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Higashi-ku Hanabi Taikai

東区花火大会

Higashi-ku Hanabi Taikai is a fireworks festival held in Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass). Date: Third Saturday of April - 18 April 2026 (Sat) was the 31st edition; 17 April 2027 (Sat) is the 32nd. Total shells: about 7000. Attendance: 8万人. No. 32 (2027-04-17)

Event essentials

Headline stats

Total Shells
7000
Duration
60 min
Nights
1 night(s)
Attendance
8万人
Largest Shell
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Founding Year
1996年（第31回が2026年のため継続開催と仮定した逆算値。INDEXの id_founding_year=1991 とは一致しない）

Signature Sequences

  1. 01'Silver and colour ring fireworks (tra) are the popular pieces (source: fireworks database)'
  2. 02Fired from a barge anchored offshore of Kashii-hama
  3. 03About 7,000 shells, fired mainly as rapid serial firing
  4. 04Watchable from anywhere along the shore

Venue & Access

Time Window
19:30-20:30 (the fireworks database records 60 minutes of firing)
Venue
Offshore of Kashii-hama, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka City (Mishima Green Bay Walk / the Katameno-za coast)
Address
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Venue Size
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-23 pass) - the official site names the venue (御島グリーンベイウォーク, 香椎浜片男佐海岸) and the shell count (about 7,000) but publishes no fire-line length or sea-front width.
Venue Floor Type
Sea and beach - the shells are fired from the water off Katameno-zaki beach (香椎浜片男佐海岸から海上へ打上げ) and the viewing areas are the 御島グリーンベイウォーク seafront at the bay, the beach parks and the island's outer green belt, so the ground underfoot is shore sand and seafront paving rather than a riverbed.
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
Nishinihon Hanabi Co., Ltd. (listed as a supporting company for the 2027 edition on the official site)
Production Company
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Sponsor
Fukuoka Higashi-ku Fireworks Executive Committee

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 Kashii Station and JR Chihaya Station (15 min walk), Nishitetsu Kashii Station (12 min walk)
Nearest Shinkansen
JR Hakata Station (the shinkansen also stops at Kokura)
Local Transit
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Parking
No car park (the official site states that there is no parking)
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
The 17:00 hour; places in the free viewing area can be held from 12:00 on the day.
Peak Crowd
Around the 19:30 start of firing

Tickets

Weather Policy

Rain
Held in rain; cancelled in stormy weather, with no postponement
Decision Time
Decided on the day, close to the firing - the official site states that the display goes ahead in rain (雨天決行), is cancelled in severe weather and is never postponed, and the committee's own 2026 post says that a wind speed above 10 m/s stops the firing.
Postponement
No postponement
Wind Threshold
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Typical Risks
An April seaside venue is exposed to wind; the show is held in rain and cancelled in storms, with no postponement.
Weather Cancellation History
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)

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