seats
- Sellout History
- Not applicable - the festival has no paid seats.
- Reservation
- Not applicable - entry is free and unreserved.
- Day-Of Ticket
- Not applicable - entry is free and no ticketing is offered.
Weather Policy
- Rain
- Cancelled in severe weather - the fireworks database records 荒天の場合中止 and the two city notices carry no postponement date.
- Decision Time
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass) - the go/no-go announcement time is not published.
- Postponement
- No postponement is published; in severe weather the event is cancelled (花火大会データベース「荒天の場合中止」).
- Wind Threshold
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass).
- Typical Risks
- Early-August typhoons and afternoon thunderstorms; severe weather cancels the event outright with no postponement date.
- Weather Cancellation History
- Cancelled in 2009, 2011, 2012, 2020, 2021 and 2022. The 2026 edition on 1 August was held, with road traffic restrictions imposed around the venues.