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Atago-yama Festival Tezutsu Fireworks

愛宕山祭典天筒花火打ち揚げ

Atago-yama Festival Tezutsu Fireworks is a fireworks festival held in 東海. Date: 2026-07-18 (土). Total shells: about 約60本(手筒花火). Attendance: 約200人. No. No edition number published

Event essentials

Headline stats

Total Shells
約60本(手筒花火)
Duration
120 min
Nights
1 night(s)
Attendance
約200人
Largest Shell
Hand-held tezutsu shells (about 60); no shell sizes are published
Founding Year
1970年(昭和45年)※マニフェスト記載の開始年。一次資料での確認は未了

Signature Sequences

  1. 01Hand-held tezutsu shells lit by the fireworks makers themselves
  2. 02About 60 shells fired in a year
  3. 03The finale hane, when the base of the tube blows off
  4. 04A religious rite offered to Atago Kannon, the god who wards off fire
  5. 05The shrine precinct itself is the viewing area
  6. 06A small display of about 200 people

Venue & Access

Time Window
19:00-21:00 JST (手筒花火打ち上げ 19:30-21:00)
Venue
The precinct of Atago Shrine, Higashizaka-cho, Mitsuke, Iwata City
Address
Atago Shrine, Higashizaka-cho, Mitsuke, Iwata City, Shizuoka Prefecture (the old Tokaido road district in central Iwata) 34.713831°N, 137.842138°E
Venue Size
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Venue Floor Type
The shrine precinct (land, hand-held shells)
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
遠州見付天狗会
Production Company
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Sponsor
The Enshu-Mitsuke Tengu-kai

Access

Venue map

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From major cities

From Tokyo
JR Tokaido Shinkansen and the Tokaido Main Line to JR Iwata Station, then the Enshu bus to the Mitsuke stop
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 Iwata Station
Nearest Shinkansen
JR Tokaido Shinkansen Iwata Station
Local Transit
Enshu bus towards the Iwata sales office, from bay 2 of the north exit at JR Iwata Station
Parking
There is no car park (the fireworks database lists the parking as absent, marked ×)
Parking Reservation
No car park can be reserved. There is no visitor car park near the venue and the roads are restricted from 18:30, so public transport is the practical option.
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
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Best Arrival
Be inside the shrine precinct before 18:00, ahead of the road restrictions at 18:30
Peak Crowd
The approach is worst from 18:30 to 19:30 and the precinct peaks from 19:30 to 20:30. From 21:00 the exit and the bus stop are busy at the same time.

Tickets

Weather Policy

Rain
小雨決行・荒天翌日順延
Decision Time
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Postponement
In severe weather the event moves to Sunday 19 July 2026
Wind Threshold
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Typical Risks
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Weather Cancellation History
In severe weather the event moves to the next day; in 2026 the reserve date was Sunday 19 July

Sources and verification

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