Izumozaki Boat Festival & Grand Fireworks
船まつり大花火大会
Izumozaki Boat Festival & Grand Fireworks is a fireworks festival held in 新潟県 (Niigata Prefecture). Date: August 15 (fixed). Total shells: about 約800. Attendance: 約12,000人. No. 75回
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- 約800
- Duration
- 60 min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- 約12,000人
- Largest Shell
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- Founding Year
- 1952 (Showa 27), a festival held since then to pray for a good catch, safety at sea and solidarity among the fishing crews
Signature Sequences
- 01Started in 1952 (Showa 27), the summer fixture of Izumozaki
- 02Held on the evening of the same day as the sea parade (15 August)
- 03Fired over the water at Izumozaki Port (among the closest in the prefecture)
- 04About 800 shells
- 05Free viewing
- 06Fixed on 15 August
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- 19:30-20:30 (Grand Fireworks; festival runs from early morning)
- Venue
- 出雲崎漁港 (Izumozaki Fishing Port, 出雲崎町大字尼瀬 Amase, Izumozaki Town)
- Address
- Izumozaki Port, Izumozaki Town, Kitamishima District, Niigata 37.542009°N, 138.683338°E
- Venue Size
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- Venue Floor Type
- 屋外（出雲崎漁港内から海上へ打ち上げ、港の観覧席から至近距離で見る）
- Gates Open
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- Paid-Seat Holder Entry
- Not applicable - there are no paid seats
- Spectator Capacity
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- Production Company
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- Sponsor
- Enquiries: the Izumozaki Town Funematsuri Support Association, tel 0258-78-2291, inside the Izumozaki Town Office industry and tourism division.
Access
Venue map
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- From Tokyo
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- From Osaka
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- From Sendai
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- Nearest Station
- JR Izumozaki Station on the Echigo Line
- Nearest Shinkansen
- The nearest station is JR Izumozaki Station on the Echigo Line; it is not a Shinkansen station
- Local Transit
- The Izumozaki Town demand-responsive bus Temarin covers the whole town every 30 minutes and can be booked by phone or LINE, alongside the Echigo Kotsu route buses and the festival shuttle bus.
- Parking
- Town-centre parking is limited, so the festival runs a shuttle bus linking JR Izumozaki Station, the town gymnasium and the Tenryo-no-Sato roadside station; no car-park capacity is stated in the sources checked.
- Parking Reservation
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Lodging Strategy
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- English Access
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- Cash Required
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- Best Arrival
- For the fireworks alone, arrive in the evening before the 19:30 start; anyone boarding the parade has to queue from the early morning.
- Peak Crowd
- The parade boarding queue forms before dawn, and the 19:30-20:30 fireworks are the evening peak. There is almost no shade at the venue.
Tickets
- Seat Type
- None - all viewing is free
- Price Range
- 0 - 全席無料
- Seat Count
- 0 - all viewing is free seats
- Sellout History
- Not applicable - there are no paid seats
- Reservation
- No booking for the fireworks - free viewing on the day
- Day-Of Ticket
- No tickets are sold. Boarding passes for the sea parade are issued one per person in the distribution queue on the day.
Weather Policy
- Rain
- Held in light rain / Postponed to next day in stormy weather
- Decision Time
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Postponement
- Held in rain and postponed to the next day in stormy weather per the existing record. For the sea parade, bad weather - or even clear weather with a heavy swell - can cancel the sortie, limit the number of sorties or change the departure time.
- Wind Threshold
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- Typical Risks
- Mid-August in Niigata carries the risk of stormy weather from Pacific depressions and typhoons; the association explicitly notes that the parade can be restricted by the state of the sea.
- Weather Cancellation History
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Sources and verification
Related festivals
Sister Festivals
- Katakai Festival Fireworks
- Agano City Grand Fireworks
- Tone River Grand Fireworks
- Seiro Summer Festival Maritime Fireworks