Yonago Gaina Festival
米子祭花火大会
Yonago Gaina Festival is a fireworks festival held in 中国. Date: The shells start at 20:00 on 9 August 2026. The fireworks close the Yonago Gaina Festival, which ran from 7 to 9 August 2026.. Total shells: about 約4,000. Attendance: 7万人. No. 53回
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- 約4,000
- Duration
- 40 min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- 7万人
- Largest Shell
- 3-sun shell
- Founding Year
- 1962
Signature Sequences
- 0120:00 the shells start
- 02About 40 minutes of firing
- 03The 1,711-metre set piece recognised by Guinness in the thirteenth edition
- 04Water fireworks fired from a barge moored in the sea since the twenty-first edition
- 05Viewing stands set up in the open port
- 06The festival pairing of the gaina lanterns with the gaina taiko drums
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- From 20:00 (about 40 minutes)
- Venue
- The Yonago Port quayside, Yonago City, Tottori Prefecture
- Address
- Yonago Port quayside, Yonago City, Tottori Prefecture
- Venue Size
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Venue Floor Type
- Harbour quay
- Gates Open
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- 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
- The Yonago Gaina Festival Executive Committee
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 Goto Station - about 20 min on foot
- Nearest Shinkansen
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Local Transit
- On foot from JR Goto Station
- Parking
- None
- Parking Reservation
- No car park is designated
- 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
- Free entry; purchases at the food stalls are in cash
- Best Arrival
- Be at the venue before the 20:00 start
- Peak Crowd
- At the 20:00 start
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
- The fireworks database lists no paid seats for the display, but the official site published a notice for visitors to the paid viewing seats on 9 August 2026 and the festival history records open viewing stands in Yonago Port from the 34th edition. The sources checked publish no sell-out history, no ticket sales figures and no sell-out dates.
- Reservation
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Day-Of Ticket
- No tickets are sold
Weather Policy
- Rain
- Held in light rain; cancelled in stormy weather
- Decision Time
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Postponement
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Wind Threshold
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Typical Risks
- Mid-August in Tottori brings squalls off the sea and evening thunderstorms, and the display is cancelled in stormy weather
- Weather Cancellation History
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)