Honjo River Festival Fireworks Display
本荘川まつり花火大会
Honjo River Festival Fireworks Display is a fireworks festival held in 東北. Date: 2026-07-25 (Sat). Total shells: about 3,000. Attendance: 約55,000人. No. 74回
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- 3,000
- Duration
- 90 min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- 約55,000人
- Largest Shell
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Founding Year
- 1956年 (推定 第1回)
Signature Sequences
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- 19:30-21:00 approx. (about 90 min)
- Venue
- Tomizu Park riverbed in front of Boat Plaza AquaPal, Yurihonjo, Akita
- Address
- Tomizu Park (Boat Plaza AquaPal), Yurihonjo, Akita; the city page places the venue on the Koyoshi River riverbed and the exact launch point is not published 39.392503°N, 140.037668°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 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
- 推定20,000人
- Launch Company
- Unknown
- Production Company
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Sponsor
- 本荘川まつり実行委員会
Access
Venue map
View on Google MapsFrom 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 Ugo-Honjo Station - about 30 min on foot
- Nearest Shinkansen
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Local Transit
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Parking
- 1,000 temporary free spaces
- Parking Reservation
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- 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
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Peak Crowd
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
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
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass) seats
- Sellout History
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Reservation
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Day-Of Ticket
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Weather Policy
- Rain
- Light rain proceeds; cancelled in stormy weather (no postponement)
- Decision Time
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Postponement
- No postponement; cancelled in stormy weather
- 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)
Sources and verification
Related festivals
Sister Festivals
- Koyoshi Fireworks Festival, Yurihonjothe same-city record for the same 74th edition on the same river; the corpus holds it as a separate row and the duplication is not decided
- Akita Port Sea Festival Fireworksthe only other researched fireworks display in Akita Prefecture, in Akita City