Iwamizawa Ayahana Festival Fireworks
いわみざわ彩花まつり花火大会
Iwamizawa Ayahana Festival Fireworks is a fireworks festival held in Hokkaido. Date: 2026-07-25 (Sat); earlier editions on 2025-07-26 (Sat) and 2024-07-21 (Sun). Total shells: about 5500. Attendance: About 10,000 spectators (2026 figure). No. Not numbered - the fireworks are the closing event of the Iwamizawa Saika Festival
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- 5500
- Duration
- 30 min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- About 10,000 spectators (2026 figure)
- Largest Shell
- Jumbo starmine with illusion effects
- Founding Year
- 1977 (Showa 52)
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- Fireworks 20:00-20:30 (scheduled); the festival gates open earlier in the day
- Venue
- Hokkaido Greenland amusement park (北海道グリーンランド遊園地), 1015 Shibuncho, Iwamizawa City, Hokkaido
- Address
- Hokkaido Greenland amusement park, 1015 Shibuncho, Iwamizawa City, Hokkaido
- Venue Size
- Not published
- Venue Floor Type
- Amusement park open grounds at the edge of the lake
- Gates Open
- The festival gates open earlier in the day; the fireworks run 20:00-20:30
- Paid-Seat Holder Entry
- Gates open earlier in the day; the fireworks start at 20:00
- Spectator Capacity
- Not published; viewing is inside the Hokkaido Greenland amusement park and requires the park admission fee
- Launch Company
- Not publicly disclosed
- Sponsor
- Iwamizawa Saika Festival organising committee (いわみざわ彩花まつり実行委員会); the Iwamizawa City Tourism Association and Hokkaido Greenland amusement park are the listed contacts
Access
Venue map
Search on Google MapsFrom major cities
- From Tokyo
- Fly to New Chitose Airport (about 1 h 30 min from Tokyo Haneda), then about 1 h 40 min by car or train to Iwamizawa. By rail, JR Hakodate Main Line to Iwamizawa Station, then about 15 min by taxi.
- From Osaka
- About 2 h 20 min by air from Osaka Itami to New Chitose Airport, then about 1 h 40 min to Iwamizawa
- From Sendai
- About 2 h 30 min by air from Sendai Airport to New Chitose Airport, then about 1 h 40 min to Iwamizawa
- Nearest Station
- JR Iwamizawa Station (Hakodate Main Line), about 15 min by taxi
- Nearest Shinkansen
- No Shinkansen station in Iwamizawa; the nearest is Minami-Chuo Station on the Hakodate Main Line, about 45 min by car
- Local Transit
- JR Hakodate Main Line to Iwamizawa Station, then about 15 min by taxi; the display is inside the amusement park
- Parking
- Limited - the amusement park car park charges 1,000 yen per day and Walker Plus advises using public transport or car sharing
- Parking Reservation
- No reservation system published; first-come-first-served charged parking
- Cash Required
- Yes for the food stalls inside the amusement park
- Best Arrival
- Before 20:00; the gates open earlier in the day and the display is a single 30 min window
- Peak Crowd
- 20:00-20:30, the single 30 min display window
Tickets
- Seat Type
- None - free viewing inside the amusement park grounds
- Price Range
- No paid seat price; the 2026 special admission from 16:00 was 1,000 yen for high school students and above and 500 yen for junior high school students
- Reservation
- Park admission ticket; no separate fireworks reservation
- Day-Of Ticket
- Amusement park admission is sold in advance and at the gate; the special admission rate from 16:00 applies on the day
Weather Policy
- Rain
- Postponed to the following day in severe weather (the 2026 reserve day was 2026-07-26)
- Postponement
- The 2026 reserve day was Sunday 2026-07-26; the same pattern applies year on year
- Wind Threshold
- Not published
- Typical Risks
- Late July in Hokkaido - warm and humid with the rainy season mostly over, but thunderstorms and typhoon remnants can occur
- Weather Cancellation History
- None recorded for the 2026 edition, which was held on schedule on 2026-07-25