Arie Bankora Festival
ありえ浜んこら祭
Arie Bankora Festival is a fireworks festival held in Kyushu. Date: Fourth Saturday of August (2026: Aug 22, Sat, 20:30-20:50; postponed to Aug 23 (Sun) in severe weather). Total shells: about 非公開. Attendance: Not published - the organiser does not publish an attendance figure for the display. No. Not published - the organiser's pages do not give an edition number for the 2026 display
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- 非公開
- Duration
- 20 min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- Not published - the organiser does not publish an attendance figure for the display
- Largest Shell
- 2-shaku shell, described by the tourism association as Kyushu-scale
- Founding Year
- 1980年（昭和55年） - マニフェストの開始年。花火開始年かは未検証
Signature Sequences
- 01park opens at 14:00
- 02firing 20:30-20:50, about 20 minutes
- 03park closes at 22:00
- 04The display fires over the Ari-e Bay with 2-sun shell (2尺玉) breaks
- 05A summer festival fireworks for a coast where 2-sun shells rise out of the sea
- 06Free entry, with the park open from 14:00 to 22:00
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- 20:30-20:50
- Venue
- Marine Park Arie (Ogawa 957, Arie-cho, Minamishimabara City)
- Address
- 長崎県南島原市有家町小川957 マリンパークありえ / Marine Park Arie, 957 Ogawa, Arie-cho, Minamishimabara City, Nagasaki Prefecture 32.657766°N, 130.315607°E
- Venue Size
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- Venue Floor Type
- the open ground and lawns of Marine Park Arie
- Gates Open
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- 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
- unknown (regional firework operator)
- Production Company
- Not published - the organiser names no fireworks contractor for the 2026 display
- Sponsor
- Arie Hama N Kora Festival Executive Committee (secretariat inside the JA Nishishimabara Arie branch, 0957-82-3130)
Access
Venue map
View on Google MapsFrom major cities
- From Tokyo
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- From Osaka
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- From Sendai
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- Nearest Station
- Shimabara Railway Shimabara Gaiko Station (about 25 min by bus, then a 5 min walk from the Hirano stop)
- Nearest Shinkansen
- JR Nagasaki Station on the Nagasaki Main Line, then the Shimabara Railway to Shimabara Gaiko Station
- Local Transit
- About 25 min by Shimabara Railway bus from Shimabara Gaiko Station, then a 5 min walk from the Hirano stop.
- Parking
- 500 free spaces
- Parking Reservation
- Not required; the free car park is used on the day.
- Lodging Strategy
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- English Access
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- Cash Required
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- Best Arrival
- Before the 20:30 start; the park opens at 14:00, so there is time to look round and eat at the stalls first.
- Peak Crowd
- The busiest stretch is the 20:30-20:50 firing window; the gates open at 14:00 and the park closes at 22:00.
Weather Policy
- Rain
- Postponed to the next day in bad weather - the 2026 display was scheduled for 22 August with 23 August as the rain day
- Decision Time
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- Postponement
- In stormy weather the display is postponed to Sunday 23 August 2026, per the 2026 fireworks database.
- Wind Threshold
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- Typical Risks
- Typhoons and heavy rain in late August; on an open coastal venue the smoke drifts with the wind.
- Weather Cancellation History
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