Agi Summer Festival Hanabi Taikai
阿木夏祭り花火大会
Agi Summer Festival Hanabi Taikai is a fireworks festival held in Chubu (中部地方). Date: Always 14 August - held in light rain and postponed to the 15th in severe weather; the 2026 edition fell on Friday 14 August. Total shells: about 350. Attendance: 約1,500人. No. Not published
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- 350
- Duration
- 30 min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- 約1,500人
- Largest Shell
- Largest shells (尺玉, 10 inch) - the Gifu tourism guide calls it 尺玉、スターマインなどの珠玉花火 and 大迫力の尺玉
- Founding Year
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Signature Sequences
- 0118:00 stalls and vendors at Aki Elementary School
- 0218:00-20:00 Aki Taiko, Bon dance, children mikoshi and prize draw
- 0320:00-20:30 shell launch in the Shinkaidaira district of Aki
- 04Largest shells and starmine launched in the Aki district
- 05A local summer festival with the Aki Taiko drum circle, the Bon dance and a children mikoshi
- 06Clear highland sky on a plateau at 650-900 m
- 07Food stalls, vendors and a prize draw from 18:00
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- Fireworks 20:00-20:30
- Venue
- Aki Elementary School, 79-1 Aki, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu (the summer festival) and the Shinkaidaira district of Aki (the shell launch ground)
- Address
- 79-1 Aki, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture
- Venue Size
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Venue Floor Type
- The grounds of Aki Elementary School (summer festival) and the Shinkaidaira district of Aki (shell launch); a highland plateau at 650-900 m
- Gates Open
- 18:00 (the stalls, children mikoshi and Bon dance begin)
- 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
- 2026-10-20 の調査では確認できず
- Production Company
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Sponsor
- Aki Summer Festival Executive Committee (enquiries through the Nakatsugawa City Aki Office, 0573-63-2001)
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
- Aki Station on the Meitetsu line
- Nearest Shinkansen
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Local Transit
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Parking
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Parking Reservation
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Lodging Strategy
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- English Access
- Get off at Aki Station on the Meitetsu line or drive about 20 min from the Ena IC. The venue sits on a plateau at 650-900 m so the evenings are cold; enquiries can be made to the Nakatsugawa City Aki Office on 0573-63-2001.
- Cash Required
- Free viewing - there are no paid seats, so only the stalls take cash
- Best Arrival
- The shells run 20:00-20:30, a 30-minute window. The summer festival at Aki Elementary School opens at 18:00, so arriving by 19:30 lets you see the stalls and the local taiko first.
- Peak Crowd
- Crowds gather at the 20:00-20:30 launch window, but the typical attendance of about 1,500 people keeps the crowd small
Tickets
- Seat Type
- No paid seats
- 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
- 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
- Held in light rain and postponed to the 15th in severe weather - per the Gifu tourism guide
- Decision Time
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Postponement
- In severe weather the display moves to Saturday 15 August - per the Gifu tourism guide
- Wind Threshold
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Typical Risks
- Thunderstorms cause cancellations - in 2026 the summer festival from 18:00 was called off on a thunderstorm forecast and in 2024 a downpour just before the opening cancelled the summer festival
- Weather Cancellation History
- 2023-08-14: cancelled. 2024-08-14: downpour before the opening, summer festival cancelled and only the fireworks held. 2026-08-14: thunderstorm forecast, summer festival cancelled, fireworks still planned