BOAT RACE Naruto PRESENTS Naruto Summer Festival
BOAT RACE鳴門PRESENTS 鳴門の夏まつり
BOAT RACE Naruto PRESENTS Naruto Summer Festival is a fireworks festival held in 徳島県 (Tokushima). Date: 8月上旬. Total shells: about 1,000. Attendance: Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass). No. Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- 1,000
- Duration
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass) min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Largest Shell
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Founding Year
- 2010s (推定)
Signature Sequences
- 0117:30 the stage events and the food stalls / marche open
- 0220:20 the stage events end
- 0320:40-21:00 the music and laser-light fireworks (about 1,000 shells)
- 0421:30 the food stalls and marche close
- 05About 1,000 shells fired in time with music and a laser-light show (music fireworks x laser light)
- 06The fireworks run 20:40-21:00 for 20 minutes, launched from beside the tea-house pond
- 07The venue is the Naruto Otsuka Sports Park and the festival runs 17:30-21:30
- 08The Showa kayou group SHOW-WA bring all six members to Shikoku for the first time (the group's members belong to Naruto tourism ambassador Hayato Aoyama; produced by Yasushi Akimoto)
- 09Awa odori by affiliated groups of the Naruto Awa Odori Promotion Association and an e-sports tournament
- 10About 60 food stalls and a marche of about 40 stalls
- 11Held in rain, no reserve day, cancelled in stormy weather
- 12On Friday 7 August 2026 the fireworks alone were cancelled because of strong winds from typhoon No. 13
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- 20:00–21:00 JST
- Venue
- Naruto Otsuka Sports Park, Naruto City, Tokushima Prefecture
- Address
- Off the Otsuka Museum of Art on the Naruto Strait, Naruto City, Tokushima
- Venue Size
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Venue Floor Type
- 屋外（鳴門海峡の大塚国際美術館沖からの海上打ち上げ）
- Gates Open
- 19:00 (会場); 20:00 (有料席)
- 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)
- Production Company
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Sponsor
- Co-organisers: BOAT RACE Naruto and Naruto City, per the existing record. No committee name appears in the sources checked on 2026-10-20.
Access
Venue map
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- 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
- 2026-10-20 の調査では確認できず
- Nearest Shinkansen
- 2026-10-20 の調査では確認できず
- Local Transit
- The Naruto City Uzushio Tourism Association, at 165-10 Higashihama, Naya-cho Minamihama, Naruto City 772-0003, tel 088-684-1731, is the visitor information point.
- Parking
- Temporary car parks at the Naruto City Hall car park, the Otsuka Pharmaceutical factory car park and the Home Plaza Nafco car park. No capacity figure is published; the official page warns that the temporary parks are limited and that large-scale congestion is expected, and asks visitors to use public transport. Bicycle parking is on the south side of the tennis courts.
- Parking Reservation
- No reservation. Three temporary car parks are available (Naruto City Hall, Otsuka Pharmaceutical factory, Home Plaza Nafco); the Tokushima City Cultural Hall car park is not available. Public transport is recommended.
- 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
- 2026-10-20 の調査では確認できず
- Peak Crowd
- 2026-10-20 の調査では確認できず
Tickets
- Seat Type
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Price Range
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Seat Count
- 2026-10-20 の調査では確認できず seats
- Sellout History
- Not applicable - the official page states that no paid viewing stand is provided, and the national fireworks database also records no paid seats.
- Reservation
- 2026-10-20 の調査では確認できず
- Day-Of Ticket
- 2026-10-20 の調査では確認できず
Weather Policy
- Rain
- 雨天決行 / 荒天の場合は中止
- Decision Time
- 14:00 day-of decision
- Postponement
- 順延なし
- Wind Threshold
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Typical Risks
- Early August typhoons; summer thunderstorms
- Weather Cancellation History
- 2020 (COVID); 2021 (COVID); weather cancellations
Sources and verification
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