Beppu Hi no Umi Festival Hanabi
火の海まつり納涼花火大会/大分合同新聞納涼花火シリーズ 別府会場
Beppu Hi no Umi Festival Hanabi is a fireworks festival held in Kyushu. Date: 25 and 26 July (2026); the fireworks fall on the 26th. Total shells: about 7000. Attendance: 5万人. No. 50回
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- 7000
- Duration
- 60 min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- 5万人
- Largest Shell
- A run of 88 large shells including shakudama
- Founding Year
- 1977 (the manifest value; the fireworks ran until 1997 and the fireworks-bearing name was revived in 2016 after a 19-year gap)
Signature Sequences
- 01A run of 88 large shells including shakudama is the highlight
- 02The finale "Golden Peacock"
- 03The 8,888-shell count itself
- 04A three-day festival whose first evening is the station-street street party
- 05Drone flights are explicitly banned
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- 20:08:08-21:00
- Venue
- Offshore of Beppu Spa Beach, Nozomegata-hama, Beppu City, Oita
- Address
- Nozomegata-hama, Beppu City, Oita (offshore of Beppu Spa Beach)
- Venue Size
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Venue Floor Type
- Outdoor beach and park, with a lawn area and pipe-chair seating
- Gates Open
- Not published; be at the venue before the 20:08 start
- 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
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Production Company
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Sponsor
- Beppu Matsuri Shinkoukai / Beppu Summer Eve Festival executive committee (inside the Beppu City Tourism Association, 0977-24-2828). Co-organisers: Beppu City, Beppu City Tourism Association, Beppu Chamber of Commerce, Beppu City Ryokan Hotel Association, Oita Godo Shimbun and TV Oita
Access
Venue map
Search on Google MapsFrom major cities
- From Tokyo
- Shinkansen to JR Oita (about 2 h 30 min), then the JR Nippō line
- From Osaka
- About 3 h 30 min from JR Osaka via JR Oita
- From Sendai
- Shinkansen from JR Sendai to JR Oita
- Nearest Station
- JR Beppu Station (about 10 min on foot)
- Nearest Shinkansen
- JR大分駅
- Local Transit
- A 10-minute walk from JR Beppu Station; the eve street party is on the station street
- Parking
- No car park (marked x on the database; public transport recommended)
- 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
- A 10-minute walk from JR Beppu Station; paid seats must be bought in advance
- Cash Required
- Same-day lawn tickets may be cash; pre-sales run through Eplus and other cashless channels
- Best Arrival
- At the venue by 19:00 (north exit of Beppu Station, Spa Beach area)
- Peak Crowd
- The hour before the display starts
Tickets
- Seat Type
- Pipe chair seats, a lawn area, sponsored 'hanabi ouen' seats and BBQ seats
- Price Range
- 500-4,000 yen (lawn area primary-school and under 500 yen to pipe chair seats 4,000 yen)
- 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
- Advance booking through Eplus or Teeppan! Oita; also bookable from a convenience-store multifunction copier
- Day-Of Ticket
- The official site points to a venue layout PDF and pre-sales; same-day ticketing is not stated
Weather Policy
- Rain
- Cancelled in stormy weather
- Decision Time
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Postponement
- Cancelled in stormy weather (no postponement date is set)
- Wind Threshold
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Typical Risks
- Late-July offshore firing; strong wind raises a safety problem offshore
- Weather Cancellation History
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Sources and verification
Related festivals
Sister Festivals
- Kitsuki City Summer Fireworksthe Oita Godo Shinbun summer fireworks series at the Kitsuki venue
- Minato Summer Fireworksthe same series at the Tsukumi venue
- Oita Godo Shinbun Summer Fireworks Series - Kusu venuethe same series at the Kusu venue