Tonegawa Dai-Hanabi Taikai
利根川大花火大会
Tonegawa Dai-Hanabi Taikai is a fireworks festival held in Ibaraki Prefecture. Date: Mid-September, Saturday. Total shells: about 30000. Attendance: Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-21 pass). No. 39回
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- 30000
- Duration
- ~120 min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-21 pass)
- Largest Shell
- 20号玉 (2-shaku / 60cm diameter) — verified in PRTimes 2022 program
- Founding Year
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-21 pass)
Signature Sequences
- 01F-2 display flight — 17:00 — Hyakuri Air Base 7th Air Wing (NEW 2026)
- 02Opening ceremony — 18:00
- 03Launch start — 18:30
- 041. Opening 'Love so much!' — Aoki + Nomura
- 052. (Special Participant) The Golden Moment — 丸玉屋小勝 (Edo)
- 063. (Special Participant) 全身全火 — ワキノアートファクトリー (Kyushu)
- 074. あの夏の日の空 — Nomura
- 085. 煌めきの星 — Marugo
- 096. (Special Program 19:15) 夜空に輝く至高の尺玉 共に輝く — 4-master 尺玉
- 107. 虹をめざして — Yamazaki
- 118. 誰もが誰かのヒーロー — Aoki
- 129. (4-master 夢の競演 スーパースターマインの饗宴) 飛翔 — Nomura
- 1310. 凛華 — Marugo
- 1411. Grand finale 'THE RISE' (19:50) — Yamazaki
- 15Launch end — 20:30
- 16Tone Riverbed launch — cross-municipal (Sakai/Goka/Noda-Sekry)
- 17One of Ibaraki's largest
- 18~30,000 shells (scaled from 23,000 in 2019)
- 19Mid-September fixed (post-COVID 2022+; pre-COVID was Mid-July)
- 204-master 競演 (only all-firm PM Award pair at Tsuchiura + Omagari)
- 212-shaku (20号, 60cm) introduced 2022
- 22Music-sync starmine (signature)
- 23Drone show (2024+ via Red Cliff, 「和光」 kabuki 見得 + 龍 theme)
- 24百里基地 F-2 display flight (2026 NEW — pre-ceremony 17:00)
- 25Special external participants (2026 NEW — 丸玉屋小勝 Edo + ワキノアートファクトリー Kyushu)
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- 18:30-20:30 JST (launch; ~120 min)
- Venue
- Sakai Riverside Park (Tone Riverbed)
- Address
- Tone Riverbed, Sakai Town / 36.1044234°N, 139.7885271°E; launch site at Goka Town Sannō; paid seats at Noda-Sekry (Chiba)
- Venue Size
- ~1 km Tone Riverbed launch zone (cross-municipal)
- Venue Floor Type
- Grass (riverbed) + concrete (embankment)
- Gates Open
- 13:00 (venue open)
- Paid-Seat Holder Entry
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-21 pass)
- Spectator Capacity
- ~300,000 (CONFIRMED via PRTimes 2026)
- Launch Company
- Yamazaki Fireworks (Ibaraki) + Nomura Fireworks (Ibaraki) + Aoki Fireworks (Nagano) + Marugo (Yamanashi)
- Production Company
- 4-master joint — Yamazaki + Nomura + Aoki + Marugo (official sakai-hanabi.com + PRTimes 2026)
- Sponsor
- 39th Sakai Furusato Festival Executive Committee (secretariat: Sakai Tourism Association) — CONFIRMED via PRTimes 2026
Access
Venue map
View on Google MapsFrom major cities
- From Tokyo
- JR Utsunomiya Line Tokyo → Koga ~50 min + Asahi Bus Koga West Exit → Sakai Garage (~40 min) → Sakai stop + 3-min walk; OR 圏央道 境古河IC ~15 min by car
- From Osaka
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-21 pass)
- From Sendai
- 東北新幹線 Sendai → Omiya/Koyama → JR Utsunomiya Line → Koga (~2h30m total) + shuttle bus ~40 min
- Nearest Station
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-21 pass)
- Nearest Shinkansen
- JR Koyama Station (東北新幹線) or JR Omiya Station — Koga is JR Utsunomiya Line (not shinkansen)
- Local Transit
- JR Koga West Exit → Asahi Bus → Sakai Garage (~40 min) → Sakai stop + 3-min walk
- Parking
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-21 pass)
- Parking Reservation
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-21 pass)
- Lodging Strategy
- Limited hotels in Sakai Town; Koga City or Kasukabe City areas are practical; Chiba Noda City also nearby
- English Access
- Limited English (Google Translate button only — not a multilingual official site)
- Cash Required
- Yes (food stalls) — but paid seats are eplus online
- Best Arrival
- 13:00 venue open for early entry; 14:00 recommended by car (per official); 16:00 latest for shuttle bus
- Peak Crowd
- 18:30-20:30 (launch window)
Tickets
- Seat Type
- ラグジュアリー席 (¥81,000 — recliner seats × 2 + mini table)
- テーブルA (premium ¥62,000 — round table + 4 chairs)
- テーブルB (¥42,000 — round table + 4 chairs)
- 車椅子対応テーブル (¥42,000 — round table + 3 chairs, ramp access)
- 椅子席A (premium chair ¥12,000)
- 椅子席B (¥8,000)
- 椅子席C (tour ¥6,500)
- 椅子席D (¥5,000)
- 椅子席E (¥3,000)
- 斜面自由席A (upstream ¥6,500 — ~1m square)
- 斜面自由席B (¥2,000)
- 斜面自由席C (¥2,000)
- 優先観覧席 (mobility-priority ¥25,000 — cycling path)
- カメラ席 (¥20,000 — 1.5m square, pipe chair)
- キャンピングカー付テーブル席 (¥350,000 — 2 parking spots included)
- プレミアムキャンピングカー付テーブル席 (¥500,000)
- 関宿城側 駐車場付きマス席 (¥63,000 — Chiba Noda side)
- 関宿城側 駐車場付きカメラ席 (¥30,000)
- 関宿城側 駐車場付きペア椅子席 (¥31,000)
- Price Range
- ¥3,000–¥81,000 (2026 standard range, 19 tier types)
- Seat Count
- ~6,600 seats (2024 — 桟敷席 5,600 + 椅子席 1,000) all sold out seats
- Sellout History
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-21 pass)
- Reservation
- eplus.jp/sakaihanabi2026 (2026 official); Lawson / Seven-Eleven also available
- Day-Of Ticket
- No same-day ticket sales — admission by paid-seat ticket only (free viewing zones for general public)
Weather Policy
- Rain
- Rain-or-shine / heavy weather cancel (2026: no postponement)
- Decision Time
- Day-of official announcement
- Postponement
- No postponement (2026 official; 2022/2024 used next-day rule)
- Wind Threshold
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-21 pass)
- Typical Risks
- Mid-September humidity; autumn rain front; typhoon season (Sept); thunderstorms
- Weather Cancellation History
- 2020 (COVID); 2021 (COVID); no major weather-cancellation in available sources
Sources and verification
Related festivals
Sister Festivals
- Sumida River FireworksTokyo MEGA — paired river hanabi
- Omagari National FireworksAkita MEGA — flagship national 競技
- Akagawa Fireworks MemorialYamagata MAJOR — design fireworks pair
- Aomori Nebuta FireworksAomori MAJOR — Tōhoku MAJOR pair
- Nagasaki Port FireworksNagasaki MAJOR — port fireworks pair
- Kounosu FireworksSaitama MAJOR — paired river fireworks