Kachimai Hanabi Taikai
勝毎花火大会
Kachimai Hanabi Taikai is a fireworks festival held in Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass). Date: Held on 13 August every year; the 2026 edition was on Thursday 13 August 2026 and bad weather pushes it to Friday 14 August.. Total shells: about 20000. Attendance: 約18万人（2009年・主催者発表。2026年の例年の人出は非公開）. No. 74回 (2026年)
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- 20000
- Duration
- 100 min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- 約18万人（2009年・主催者発表。2026年の例年の人出は非公開）
- Largest Shell
- 20-sun shell (about 57 cm diameter, roughly 480 m opening diameter). After the 2002 accident no shells of 8 sun or larger have been fired.
- Founding Year
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Signature Sequences
- 017部構成のテーマ演出（2026年）
- 02主催は十勝毎日新聞社（道新）
- 03フィナーレは「錦冠」の連発
- 042025年からドローンショー
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- Fireworks 19:20-21:00, gates open 15:00. The fireworks database lists the firing time as 100 minutes.
- Venue
- Special riverside venue on the Tokachi River, Obihiro (about 400 m downstream of the Tokachi Bridge)
- Address
- Higashi 2-jo, Kita 3-chome, Obihiro City (the Tokachi Riverbed venue).
- Venue Size
- The firing area is about 800 m wide (official record for the 64th edition in 2014); the overall site area is not published.
- Venue Floor Type
- Grass and sand on the Tokachi Riverbed; scaffold platforms are built for some effects.
- Gates Open
- Gates open at 15:00 (official overview page).
- Paid-Seat Holder Entry
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Spectator Capacity
- Not published; the venue is the open Tokachi Riverbed and no capacity figure is given.
- Production Company
- Not confirmed; the fireworks manufacturer is not published.
- Sponsor
- The Tokachi Mainichi Shimbun is the organiser. Supporting bodies are the Hokkaido Regional Development Bureau (Obihiro), the Tokachi Sub-prefecture, Obihiro and Otofuke, the Obihiro Chamber of Commerce, the Tokachi town association, the Tokachi Tourism Federation and the Obihiro Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Access
From major cities
- From Tokyo
- About 2 h 40 min from New Chitose Airport to Obihiro Station by JR limited express, or roughly 5 h 30 min by car via the Obihiro JCT.
- From Osaka
- Not confirmed; the sources do not give travel details from Osaka.
- From Sendai
- Not confirmed; the sources do not give travel details from Sendai.
- Nearest Station
- JR Obihiro Station, about 20 min walk to the venue.
- Nearest Shinkansen
- New Chitose Airport via JR limited express through Sapporo; about 2 h 40 min to Obihiro Station.
- Local Transit
- Tokachi Bus and Takushoku Bus serve the riverbank area, and JR Hokkaido runs extra and temporary trains on 13 August (official access page).
- Parking
- The number of spaces is not published. The special car park is reservation only at 3,960 yen per car, and police tighten parking control around the venue on the day.
- Parking Reservation
- The special car park at the Hoku-Aikoku Exchange Square (Obihiro Aikoku-cho 10-1) is reservation only: 3,960 yen per car plus a service fee, usable from 12:00 to 23:00 on 13 August 2026.
- Lodging Strategy
- Many Obihiro hotels and ryokan in the Tokachi area sell fireworks-viewing stay plans. As the venue is a riverbed there is no accommodation right next to it, so the city centre or Otofuke / Makubetsu are the practical choices.
- English Access
- Not confirmed; no dedicated guidance for overseas visitors was found.
- Cash Required
- The riverbank is free apart from paid seats. Cash is assumed to be needed for the food stalls, which the sources do not confirm.
- Best Arrival
- Arrive after the 15:00 opening. To watch the whole show, be on the riverbank before 19:00; placing sheets in advance is banned and unattended sheets are removed.
- Peak Crowd
- Crowds peak the moment the show starts at 19:20; numbers build up from the evening as people wait from the 15:00 opening.
Tickets
- Seat Type
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Price Range
- Paid seats run from 2,200 yen (Standard single seat) to 66,000 yen (Premium pair seat); the Tokachi seat is for Tokachi sub-prefecture residents only.
- Seat Count
- Not confirmed; the number of paid seats is not published. seats
- Sellout History
- Not confirmed; no sell-out notices were found.
- Reservation
- The special car park is booked through the official site on a reservation-only basis (bookings opened on Thursday 11 June 2026 at 11:00). Paid seats are bought from the official ticket page.
- Day-Of Ticket
- Not confirmed; the sources do not state whether same-day seats are sold.
Weather Policy
- Rain
- Held in rain. In stormy weather the show is postponed to Friday 14 August 2026.
- Decision Time
- The go/no-go call is made on the morning of the show and posted on the official site's news list and in the press.
- Postponement
- Postponed to Friday 14 August 2026 in stormy weather; Wikipedia JA lists 14 August and 17 August as the usual standby days.
- Wind Threshold
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Typical Risks
- August in Tokachi often brings rain and thunderstorms, so a postpone to the next day is common; as the venue is a riverbed, flooding and high wind are further risks.
- Weather Cancellation History
- The 2003 edition was cancelled voluntarily following the 2002 two-sun shell accident.