Uwajima Ushi-oni Matsuri Offshore Hanabi
うわじま牛鬼まつり海上打上花火
Uwajima Ushi-oni Matsuri Offshore Hanabi is a fireworks festival held in Ehime. Date: Jul 22 (offshore-hanabi day). Total shells: about ~10,000. Attendance: Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass). No. 60回
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- ~10,000
- Duration
- 30 min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Largest Shell
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- Founding Year
- 1967 (Showa 42), started as a citizen event alongside the Warei Grand Festival
Signature Sequences
- 01Marine launch from off Sakashizu in Uwajima Bay, 20:00-20:30 on 22 July, about 30 minutes
- 02The show opens with five sister-city shells - Tobetsu, Sendai, Osaki and twice Chikuma
- 03Opening and finale are synchronised music stars
- 04'Three paid viewing venues: Sakashizu, Uwajima Castle Honmaru Plaza and Uwajima Fisheries High School'
- 05Run together with the Warei Grand Festival on 23-24 July, the representative summer festival of the Nanyo area
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- 20:00-20:40 (~40 minutes)
- Venue
- Uwajima Port (Kisaiya Hiroba / Akoya Hiroba area); Uwajima Bay chikko area
- Address
- Off Sakashizu in Uwajima Bay, Uwajima City, Ehime; paid viewing at Sakashizu, Uwajima Castle Honmaru Plaza and Uwajima Fisheries High School 33.227977°N, 132.553258°E
- Venue Size
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- Venue Floor Type
- Outdoor - marine launch from Uwajima Bay with viewing areas and paid decks along the shore
- Gates Open
- 18:00 at the Sakashizu venue, 18:30 at Uwajima Castle Honmaru Plaza and Uwajima Fisheries High School; castle entry closes at 19:30
- Paid-Seat Holder Entry
- 18:00 at Sakashizu, 18:30 at Uwajima Castle Honmaru Plaza and Uwajima Fisheries High School
- Spectator Capacity
- Paid viewing is capped at 120 places at Uwajima Castle Honmaru Plaza and 60 chair seats at Uwajima Fisheries High School; free viewing has no published cap.
- Production Company
- The five sister-city shells are fired by those five companies; the contractor for the main 20:06 and 20:18 firing blocks is not named on the 2026 official page.
- Sponsor
- Run by the Uwajima Ushioni Festival Executive Committee, inside the Uwajima Chamber of Commerce, 1-3-24 Marunouchi, Uwajima City 798-0060, tel 0895-22-5555
Access
Venue map
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- From Tokyo
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- From Osaka
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- From Sendai
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- Nearest Station
- JR Uwajima Station on the Yosan Line; during the festival JR Shikoku runs the limited express Ushi-go starting at Uwajima Station
- Nearest Shinkansen
- The official page names no nearby Shinkansen station; the nearest station is JR Uwajima Station on the Yosan Line
- Local Transit
- Free shuttle bus on 23 and 24 July; the JR Shikoku limited express Ushi-go during the festival
- Parking
- Free car parks on 22 July, about 750 cars in total: Uwajima City Office ~100 (17:30-22:00), Fuji Grand North Uwajima ~300 (09:00-22:00), Uwajima City General Gymnasium ~250 (18:00-22:00, fireworks viewers), Jonan Junior High School ~100 (18:00-22:00, fireworks viewers)
- Parking Reservation
- No reservation system. Only free car parks opened on the day are used; the two lots for fireworks viewers are the Uwajima City General Gymnasium (250 cars) and Jonan Junior High School (100 cars), both open 18:00-22:00. There are no car parks at Sakashizu, on the Oura side or on the Kushima side
- Lodging Strategy
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- English Access
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- Cash Required
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- Best Arrival
- 18:00-19:30, but vehicle access near the firing area is banned from 18:00, so either park in a free lot before then or use the shuttle bus.
- Peak Crowd
- The 20:00-20:30 block. Paid seats open from 18:00, and at the same time vehicle access near the firing area is banned until 21:00.
Tickets
- Seat Type
- Box seats (table plus four chairs), front-row pair seats (table plus two chairs), chair seats, and the Uwajima Castle Honmaru Plaza admission ticket
- Price Range
- 2,000-15,000 yen (tax included)
- Seat Count
- 120 places at Uwajima Castle Honmaru Plaza and 60 chair seats at Uwajima Fisheries High School seats
- Sellout History
- 2026: the Sakashizu front-row pair seats (9,000 yen) and every seat at Uwajima Fisheries High School were sold out.
- Reservation
- The 60th-anniversary paid seats were sold in advance through the Uwajima Tourism and Products Association and the Chamber of Commerce, with same-day tickets on the night; the Uwajima Fisheries High School seats were fully sold out in 2026.
- Day-Of Ticket
- Same-day tickets are available - Sakashizu at the tourist information center until 13:00 on 22 July and at the venue entrance from 18:00; Uwajima Castle between 18:30 and 19:30; Uwajima Fisheries High School sold out.
Weather Policy
- Rain
- Postponed to alternative date if stormy
- Decision Time
- In stormy weather the decision is taken at noon on the day itself; if the display is cancelled it is postponed to 2026-09-19 (Sat) (fireworks database, stormy-weather row)
- Postponement
- The 2026 official page does not state a rain-hold or cancellation rule. In July 2018 the whole Ushioni Festival was cancelled after the Western Japan heavy rain (the second cancellation since 1967) and 2020 and 2021 were cancelled for two consecutive years because of COVID-19.
- Wind Threshold
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- Typical Risks
- July in the Nanyo area carries typhoon and heavy-rain risk, and the July 2018 rain led to the cancellation of the whole festival.
- Weather Cancellation History
- The July 2018 Western Japan heavy rain was the direct cause of the cancellation; 2020 and 2021 were pandemic cancellations.
Sources and verification
Related festivals
Sister Festivals
- Warei Grand Festival (Uwajima)
- Uwajima Bull Fighting Tournament (Uwajima Municipal Bullring)
- Ehime Danshu Minato Matsuri Hanabi (Yawatahama)
- Southern Ehime summer festivals