Akechi Town Summer Festival Fireworks
明智町納涼花火大会
Akechi Town Summer Festival Fireworks is a fireworks festival held in Chubu. Date: 2026-08-14 (Fri); the 35th edition was held on 2025-08-14. Total shells: about 1000. Attendance: Not published. No. 36th (第36回)
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- 1000
- Duration
- 90 min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- Not published
- Largest Shell
- Shaku-dama (尺玉), fired from the high ground above the square; Walker Plus describes it as the largest shaku-dama in the prefecture
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- 18:30-20:00 per Walker Plus; the Ena City Tourism Association lists a 19:30 start
- Venue
- Taisho-mura square (大正村広場) in Akechi, Ena City; the shells are launched from Senjo-dani park (千畳敷公園) on the high ground above the square
- Address
- Taisho-mura square, 456 Akechi, Ena City, Gifu Prefecture (大正村広場, 岐阜県恵那市明智町456)
- Venue Size
- Not published
- Venue Floor Type
- Outdoor square in a mountain village, with the launch site on the hillside above it
- Paid-Seat Holder Entry
- Not applicable - there is no paid seating
- Spectator Capacity
- Not published; the launch site is Senjo-dani park and the viewing area is the Taisho-mura square
- Production Company
- Inaka Fireworks Horuchi - the company schedule lists the Akechi Town summer fireworks for 2025-08-14; the 2026 company is not confirmed
- Sponsor
- Akechi Town, Ena City (明智町); contact is the Akechi Promotion Office (明智振興事務所), TEL 0573-26-6862
Access
Venue map
Search on Google MapsFrom major cities
- From Tokyo
- Take the Tokaido Shinkansen to Nakatsugawa Station (about 1 h 40 min from Tokyo), then about 30 min by car or local train to Akechi. By road the Nagoya Expressway to Ena IC, then about 15 min.
- From Osaka
- About 1 h 30 min by rail from Osaka to Nakatsugawa on the Tokaido Shinkansen, then about 30 min to Akechi
- From Sendai
- About 3 h 30 min by rail from Sendai via the Tokaido Shinkansen to Nakatsugawa, then about 30 min to Akechi
- Nearest Station
- Akechi Station on the Meitetsu Akechi Line - about 3 to 5 min walk
- Nearest Shinkansen
- No Shinkansen station in Ena; the nearest is Nakatsugawa Station on the Chuo Shinkansen Line, about 30 min by car
- Parking
- About 50 free parking spaces near the venue
- Parking Reservation
- No reservation; the free spaces are filled early in the evening
- Cash Required
- Yes for the bazaar stalls around the Taisho-mura square
- Best Arrival
- Arrive before 18:30; the display is a single evening window in the town centre
- Peak Crowd
- The whole display sits in the 18:30-20:00 window
Tickets
- Seat Type
- None - free viewing from the Taisho-mura square and the surrounding streets
- Price Range
- No paid seat price - free viewing
- Reservation
- Not applicable - no reservation
- Day-Of Ticket
- Not applicable - no tickets are sold
Weather Policy
- Rain
- Not published
- Postponement
- Not published
- Wind Threshold
- Not published
- Typical Risks
- Mid August in the Gifu mountains - hot and humid, with the remnants of the typhoon season the main risk for a shell launch
- Weather Cancellation History
- None recorded for the 2026 edition, which was held on schedule on 2026-08-14