Tsunagi Onsen Gose Lake Festival
つなぎ温泉御所湖まつり
Tsunagi Onsen Gose Lake Festival is a fireworks festival held in Tohoku. Date: Last Sunday of July. Total shells: about 未公表. Attendance: ~10,000-20,000. No. 44回 (2026年)
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- 未公表
- Duration
- Stage events from 16:00, fireworks from 19:45 (no end time is published) min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- ~10,000-20,000
- Largest Shell
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Founding Year
- 1982年
Signature Sequences
- 01Water fireworks fired over Gose Lake
- 02Stage events with sasa odori, taiko and the great portable shrine
- 03An onsen-resort summer festival backed by the local ryokan and restaurants
- 04Held in rain, cancelled in stormy weather with no postponement day
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- 19:30-20:30
- Venue
- Tsunagi Onsen area (Gose Lake)
- Address
- South shore of Gose Lake, Tsunagi, Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture (the outdoor stage on the Tsunagi Onsen side) 39.674622°N, 141.007279°E
- Venue Size
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Venue Floor Type
- Outdoor lakeside stage with the shells launched over Gose Lake
- Gates Open
- The stage programme starts at 16:00 (Iwate Tourism Association event page)
- Paid-Seat Holder Entry
- No paid seats - the festival is free and the sources publish no paid-seat holder entry time
- Spectator Capacity
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Launch Company
- Undisclosed
- Production Company
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Sponsor
- Tsunagi Onsen Gose Lake Festival Executive Committee
Access
Venue map
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- 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
- No railway station serves the venue; access is by car or on foot from the Morioka area (the Iwate Tourism Association page describes the approach as on foot from the temporary car parks and states that no shuttle bus runs)
- Nearest Shinkansen
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Local Transit
- No shuttle bus runs. A taxi from JR Shizukuishi Station takes about 10 min and from JR Morioka Station about 20 min (Walker Plus)
- Parking
- Five temporary car parks on the night: the old Tsunagi primary and junior high schools (disabled and motorcycles only), Tsunagi Multipurpose Sports Ground at Morioka City (about 400 cars), Morioka Tsunagi Onsen Hospital (about 100), the Gose Dam management office (about 200) and Morioka Tezukuri-mura (about 200). All open 15:00-22:00
- Lodging Strategy
- The Tsunagi Onsen resort quarter beside the venue lines itself with onsen inns of every size and style, including the Yumori Hotel Taikan, Hotel Shion, Aishinkan, Shikitei, Tabazariya Yamaichi, Maruya Ryokan, Sandaimaru Yama Shin, the Seiunso public-bath rest house and the Rodemu healing lodge (Morioka Tsunagi Onsen Tourism Association).
- English Access
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Cash Required
- False - free entry
- Best Arrival
- From 15:00, when the five temporary car parks open; the stage programme runs from 16:00 and the shells at 19:45
- Peak Crowd
- 19:45 onwards for the fireworks; Tsunagi Ohashi is closed to all traffic from 19:15 to 20:15
Tickets
- Seat Type
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Price Range
- Free
- 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
- Cancelled or the programme changed depending on the weather (no separate postponement day is published)
- Decision Time
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Postponement
- No rain day is published. The Iwate Tourism Association page states only that the event may be cancelled or its programme changed depending on the weather
- Wind Threshold
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Typical Risks
- Late-July heavy rain or strong wind can cancel the event or force a programme change (note on the Iwate Tourism Association page)
- Weather Cancellation History
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)