Yorii Tamayodo Suitengu Festival
寄居玉淀水天宮祭花火大会
Yorii Tamayodo Suitengu Festival is a fireworks festival held in Kanto. Date: First Saturday of August (2026-08-01, Sat). Total shells: about 約5,000. Attendance: 約6万5000人. No. Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- 約5,000
- Duration
- 120 min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- 約6万5000人
- Largest Shell
- Maximum shell size 5号 (2019 record)
- Founding Year
- 推定1980年代
Signature Sequences
- 01The attached fireworks of a water festival known as "the biggest water festival in Kanto"
- 02The lit boat procession and the lanterns reflected on the river surface
- 03A riverbed venue with the national historic site Hachioji Castle ruins as backdrop
- 04Large crowds for a local show (typical attendance about 65,000)
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- 19:00-21:00 (120 minutes of firing)
- Venue
- Tamayodo riverbed, Yorii, Osato-gun, Saitama (below the prefectural scenic spot Tamayodo)
- Address
- Tamayodo riverbed, Yorii, Osato-gun, Saitama (below the prefectural scenic spot Tamayodo)
- Venue Size
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Venue Floor Type
- Gravel and sand riverbank
- Gates Open
- Paid viewing seats can be entered from 17:30. General riverbank places may not be reserved before 09:00 on the day; earlier reservations are removed.
- Paid-Seat Holder Entry
- Paid viewing seats can be entered from 17:30; general viewing places may not be reserved before 09:00 on the day (2026)
- Spectator Capacity
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Launch Company
- Kanda Fireworks / Honke Kanda Enka / Toyoda Enka
- Production Company
- Kanda Fireworks / Honke Kanda Enka / Toyoda Enka (2019 record)
- Sponsor
- Yorii Tamayodo Suitengu Festival Executive Committee (secretariat: Yorii Town Promotion Strategy Division, tel 048-581-2121)
Access
From major cities
- From Tokyo
- About 1 hour by JR or private railway to Yorii Station (Tojo line), then about 15 min on foot to the venue
- 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
- About 15 min on foot from the south exit of Yorii Station on the Tojo, Chichibu and JR Hachiko lines
- Nearest Shinkansen
- About 40 min from Omiya Station on the Tojo line
- Local Transit
- About 15 min on foot from Yorii Station on the Tojo, Chichibu and JR Hachiko lines; traffic regulation applies around the venue on the day
- Parking
- The 2026 fireworks database records no car park; the 2019 HANABITO record gives about 2,800 spaces. Traffic regulation is applied around the venue on the day
- Parking Reservation
- No parking reservation system is described; the 2026 fireworks database records "no car park".
- 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
- Paid viewing seats are ticketed; general riverbank viewing and the food stalls are expected to take cash.
- Best Arrival
- Paid viewing seats from 17:30; general riverbank viewing from 09:00 on the day. The fireworks start at 19:00.
- Peak Crowd
- Venue entry from 18:30 and immediately after the 19:00 start
Tickets
- Seat Type
- A-seat table seats / A-seat chair seats / B-seat mat seats
- Price Range
- 5,000 yen (A-seat chair) to 24,000 yen (one A-seat table); B-seat mats 10,000 yen
- Seat Count
- In 2026: 48 A-seat tables, 153 A-seat chairs and 119 B-seat mat areas (320 units in total) seats
- Sellout History
- Sold out in 2026 across every seat class - the official page shows the paid seating as [sales closed] and marks the 48 A-seat tables, the 153 A-seat chairs and the 119 B-seat mat pitches all as sold out. If the display is cancelled in poor weather without a single shell being fired, the tickets are refunded.
- Reservation
- Sold in advance through the town's published channels; tickets are issued first-come-first-served from a ticket machine and same-day tickets are not sold (2026).
- Day-Of Ticket
- Same-day tickets are not sold (2026 town page). The paid seats are sold in advance and sold out for 2026.
Weather Policy
- Rain
- Held in light rain; cancelled in stormy weather (if not one shell is fired, the paid seats are refunded)
- Decision Time
- Same-day go / no-go is confirmed on the Yorii Town official site and with the festival executive committee secretariat in the town promotion strategy division (048-581-2121).
- Postponement
- Cancelled rather than postponed; if the event is cancelled in stormy weather with no shell fired, the paid viewing seats are refunded
- Wind Threshold
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Typical Risks
- Early August in the Chichibu mountains brings evening thunderstorms and sudden gusts, and stormy weather cancels the display rather than postponing it
- Weather Cancellation History
- Stormy weather cancels the event; the paid viewing seats are refunded only if the display is cancelled with not one shell fired.