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Inagawa Fireworks Festival

猪名川花火大会

Inagawa Fireworks Festival is a fireworks festival held in 関西. Date: Saturday 7 November 2026 with firing 18:00-18:30. FY2027 (2027) has no event and the 78th edition is planned for November 2028. Total shells: about 約4,000. Attendance: 約16万2千人（2024年、川西側5万2千人・池田側11万人）. No. 77回

Event essentials

Headline stats

Total Shells
約4,000
Duration
30 min
Nights
1 night(s)
Attendance
約16万2千人（2024年、川西側5万2千人・池田側11万人）
Largest Shell
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Founding Year
1949; the manifest id_founding_year records 1948

Signature Sequences

  1. 01A fireworks festival co-hosted across the Inagawa River by Ikeda and Kawanishi
  2. 02An executive committee funded by corporate donations
  3. 03A traffic-control regime that makes car access impossible on the night
  4. 04A move to alternate years and a shift of the season from August to November

Venue & Access

Time Window
打上18:00〜18:30（2026年。19:30〜20:10から前倒し）
Venue
The Inagawa river bed, shared by Ikeda City, Osaka and Kawanishi City, Hyogo
Address
34°49′14.6″N 135°25′02.5″E（Wikipedia JA の座標）
Venue Size
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Venue Floor Type
Outdoor river-bed venue
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
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Production Company
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Sponsor
The Inagawa Fireworks Festival Executive Committee, with Kawanishi City, Ikeda City and the committee itself as the three co-organisers

Access

Venue map

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From major cities

From Tokyo
Take the Hankyu Takarazuka Line from Hankyu Umeda or JR Shin-Osaka to Ikeda Station and walk about 10 min
From Osaka
About 10 min walk from Hankyu Ikeda or Kawanishi-Nose-guchi Station; JR Kawanishi-Ikeda Station about 15 min is also usable
From Sendai
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Nearest Station
阪急池田駅・川西能勢口駅より約10分、JR川西池田駅より約15分
Nearest Shinkansen
Osaka or Shin-Osaka on the Shinkansen; Hankyu Ikeda is reached on the Hankyu Takarazuka Line from Umeda
Local Transit
Hankyu Ikeda and Kawanishi-Nose-guchi on the Takarazuka Line (about 10 min walk) or JR Kawanishi-Ikeda on the Fukuchiyama Line (about 15 min walk)
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
The venue is a river bed on a prefectural border reachable only by rail; there is hotel stock near Ikeda, Kawanishi-Nose-guchi and Kawanishi-Ikeda stations, and staying close to a station is the surest way to arrive before traffic control
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
Because cars cannot reach the venue, an early rail arrival is essential; approach on foot from Hankyu Ikeda Station, Kawanishi-Nose-guchi Station or JR Kawanishi-Ikeda Station
Peak Crowd
18:00-18:30 is the event itself; the traffic-control regime means spectators enter through designated routes

Tickets

Weather Policy

Rain
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Decision Time
In 2026 the firing start moved earlier to 18:00 to match the daylight and ends at 18:30; the city says the earlier finish is meant to revive commerce around Hankyu Kawanishi-Nose-guchi and Ikeda stations
Postponement
In 2019 the display was abandoned including the reserve day of 18 August; the standing rule for stormy weather is not given in the sources checked
Wind Threshold
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Typical Risks
August typhoon season caused the outright cancellation of 2019; the move to November changes the profile, but heavy rain remains the risk
Weather Cancellation History
17-18 August 2019 were abandoned because of heavy rain from typhoon 10. 2020 was cancelled for lack of security staff because of the Tokyo Olympics and 2022 because of the renewed spread of infection

Sources and verification

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