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Honbetsu Kirameki Town Festival Higashi Tokachi Fireworks

本別きらめきタウンフェスティバル東十勝花火大会

Honbetsu Kirameki Town Festival Higashi Tokachi Fireworks is a fireworks festival held in Hokkaido. Date: 2026-09-05 (Sat) - the date moves between late August and early September. Total shells: about 約6,000. Attendance: Not published. No. 30回 (2026) per the Tokachi regional press; the fireworks database numbers the same event 第29回 - the two sources disagree

Event essentials

Headline stats

Total Shells
約6,000
Duration
30 min
Nights
1 night(s)
Attendance
Not published
Largest Shell
4号玉 (a four-sun shell) - the largest shell fired at the 2026 and 2025 editions
Founding Year
1998年 (推定)

Signature Sequences

Venue & Access

Time Window
Fireworks from 19:30; no end time is published
Venue
Kitamachi 3-jo 8-10, Honbetsu, Hokkaido (北海道中川郡本別町北3丁目8-10)
Address
北海道中川郡本別町北3丁目8-10 (利別川河川敷地特設会場, the Ribetsu riverbed special site, Honbetsu, Nakagawa District, Hokkaido) 43.125590°N, 143.607855°E
Venue Size
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Venue Floor Type
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Gates Open
Not published for the fireworks. The festival runs from 11:00 to 21:00 on the first day and from 09:30 to 16:30 on the second.
Paid-Seat Holder Entry
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Spectator Capacity
推定30,000人
Launch Company
Unknown
Production Company
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Sponsor
本別きらめきタウンフェスティバル実行委員会 (Kirameki Town Festival organising committee, Honbetsu Town)

Access

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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 Nemuro Main Line Honbetsu Station (JR根室本線本別駅) - the firing site is in the town centre
Nearest Shinkansen
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Local Transit
The venue is the Ribetsu riverbed special site in Honbetsu Town, on the Tokachi main line corridor between Obihiro and Nemuro; the event record publishes the venue coordinates rather than a station guide, and the town is served by JR Hokkaido trains on the Tokachi Main Line at Honbetsu Station.
Parking
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Parking Reservation
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Lodging Strategy
Stay in Obihiro or in the Tokachi towns. The festival is an overnight draw in a small town with a limited hotel base, and Obihiro on the Tokachi Main Line is the practical base for a same-night return.
English Access
Free entry with no ticket and no reservation, so there is no booking barrier. The regional travel press publishes the festival information in English and Korean as well as Japanese.
Cash Required
Yes at the stalls. The festival runs the umai-mono-ichi food market with local Honbetsu and Tokachi produce, and entry to the festival is free.
Best Arrival
Arrive before 19:00. The firing starts at 19:30 and the festival site is the open Ribetsu riverbed, which fills through the afternoon with the food market and the family programme.
Peak Crowd
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)

Tickets

Weather Policy

Rain
Postponed to the next day in stormy weather
Decision Time
Not published as a fixed hour. The event record states that in stormy weather the display is postponed to the following day, and the festival is held in rain.
Postponement
Postponed to the next day in stormy weather (荒天時は翌日順延)
Wind Threshold
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Typical Risks
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Weather Cancellation History
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)

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