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Chippubetsu Tonden Matsuri Fireworks Festival

秩父別とんでんまつり

Chippubetsu Tonden Matsuri Fireworks Festival is a fireworks festival held in 北海道. Date: 8 August 2026 (Saturday). The festival is normally held on a weekend in early August.. Total shells: about 400発（旧とんでんまつりのフィナーレ打ち上げ。2026年の告知では花火の記載を確認できず）. Attendance: Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass). No. 3回 ちっぷべつ夏まつり（旧・秩父別とんでんまつり）

Event essentials

Headline stats

Total Shells
400発（旧とんでんまつりのフィナーレ打ち上げ。2026年の告知では花火の記載を確認できず）
Duration
420 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
1978 (back-calculated from the 46th edition in 2023 and the 39th edition in 2016; this does not match the manifest value of 1984, which needs review)

Signature Sequences

  1. 01町の中心（ふれあいプラザ）で開かれる昼間のファミリー祭り
  2. 022024年以降「ちっぷべつ夏まつり」に改称
  3. 0318時からの温泉券付き大抽選会
  4. 04旧とんでんまつりではソーラン節の披露と百足競争
  5. 05旧とんでんまつりのフィナーレは約400発

Venue & Access

Time Window
2026: 12:00-19:00. In the Tonden era the fireworks started at about 19:15 as the finale.
Venue
Around the Chippubetsu Fureai Plaza community centre (1-jo 1-chome 2085, Chippubetsu, Hokkaido)
Address
2085, 1-jo 1-chome, Chippubetsu, Hokkaido (Chippubetsu Fureai Plaza).
Venue Size
Not confirmed; the area is not published.
Venue Floor Type
Grass and open ground around the Fureai Plaza community centre.
Gates Open
12:00 (the gates open).
Paid-Seat Holder Entry
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Spectator Capacity
Not confirmed; no capacity figure is published for the site.
Production Company
Not confirmed; the fireworks manufacturer is not published.
Sponsor
Chippubetsu Town (organising committee). Run by the town's Industry Section industry group; contact 0164-33-2111.

Access

From major cities

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
JR Chippubetsu Station, about 10 min walk to the venue.
Nearest Shinkansen
New Chitose Airport by JR limited express; about 2 h 50 min to Chippubetsu Station.
Local Transit
About 90 min from Sapporo Station to Chippubetsu Station via Fukagawa on JR Hokkaido; the notices also state that no town shuttle bus is run.
Parking
Not confirmed; no capacity figure is published.
Parking Reservation
Not confirmed; no dedicated car park for the festival was found, so public parking in the town centre is used.
Lodging Strategy
The venue is in the town centre and the town has few inns, so staying in Takikawa or Sunagawa is the practical option.
English Access
Not confirmed.
Cash Required
Entry is free. Cash is assumed to be needed for the stalls and the raffle tickets, which the sources do not confirm.
Best Arrival
Because it is a daytime event, the late morning and early afternoon are the least crowded; the car park fills up towards the evening.
Peak Crowd
Not confirmed; the notices do not describe crowd levels by area.

Tickets

Weather Policy

Rain
Cancelled in stormy weather (based on the earlier notices; the 2026 notice does not restate the rule).
Decision Time
Presumably decided on the morning of the event; no official advance notice was found.
Postponement
Not confirmed; the 2026 notice does not name a postponement day.
Wind Threshold
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Typical Risks
Early August in Hokkaido often brings rain, and because the venue is open ground the event can be cancelled or postponed.
Weather Cancellation History
Not confirmed; no record of past cancellations or postponements was found.

Sources and verification

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