北条風早海花火大会

Access

Nearest Station

JR Iyo-Hojo Station on the Yosan Line - 10 min walk to the venue

Nearest Shinkansen

None - Ehime Prefecture has no Shinkansen. The nearest major station is JR Matsuyama Station (Yosan Line)

Local Transit

JR Iyo-Hojo Station on the Yosan Line, 10 min walk to the venue. Car parks at A-COOP Hatomart Hojo, Doichinai Port and the Hojo branch office of Matsuyama City Hall. The Hojo Chamber of Commerce recommends public transport because the area is expected to be crowded. Kanashima is a small island about 400 m offshore in Hojo port, reached by ferry in about 3 minutes

Parking

A-COOP Hatomart Hojo, Doichinai Port and the Hojo branch office of Matsuyama City Hall. The number of spaces is limited and they fill up early

Parking Reservation

No advance booking - parking is used on the day. The Hojo Chamber of Commerce recommends public transport because a crowd is expected

Lodging Strategy

The area around Iyo-Hojo Station (JR Yosan Line, 10 minutes on foot) is the closest base to the venue. From central Matsuyama (Matsuyama Station and the Dogo Onsen side) you change at Iyo-Hojo Station. Kanashima is reached by ferry in about 3 minutes

English Access

The Matsuyama City official tourism site event page is published in five languages including English, and the tourism site has a page on manners for foreign travellers. Access from JR Iyo-Hojo Station is explained, but foreign-language signage inside the venue is not recorded in the sources checked

Cash Required

Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)

Best Arrival

Parking spaces are limited and fill up early, so public transport is recommended. Arriving between the 16:00 start of the night market corner and about 17:00 suits the programme

Peak Crowd

From the 20:10 ceremony and countdown to the 20:20 firing and the 20:50 finish is the peak of the crowd. The night market corner from 16:00 is also busy